After the Rain: 2023 Rose Parade in Full Bloom
As most of us enter the new year filled with all that life blends so seamlessly – hope and caution, joy and sadness, love and longing – Pasadena hosted the 134th Rose Parade after a heavy rain that left swept through its streets until 2022.
The theme for this year’s parade – an expression of hope and resilience – is “Turning the Corner”. The 2023 Rose Parade grand marshal is Gabrielle Giffords, the former congresswoman from Arizona who survived a mass shooting. Giffords led a procession of 39 floats, 21 marching bands and 16 equestrian units.
The Solorio family woke up on Colorado Blvd. for Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena before sunrise Monday. The family has camped at the same place for 40 years.
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Harbor City’s David Rivas does a morning run in his alien costume, with the South Bay Runners Club, running the 10-mile course ahead of the 2023 Tournament of Roses parade along Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena.
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In cold weather, Alice Jacquez, left, a 45th-year parade participant, and Sandra Jauregui, a first-time parade participant, try to stay warm after waiting since 9:30 a.m. the night before to record their viewing spots overnight at the 2023 Tournament of Roses Parade before it rolls down Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena.
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People arrive at the 134th Tournament of Rose Parade in Pasadena early Monday.
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Parade goers get a pre-dawn view of the 2023 Tournament of Roses Parade before it descends Orange Grove Blvd., turning onto Colorado Blvd.
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The Yee family take a selfie in front of a float ahead of the 134th Tournament of Rose Parade on Monday.
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