Let me be the first to wish you a very happy 4th of July! We went to the 43rd Annual Firecracker Softball Tournament. At 9:00 on Friday night they have fireworks. The teams who are playing at the time just stop their games and assemble in the outfield for a great view of the show. (It sort of reminds me of the movie "The Sandlot".) They tournament is the weekend before the 4th of July - but make no mistake it is a great 4th of July fireworks show.
We headed over to Rose Mofford Sport Complex at about 8:10. This year Dad remembered his APS badge so we had lit and gated parking. We walked in with camping chairs, a jug of water, and our camera at about 8:40. But instead of setting our chairs up in the first field we came to we just kept on walking. We were going to watch a little softball before the fireworks. There was lots of space on the bleachers. We climbed right up to the top row. We saw one pitch and a young girl swing for the fence - but got nothing but air. Then the umpire started standing on the plate and fidgeting and stalling. The lights on the other fields were going out and it was apparent that the show would be starting soon.
The beauty of this show is that there are no crowds to speak of. We parked very close by with tons of parking options. The walk to the bleachers took maybe 5 minutes. It is FREE. And you are very close to the fireworks shoot off spot. I mean anyone in the park would think they had VIP 1st row seats. Some of you might worry about the heat - after the sun goes down it usually isn't that miserable - and don't forget "its a dry heat".
Anyway, enjoy the show! (You might notice a beautiful full moon in the videos.)
HAPPY 4th of JULY!!!
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