The mountains of Papago Park are seen at sunset near a Saguaro cactus in Phoenix,
Arizona on January 30, 2008.
Cherry blossoms are seen near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in
Washington on March 29, 2008. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival
officially kicks off on today. In 1912, the Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, gave a
gift of 3,000 cherry trees to strengthen the friendship of the United States and
Japan.
The crowd waits for Modest Mouse to take the state at the Virgin Mobile Festival
at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on August 4, 2007.
Miss Gaye Zodiac Sylvia Stallone hands out beads at the 33rd annual Capitol Pride
Parade in Washington on June 14, 2008.
People crowd-surf as Nine Inch Nails perform at the Virgin Mobile Festival at
Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland on August 10, 2008.
A team in costume with a decorated shopping cart pauses for a photo before the
start of the 2008 DC Idiotarod, in Washington on March 8, 2008. The annual race,
based on Alaskan dog sled racing, raises money for charity, Miriam's Kitchen, a
DC-based charity that supports chronically homeless men and women.
The mountains of Papago Park are seen near two Saguaro cacti in Phoenix, Arizona
on January 30, 2008.
A team in costume with a decorated shopping cart, runs on Pennsylvania Avenue
participating in the 2008 DC Idiotarod, in Washington on March 8, 2008. The
annual race, based on Alaskan dog sled racing, raises money for charity, Miriam's
Kitchen, a DC-based charity that supports chronically homeless men and women.
Finalist Tia Thomas reacts after spelling a word correctly at the Scripps
National Spelling Bee in Washington on May 30, 2008. Her mother Pamela (2nd R)
throws her arms up in support. Thomas was the second runner-up incorrectly
spelling "opificer" in the 13th round.
Drag queens race during the DC High Heel Drag Race in Dupont Circle in Washington
on October 30, 2007. This is the 22nd year of the Drag Race, which is held the
Tuesday before Halloween, and awards a grand prize of a bar tab from JR's Bar and
Grill, who sponsors the event.