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100 mules help mark a 100th anniversary

Lee Roeser, a lead wrangler, guides a train of 100 mules as they march west on Western Avenue in Glendale en route to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.

Lee Roeser, a lead wrangler, guides a train of 100 mules as they march west on Western Avenue in Glendale en route to the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank as part of the 100th anniversary celebration of the Los Angeles Aqueduct.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Artist Lauren Bon and Los Angeles-based Metabolic Studio are behind what they call an “artist’s action” to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Los Angeles Aqueduct and the animals that helped build it. The final leg of their journey along the route of the aqueduct took them through Glendale. Read story

Watching the parade

The mule train is a hit with photographers along Western Avenue.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Lauren Bon

Artist Lauren Bon of Metabolic Studio and an Annenberg Foundation trustee rides one of the mules.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Equestrian Center

Five-year-old Lilly Wratchford of Sun Valley watches the mules arriving at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Last show

The mules parade before spectators at the equestrian center.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Directing traffic

A Glendale police officer ensures safe passage for the mule train.   (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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