The 113th Rose Parade

Members of New York’s police and fire departments and Port Authority ride in city in Los Angeles’ float, a giant pink Cadillac.  (BOB CHAMBERLIN / Los Angeles Times)

A Goodyear blimp projects an image of hope and unity early Tuesday.  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times )

John Cappello came with his family from New York City to play an up-beat Uncle Sam for the happy parade-goers in Pasadena.  (ANACLETO RAPPING / Los Angeles Times)

“Once Upon a Bath Time” by Ivory Soap shows a mother-child moment. It won the Past Presidents’ Trophy.  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times )

“Having a Blast” by British Petroleum won the Craftsman Award with its cavemen and an erupting volcano.  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times )

Kiwanis International’s float, “Bee Happy.”  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times )

Flag bearers with the Waukesha North High School Northstar Band of Wisconsin are engulfed in swirling fabric as they march by the Pasadena crowd New Year’s Day.  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times )

Rose Princesses Rachel Frandsen, left, and Shannon Stockdale peer from the Tournament House on Orange Grove Boulevard before they start their long trek down Colorado Boulevard on a float with the rest of the royal court.  (ANACLETO RAPPING / Los Angeles Times)

“Gone Fishin’,” by International House of Pancakes illustrated a leisurely way to have “Good Times.”  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times )

One of the Spirit of the West Riders bedecked in Native American regalia lets out a howl at the parade.  (ANACLETO RAPPING / Los Angeles Times)

Smart & Final’s “Fun on the 4th” float, winner of the National Trophy.  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times)

Laura Kemp of the Union High School Color Guard from Tulsa, Okla., lights up a gray morning with her smile.  (ANACLETO RAPPING / Los Angeles Times)

Members of the U.S. Marine Corps Marching Band perform as fellow Marines reenact the raising of the U.S. Flag at Iwo Jima during World War II.  (BOB CHAMBERLIN / Los Angeles Times)

A member of the United States Marine Corps West Coast Composite Band helps carry the U.S. flag.  (GENARO MOLINA / Los Angeles Times)

American Eagle appears to fly over crowd as “Together We Rise Above” float by Panda Express.  (BOB CHAMBERLIN / Los Angeles Times)