A crowd of several thousand people gathered along the downtown parade route for the first of four Cheyenne Frontier Days Grand Parades on Saturday morning.
While estimating crowd size for such events is notoriously difficult, it's safe to say that crowds were comparable to similar CFD parades in recent years
The first parade was blessed with what many people would consider ideal summer parade
Cheyenne police say they haven't seen an increase in drinking-related calls or citations in the downtown area since the city's new open container law took effect on May 27.
The parades traditionally alternate with the CFD pancake breakfasts during Frontier Days week (except on Sundays), and that tradition will resume this year.