Road Report #7: Arrival at destination

Road Report #7: Arrival at destination

The three trucks carrying band equipment, instruments, uniforms and luggage across the country through snow and a seemingly neverending stretch of highway through Texas arrived late Tuesday, Dec. 28, at the Hyatt in Anaheim, Calif., after three long days of driving....
Road Report #6: Trucks cross New Mexico

Road Report #6: Trucks cross New Mexico

The band trucks started their third (and hopefully final) day on the road for transporting the band instruments, uniforms, equipment and luggage to California for the Rose Parade. They finally made it out of Texas, a stretch of more than 1,000 miles of highway, into...

Road Report #5: Still trucking through Texas

The trucks spent all day Monday, Dec. 27, making their way across Texas and planned to stop somewhere near El Paso. The drivers saw plenty of windmills and flatlands along the way! Click here to read more about the volunteer drivers and their journey.

Update: Weather service warns of black ice

5 p.m. Update: 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. 12:45 p.m. Update: If band members are...

Road Report #3: Trucks make it to Texas

The three trucks carrying band equipment across the country to California left Western North Carolina about 4:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 26, and traveled in and out of wintry conditions before stopping for the night in New Boston, Texas, near the border of Texas and...