One such tradition is their annual Rex Allen Days festival. Rex Allen, The Arizona Cowboy, claimed Willcox as his hometown. So we started off the day with the Rex Allen Days annual parade. There is nothing, in my opinion, better than a small town parade. And of course, what is a parade without a rodeo queen? And no, we haven't been to the rodeo yet. Hopefully tomorrow.
And every parade needs a tractor or two...... This one actually had about 20 or 25 in it! There is also a tractor pull, so they were showing off their entries.
And no parade is complete unless the Shriners show up!
I definitely have never seen a Shriner mini car made up as a van! And if you'll notice, they even have their own mini tow truck too. Grin. There were actually about 5 different Shriner mini car groups -- from the vans to mini corvettes!
It was a long parade as well.... over two hours. Lots to see.
We went to the community fair for part of the afternoon. Lots of booths and great food. We settled on Indian Tacos, which are basically tacos that are served on fry bread. Yummy.
This evening we went to a BBQ at the house of Judy's sister's husband's family. Whew! Where but in a small town do they welcome perfect strangers into their backyard for a cookout?! Good food and good company. A perfect end to a great day!
Cheers,
Dr J
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