It is frequently described as the shortest parade in the Sonoma Valley, probably in all of Sonoma County, quite possibly in the Greater Bay Area, and maybe in the Known Universe.
It starts with a three-person honor guard and finishes with the last of several fire trucks. In between are custom cars, howling wolves, beauty queens, lots of kids, maybe even more dogs and a lazy, laid-back spirit that flows like honey.
It moves very slowly because if it didn’t it would almost be over before it begins.
It covers a distance that is certainly shorter than a quarter of a mile (1,320 feet). It’s probably shorter than one-eighth of a mile (660 feet). It could conceivably be shorter than one-tenth of a mile (528 feet)…