45TH NEW ORLEANS MARDI GRAS MARATHON
FEB. 1, 2009
Course Photo-Documentation
By
running photographer Rodney Pygoya Chang
all photographs copyrighted 2009 by Rodney Chang

We leave the French Quarters by crossing Canal Street

Aid Station action



Mardi Gras faces and colors (green, yellow, purple)


Follow the arrows

Turn unto St. Charles Street

Waving greeter wearing home town NFL Saints t-shirt

Anybody for some Voo Doo BBQ?

Trolly riders await departure from their trolly stop.

Houston has a jazz restaurant in New Orleans.

View of church from other end of street

New Orleans Tourism building

I found New Orleans most interesting for the variety of architecture, maintaining its glorious past eras. The city is several hundred years old.




I just had to try running on the railroad tracks too!

Many historic residences with classical columns


Passing the water cup like a racing batan


Many huge residences on St. Charles

5 mile marker on St. Charles, between Jefferson Ave. and Napoleon Ave.