Enjoy photos taken by WCU photographer Mark Haskett at the indoor rehearsal held Wednesday, Dec. 29, in California before the Tournament of Roses Bandfest on Dec. 30 and the Rose Parade on Jan. 1.
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Hotel California
December 29, 2010 – 3:30 am
The first group of WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band members to arrive in California checked into the Hyatt in Anaheim late Tuesday, Dec. 28.
Band members prep for flights to California
December 28, 2010 – 9:58 am
The first of the six flights scheduled to carry groups of WCU Pride of the Mountains Marching Band to California to participate in the Tournament of Roses Bandfest on Dec. 30 and Rose Parade on Jan. 1 leave today – Tuesday, Dec. 28.
Update: Weather service warns of black ice
December 27, 2010 – 5:30 pm
The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory regarding widespread black ice in the mountains and other parts of North Carolina. The advisory remains in effect until noon Tuesday, Dec. 28.
Travel reminders, from tracksuits to snow globes
December 26, 2010 – 8:36 pm
Three trucks are making their way west with the bulk of band members’ luggage, but there are a few “dont’ forget” items to remember before flying out Dec. 28 or 29.
Road Report #2: Band trucks roll past Memphis
December 26, 2010 – 3:00 pm
The band trucks hit more snowy stretches of highway between Nashville and Memphis, and are continuing on to Little Rock, Ark.
