Trips

January 1: Rose Parade Day!

Up at 4:00 to leave for the parade route at 4:45. Wear most of the clothes you own because it is cold in Pasadena before dawn. It does warm up some after the sun rises. We arrived at the bus parking lot early (so we would be one of the first out after the Parade) and stayed on the warm bus until 7. Then we walked 2-3 blocks to our grandstand seats and settled in to await the 8 AM beginning.

(I have chosen to present a photo of each of the floats - as they passed by our seats. You may always scroll quickly through these and go to the next page.)

Lead float announces the Parade
The Good Year Blimp was in attendance	I-210 is closed to traffic and they stage the horse units down there. Later a street sweeper made numerous passes along the highway to try to clean it up before being reopened to traffic.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit flyover - A real highlight of the Parade!
American Honda: Celebration of Dreams
American Honda: Celebration of Dreams
The American Legion: Still Serving America
Pooper Scoopers: A very necessary group of marchers!	Mini Therapy Horses
City of Alhambra: Home Tweet Home
Cal Poly Universities: Far Out Frequencies
Kaiser Permanente: Music Moves Us-Inspiring a Healthier World
City of Torrance: The Power of Music
Donate Life: Rhythm of the Heart
City of Hope: Harmony of Hope
Farmers Insurance Group: A Carousel of Experience
Blue Diamond Almonds: The Best Almonds Make the Best Almondmilk
Royal Court
City of Burbank: Stompin' Good Time
Western Asset Management Group: Yellow Submarine
Kiwanis: Helping Kids Rock Their Future
Trader Joe: Ride Captain Ride
Stella Rosa Wines: Taste the Magic
La Canada-Flintridge: Tree Frog Night
United Sikh Mission: A Divine Melody Resonates in All
Shriners Hospitals for Children: Fezzy's Garden of Hope and Healing
The UPS Store: Books Keep Us On Our Toes
24 Hour Fitness USA: Tuned for Any Challenge
Northwestern Mutual: Spend Your Life Living
Rotary International: Service Rocks
Lions Clubs International: Rockin' the Vest
American Armenian Association: Chanting Stones:KARAHUNJ
China Airlines: Rhythms of Taiwan
US Forest Service: Smokey Bear's 75th Anniversary
Big Bear Rose Parade Association: Play. Rest. Repeat.
Dole Packaged Foods: Rhythm of Paradise
Carnival Cruise Line: Come Sail Away
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs: 200 Years of Harmony
AIDS Healthcare Foundation: Another Day in Paradise
Downey Rose Float Association: Let's Go To the Hop
Chipotle Mexican Grill: Cultivate a Better World
City of Sierra Madre: Harmony's Garden
Easterseals: Celebrating Easterseals-100 Years of Disability Services
Universal Pictures and Dreamworks Animation: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day: Garden Fresh

If you watched the Parade on TV, you know the next float had a problem and caught fire so this was the end of the Parade for us. We were too far away to know what was happening.

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