Americans celebrated the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence with parades, fireworks and barbecues.
Thousands were showing up near the Washington Monument to eagerly await the annual fireworks show on the National Mall, as USA Today reported. In Boston, the annual Boston Pops concert was a must.
Readers of Sierra Foothills Report weighed in with their experiences — from Grass Valley to Truckee to Bend, Ore.
(credit: Center for The Arts)
The Center for the Arts had a creative “parade within a parade,” promoting Aaron Neville performing at Stars at North Star House on August 5. (Details here on Sierra FoodWineArt).
“This year we are in Bend Oregon for the 4th,” wrote Judith Lowry. “There are free concerts and lots of river activities all weekend. Gotta go, the Bend Fourth of July doggie parade is getting underway just below our (wonderful) hotel room. Can’t wait to see the flying dog everyone is buzzing about.”
We went to the Fourth of July parade in Truckee, as we do every few years. It was bustling, and the weather was picture perfect — with snow still visible on the mountaintops.
After a while, we met up with Steve Frisch and his wife, Lisa — who live within walking distance of the parade route — and watched it together. As at the western end of our county, it’s a fun, old-fashioned parade.
We clapped and cheered as the fire trucks, floats and horses passed by. A highlight was a Wells Fargo stagecoach. We welcomed the shots of cold water from the water guns on some of the floats.
Our son saw Smokey the Bear for the second day in a row. A day earlier we saw him at the Pancake Breakfast at Meek’s Bay. Hope you’re enjoying your holiday.
Here’s a video from the Truckee parade:
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Handy to have a hook and ladder at Northstar, would guess new hotel paid for it, but it could be used in chairlift rescues, if you could get chains for it…LOL!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/keachie/collections/72157626993596879/
Here is a quick peek at more sets to come. Click on the set, then click on “details, then click on the pictures you wish to see, to make them bigger still. Please let me know where you repost them, thanks, Doug
Thanks Doug. You beat me to the punch on posting your link. Wonderful! What was your favorite shot (no violent rhetoric intended)
Actually, I’ve only looked at 8 gigs worth of 32 gigs shot, so I don’t know yet. I will be posting a set within the collection of what I liked the best. I know one shot of the Briar Patch and one of the Tea Party folks will make it, as well as the chihuauhua.
I also have some video where the music sounded good, but I am not technologically up on how to post it without losing it yet. I may paste a slide show using hennessy Tigers, The Celtic Society, the Myspace group, and the NU band, as a sound track. That takes time.,
“Hennessy” sorry.
My only thought: The slideshow is slow as molasses. Maybe a technical glitch.
Northstar has had a ladder truck since the mid 70′s (this is their second “truck 31″).
Thanks for the history Ralph! Here’s a shot of Ben Emery in the parade from Douglas Keachie:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/keachie/5903056786/in/set-72157627118191100/#/