Days of 47

Utah history lesson 101 - the biggest holiday in July is NOT the 4th of July - Oh no. It is the 24th of July, the day that the Mormon Pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley in l847.
Every year there is a parade in Salt Lake and while it doesn't rival the Macys' Thanksgiving Day parade or the Rose Bowl Parade, it is the in the top 5 in the country. I remember going to see it in the heat of a July morning every year as I grew up. My Dad loved it!

While the parade wasn't inflicted upon my kids (I had had enough by the time I was an adult and could choose to go or not), the floats can still be fun. So when Allison found out that many of them were on view for a couple of days prior to the parade on the 25th, we rounded up the girls and set out.

Memories came back and it was a fun afternoon. Besides, it was in an air conditioned venue and more importantly, it was free. I will only go so far for nostalgia!