The Tucson Rodeo Parade is billed as the largest non-motorized parade in the world. No floats powered by hidden motors or conveyances, just pure horse power. The Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum here on the rodeo grounds, has just about every kind of wagon, buggy or carriage ever built, and they're all used in the parade. If a business wants to advertise in the parade, it simply reserves and rents one of the wagons, either rents or supplies its own horses, and that business has an entry in the parade. When you factor in all of the private horse drawn devices, the marching bands, and other entries, this is one very large parade that goes on for a couple of hours.
I took these photos from the rodeo grandstands, just before the parade arrived. As you can see, the streets are lined with people on both sides of the roadway. The rodeo and parade are such a big deal here in Tucson, the schools are closed Wednesday through Friday of rodeo week, and the kids are a big part of the crowd at the rodeo.
Today is day 7 of the 9 day rodeo, and we're getting close to the end. The weather has been the best that we can both remember, with temps in the 70's, and yesterday, it hit 80 degrees. Lots of the folks who make purchases at our trailer, are snowbirds from as far north as Canada, and despite the mild winter across North America, this southwest weather doesn't get much better.
The Tucson Rodeo Parade is billed as the largest non-motorized parade in the world. No floats powered by hidden motors or conveyances, just pure horse power. The Tucson Rodeo Parade Museum here on the rodeo grounds, has just about every kind of wagon, buggy or carriage ever built, and they're all used in the parade. If a business wants to advertise in the parade, it simply reserves and rents one of the wagons, either rents or supplies its own horses, and that business has an entry in the parade. When you factor in all of the private horse drawn devices, the marching bands, and other entries, this is one very large parade that goes on for a couple of hours.
I took these photos from the rodeo grandstands, just before the parade arrived. As you can see, the streets are lined with people on both sides of the roadway. The rodeo and parade are such a big deal here in Tucson, the schools are closed Wednesday through Friday of rodeo week, and the kids are a big part of the crowd at the rodeo.
Today is day 7 of the 9 day rodeo, and we're getting close to the end. The weather has been the best that we can both remember, with temps in the 70's, and yesterday, it hit 80 degrees. Lots of the folks who make purchases at our trailer, are snowbirds from as far north as Canada, and despite the mild winter across North America, this southwest weather doesn't get much better.
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