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Photos: The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returns to Aspen

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Austin Colbert

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Firefighters spray the crowd with water during the old-fashioned Fourth of July parade, which returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
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After a two-year hiatus, the old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to the streets of Aspen on Monday. The long-standing tradition was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic before being brought back in 2021 with a different format that didn’t include the standard parade affair.

The 2022 version looked much as it did pre-pandemic, with the downtown streets lined with festive parade watchers for the hour-long event.

A motorcyclist takes part in the old fashioned Fourth of July parade, which returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
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A Ford GT and a Shelby GT500 were among the first vehicles to make it down Main Street during the old-fashioned Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, in downtown Aspen.
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A variety of different motor vehicles took part in the old fashioned Fourth of July parade, which returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Aspen’s oldest firetruck passes in front of the Wheeler Opera House during the old-fashioned Fourth of July parade on Monday, July 4, 2022, in downtown Aspen.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Young cyclists take part in the old-fashioned Fourth of July parade, which returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Women’s rights supporters take part in the old-fashioned Fourth of July parade, which returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
A Colorado Avalanche fan holds a faux Stanley Cup trophy during the Fourth of July parade, which returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
Aspen unicyclist Mike Tierney makes a lap during the Fourth of July parade, which returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times
The old-fashioned Fourth of July parade returned to downtown Aspen on Monday, July 4, 2022, after a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic.
Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times

acolbert@aspentimes.com

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