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Event: |
4th of July - Far West Blvd |
Date: |
July 4, 2006 |
Location: |
Austin, Tx |
Description: |
This is like the 33rd year for the annual Farwest Blvd
neighborhood parade. Each year, the parade participants have increased. In
the beginning, the parade started at Waterline and then ran down to Doss
Elementary school. Well, the parade still finishes at Doss, but the line
goes clear back to Far Hills Dr. now for the start. I drove the jeep to
this event stopping at the folks place. I picked up my dad and niece along
with her yellow lab "Bella". We meandered to the tail end of line and
waited for the start. In the interim, my wife came by along with my sister,
mom and her SO as well as Vicki and Frank, distant family members who
recently located to Austin. There were a variety of vehicles there, mostly
antiques including T-Birds, Caddy's, MG's, Model A and Model T's, pickups
and then my M38A1. Zillions of kids on bicycles and in strollers.
At about 9:15am, the parade started and wandered down Farwest Blvd. The
route was no more than a mile or so and when we got to the end, we turned
around and headed back to the start point where mom had lunch for us
including apple fritters (fried apples and powdered sugar), bacon and
chicken salad. Sort of an odd July 4th meal, but delicious none-the-less.
After a bit, everyone departed and I made the trek back down the highway
to put the old jeep back in the garage. Ran into a slight bit of rain, no
more than a quarter-mile or so of it, but running 45 mph and everyone else
at 65 does make for an interesting time!
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CJ-8 |

Scott's M38A1 |

Happy to see the jeep |

MG-TD |

Shifter Carts |

Old Ford Pickup |

Nice old Land Cruiser |

Scott's Dad, Niece, & Bella |

Chevy Bel-Air |

Old Caddy |

Period bumper sticker! |

Crowds lining the route |
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