Washington, DC

  • Washginton Mall at Sunrise
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  • You can see the Lincoln memorial behind the Washington Monument, at the base, to the left.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Sunrise on the mall
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  • 4/1/10 7:19:43 EDT
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  • 4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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  • 4.85 MB
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  • Washington Mall at Sunrise II
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  • The Lincoln Memorial really isn't that close to the Washington Monument.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Sunrise on the mall 2
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  • 4/1/10 7:20:55 EDT
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  • 2832 × 4256 (12.1 MP)
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  • 5.77 MB
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  • Shadow Casting
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  • To the right of my shadow is an Army Major out for a run.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Cast a shadow
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  • 4/1/10 7:21:53 EDT
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  • 4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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  • 8.41 MB
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  • Quiet Grove
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  • This large, shady grove is on the mall, a block west of the Smithsonian Castle. Few people know it exists.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Grove on the Mall
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  • 4/1/10 7:25:36 EDT
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  • 4256 × 2832 (12.1 MP)
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  • 7.23 MB
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  • Long Line Early
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  • Admission to the Washington Monument is free, but you need a ticket; tickets are distributed starting at 8 a.m., and the monument opens at 9 a.m. It is 7:28 a.m., and the line for tickets already circles the Monument.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Queueing up for the Monument
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  • 4/1/10 7:28:11 EDT
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  • 3973 × 2643 (10.5 MP)
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  • 5.74 MB
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  • Washington Monument at Sunrise
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  • The Washington Monument is the largest obelisk in the world.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Washington Monument at sunrise
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  • 4/1/10 7:28:23 EDT
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  • 2832 × 4256 (12.1 MP)
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  • 4.65 MB
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  • Umbrella of Cherry Blossoms
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  • Clouds of cherry trees and blossoms line the Tidal Basin.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Clouds of Cherry Blossoms
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  • 4/1/10 7:38:43 EDT
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  • 3628 × 2418 (8.8 MP)
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  • 6.99 MB
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  • Sea King I
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  • U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky VH-3D, a variant of the ikorsky SH-3 Sea King antisubmarine warfare helicopter.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Sea King over the Tidal Basin
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  • 4/1/10 7:40:25 EDT
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  • 2359 × 1574 (3.7 MP)
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  • 4.30 MB
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  • Sea King II
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  • If a VH-3D is carrying the President, it is designated Marine One.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Sea King over the Tidal Basin II
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  • 4/1/10 7:40:26 EDT
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  • 2176 × 1450 (3.2 MP)
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  • 4.32 MB
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  • Sea King III
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  • Civilian versions of the Sea King are called S-61 by Sikorsky.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Sea King over the Tidal Basin III
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  • 4/1/10 7:40:27 EDT
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  • 3203 × 2135 (6.8 MP)
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  • 4.40 MB
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  • Sea King IV
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  • Helicopters to and from the White House or Pentagon fly over the Potomac and Tidal Basin as a safety measure.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Sea King over the Tidal Basin IV
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  • 4/1/10 7:40:27 EDT
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  • 2933 × 1955 (5.7 MP)
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  • 4.47 MB
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  • Jefferson Memorial I
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  • Memorial to Thomas Jefferson as seen from the Tidal Basin.
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  • Cherry Blossom Festival 2010, Washington DC
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  • Lawrence I. Charters
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  • Jefferson Memorial I
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  • 4/1/10 7:41:38 EDT
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  • 4225 × 2811 (11.9 MP)
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  • 5.08 MB
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