See The Sacramento River ... By Car

John F. Reginato was a Redding-area native and an advocate for outdoor recreation.  A boat ramp on the south side of Redding is named for him. That's sort of a token acknowledgment of the benefits that he brought to lovers of northe...

Let’s take care of the redundancy first: Parkview Park and Trail.  Is this a park with a view of another park?A shady picnic grove in Parkview ParkTo complicate matters, the name is sometimes written as Parkview Trail and Park, Parkview Riverfro...

The small dam seen here is operated by the Anderson Cottonwood Irrigation District.  The dam is located on the Sacramento River at Caldwell Park in Redding, California.  A fish ladder and viewing area are on the near side of the dam; across t...

A previous post on this blog told about the ferry boat San Diego moored near Rio Vista. The San Diego was built in 1931 and used until 1969 to ferry passengers between San Diego and Coronado. From 1974 to 1994, she was in the Pacific Northwest, first b...

For a bit of armchair adventure, here's a good video of kayaking on the Upper Sacramento River from Box Canyon to Mossbrae Falls. It's best viewed in full screen mode.http://vimeo.com/38787755***

The view from the Broderick Boat Ramp looking east acrossthe Sacramento River.  The structure in the river is a waterintake for the City of Sacramento.At the Broderick Boat Ramp a key word is free–free boat launching, free bank fishing, fre...

 This not road kill.  The dog was alive and lifted its headto look at me while I let the car creep by.The road to the Fremont Weir is a road to a remote place where it's possible to see a dog snoozing on the pavement.  But why not?&nbsp...

Entrance to Woodson Bridge State Recreation Area--no way in hereWoodson Bridge State Recreation Area–a beautiful oak woodland park nestled along the Sacramento River east of Corning–is officially closed because of budget problems. But you can still...

Paintersville Bridge, November 2010Sounds like a line in a country song: They’re painting the Paintersville bridge. Levi Painter came to California in 1853 at the age of 20. He tried mining, but quickly turned to farming. Farming was something he kne...

(For previous Hood post, click here.)A viewer using the online name of Pseudocognitive left a comment about this blog’s previous post on Hood: "I have a mild obsession with the town of Hood, and I pass through there whenever the ride up I-5 to work s...