Bike Day in Redding, California

Jere's next planned stop is another snow-covered, cold national park (Crater Lake); but I tell him that I need a day to enjoy warm weather and outdoor activities. So we drive 30 miles north to Redding, California. They have several nice bike trails here.

We set up, have lunch, and then take off for the Sacramento River Trail. We get to the trailhead and discover that Jere's one bike tire is flat, so back to the RV park to get the tire pump. Joe and I take off on the trail while Jere gets the pump, and then Jere catches up to us about 2 miles down the bike trail.

The trail is paved and follows the Sacramento River. We bike up the one side,

walk around the Keswick Dam and Reservoir near the end of the bid trail,

bike across the Ribbon Bridge

and then bike down the other side of the Sacramento River.

We start off on another bike trail to bike down to the Sundial Bridge in Redding when I get a flat tire. We walk the bike back to the truck, pump it up, but it's flat within 1/4 mile. We (that would be Jere and me, NOT Joe) are curious to see this Sundail Bridge so we decide to walk the two miles to the bridge.

The bridge is really different. It's a pedestrian bridge, a piece of artwork, and a working sundial (unfortunately it's cloudy so no time check today).

We walk over the bridge, get a snack at the Turtle Bay Cafe, look at the gardens at the end of the bridge and then walk the two miles back to the truck.

After a long day of biking and walking, we have dinner, relax a little and then Jere & I decide we want to go see the Sundial Bridge at night when it's lit up. Joe chooses to stay and play video games.

The bridge looks nice at night, but not very different from the daytime. It really is a beautiful and creative bridge. I'm amazed that a town of this size spent the money on such a wonderful piece of artwork.