Our New Years was brought in with a healthy dose of the Sierra Madre. We weathered a rainstorm at RT Rogers Brewing Co. where I enjoyed their red IPA. The next evening, we were back in downtown Sierra Madre to see the Sierra Madre Rose Float Association send off its 2023 rose parade float. Then, of course, it is never too cold or rainy for a stop at Mother Moo.
The next morning, from our house in East Pasadena, we go over to Sierra Madre Villa Avenue then west on Orange Grove to Sierra Madre Blvd. We have walked to the parade, but these days prefer to get a ride. The parade comes right up Sierra Madre Blvd. which has a grassy center median which makes for great parade viewing.
Over the years, we've seen the parade from many vantage points -- choice seats in the grandstand at Orange Grove/Colorado (with hot chocolate and donuts available under the stands), Lake/Colorado, at my office at Wilson/Colorado and in more recent years, on Sierra Madre Blvd. All are good. But I have to say I prefer our local Sierra Madre Blvd. spot the best. The view is excellent, and you don't have to get up early. You can roll on over to the parade around 9 am and still get a good spot.
Another thing I like about the parade and the football game are the flyovers. At least in East Pasadena, and I assume elsewhere in town, you can hear and see these flyovers from your home. This year, two B-1 bombers flew over the parade start and then did another flyover at the start of the rose bowl football game.
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