Rolling out the Rose Parade floats

Riding the City of Hope float for T2 test. Photo by Lisa Ely

I had a great time at the Saturday monring street tests for the some of the 2012 Rose Parade floats.  These partcular floats are being created by Phenix Decorating.  I got to ride the City of Hope float for its T2 test (meaning the cocoon was on and the mechanics working). I am following the City of Los Angeles/Natural History Museum collaboration as it is built, and posted a video of its impressive T1 street test in my Tournment of Roses column.

If you love the Rose Parade (and the Tournament of Roses in general), keep watching my column!