Clint Mortenson, center, with his son Wyatt and their bison Clyde, take part in the annual Madrid Christmas Parade on Saturday. Several hundred people line N.M. 14 to watch the eclectic event.
Amanda Bramble rides on top of a pickup truck with a group representing KMRD, a radio station in Madrid, during Saturday’s Madrid Christmas Parade. TOP: Don Van Doren, as Father Christmas, waves to onlookers as he takes part in the parade.
Don Van Doren, as Father Christmas, takes part in Saturday's Madrid Christmas Parade.
Karla Gandy, as Cindy Lou Who from the Grinch, and her husband Dean, take part in the Madrid Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Alyson Gilman, left, Renea Roberts, center, Betsy Burke, and her dog O'rio take part in the Madrid Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 7, 2024. This was O'rio's 17th Madrid Christmas Parade.
Alyson Gilman takes part in the Madrid Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Maize Blue, 16, rides Solo, a 16-year-old yak owned by Tom Fulker, right, during the Madrid Christmas Parade, on Dec. 7.
Denise Gray gets Brad Aitken's "Ricky the T-Rex" ready for the Madrid Christmas Parade, Saturday, December 7, 2024.
Decorations along New Mexico Highway 14 during the Madrid Christmas Parade, on Dec. 7.
