Heat, crowds and even personal injury didn’t keep parade-goers from Pioneer Day event

After spending two years in Arizona, the Bremers recently returned to Utah. And they drove from their home in Kaysville to see the Salt Lake parade.

People celebrate the state's Mormon heritage during the Pioneer Day parade Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Salt Lake City, as people in Utah gather to celebrate the state's history and recognize Mormon pioneers who trekked West in search of religious freedom. Pioneer Day is a beloved only-in-Utah holiday every July 24 that features parades, rodeos, fireworks and more. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

They were just four of the tens of thousands who lined the parade route Tuesday morning, braving the heat to get a glimpse of the bands, floats, horses, antique cars, motorcycles and everything that goes into commemorating the arrival of the Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley in 1847.