Sundial Bridge and Turtle Bay Exploration Park • Redding, CA • A Photographer's Road Trip

Creative design was the theme for todays exploration. The Sundial Bridge leads people across the Sacramento River to the beautiful Turtle Bay Exploration Park. The Sundial Bridge is not only a functional work of art, but also technically interesting. The cable-stayed structure has an inclined, 217 foot pylon constructed of 580 tons of steel. The deck is made up of 200 tons of glass and granite and is supported by more than 4,300 feet of cable! The structure is stabilized by a steel truss, and rests on a foundation of more than 115 tons of steel and 1,900 cubic yards of concrete. Basically, it's quite the sight, even when the sky is overcast, like the day we were there. We only had time to go through some of the McConnell Arboretum & Botanical Gardens in the park but from what I could tell the whole thing was really well done.

        

 

 Really neat water inspired sculpture. The fountain in front of me mimics how a droplet of clean water appears under a microscope.

           

 

Words such as "giggle splash and gurgle" were stamped into the sculpture.

 I have never seen a purple hydrant, have you?