Red cars
About an hour before the parade started…
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Ashland Springs Hotel
A different angle than I have previously shown you on the Ashland Springs Hotel.
ScienceWorks Superhero
My wife didn’t think the superheroes in the ScienceWorks entry had enough muscles. Anyone who walks in those heels in a parade is superhero enough for me.
Crowd shot
The guy taking a picture of our float, Ken Buccino, also helped to decorate it.
Wildlife Images
Brilliant capture of this image by Amanda Bullock.
Ashland Library
The library steps are a popular place to watch the parade. I heard there were more than 25,000 in attendance this year. Not bad for a town with a population of under 22,000–especially when you consider that most of the 5,000 students who attend SOU are gone for the summer.
Actors
Ashland is well known for its theaters. Not only do we have the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, but there are several other theaters (Oregon Cabaret Theater, Oregon Stage Works, etc.) in town. Most usually have a parade entry featuring their current or a future production with the actors all in play costumes.
El Tapatio
As previously mentioned, Ashland has good relations with our sister city in Mexico. The parade’s largest entry most years is sponsored by El Tapatio, a Mexican restaurant just outside of town.
Faces in the crowd
No story here. I was just walking around during the parade (after our entry finished) taking pictures of interesting looking people. I think his vest indicates he is a member of the Ashland Lions Club.
Candy throwers
The perpetrators of yesterday’s “crime”…