As I write this at 2:30 pm on Sunday, it is already 103 degrees in Redding, headed toward 105. We took advantage of the “cool” morning to walk along the Sacramento River starting at the Sundial Bridge. The City has provided plenty of benches and picnic tables along the trails in a free area adjacent to the Turtle Bay Exploration Park, which has entrances at both ends of the Sundial Bridge.

Here are some of the scenes along our walk.

As it warmed up, the indoor museum at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park became quite attractive — in one way that was expected and a couple that were not. First of all, it was “Five and Dime Day,” which we learned meant that the adult fee was only $10 and the children/senior fee was only $5. Secondly, the special exhibit, “Pterosaurs, Ancient Rulers of the Skies,” was quite interesting. These flying vertebrates were cousins of the dinosaurs.