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  • Workers adjust flags before a Hillary Clinton election night event at the Javits Center on Tuesday November 8, 2016 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Rowers glide under the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Wednesday December 14, 2016 in Washington, DC. Colder weather arrives overnight. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • United States Border Patrol agents search men suspected of illegally crossing into the United States from Mexico on Tuesday September 06, 2016 outside of Hachita, NM. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A man is seen on a boat along the shoreline on Tuesday March 22, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. The Zika virus is rampant in the region. The virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Micaela de Souza Celestino holds her daughter, Annika Vitoria Medeiros da Silva at Hospital das Clinicas da Universidade Federal de Pernambuco on Monday March 14, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. Annika was born with microcephaly, which the Zika virus is being linked to. The virus has been rampant in this region. It is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A worker fumigates the Guabiraba neighborhood for mosquitos on Wednesday March 16, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. The Zika virus is rampant in the region. The Zika virus has been rampant in this region. The virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Children play on a bridge near a trash filled canal on Sunday March 20, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. The Zika virus is rampant in the region. The virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. Such places are a perfect breeding ground for mosquitos. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Children play near a community along the water is seen on Monday March 201, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. The Zika virus is rampant in the region. The virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • People dance at Clube Bela Vista on Sunday March 20, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. The Zika virus is rampant in the region. The virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. There is also evidence that the virus can be spread sexually. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Lourinaldo Alves Rodrigues, 68, poses for a portrait in Serrote do Gado Bravo de Sao Bento do Una on Saturday March 19, 2016 in Pernambuco state, Brazil. The community was founded by former slaves. Lourinaldo lost his brother to complications from Chikungunya virus which is carried by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The mosquito always carries the Zika virus. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Religious items hang on a wall of a home in Comunidade Serrote do Gado Bravo de Sao Bento do Una on Saturday March 19, 2016 in Pernambuco state, Brazil. The community was founded by former slaves. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A visitor explores White Sands National Monument on Monday September 05, 2016 in Alamogordo, NM. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • United States Naval Academy plebes take part in log pt during Sea Trials at the United States Naval Academy on Tuesday May 17, 2016 in Annapolis, MD. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Wearing a cowboy hat, Howard Boyle gathers with others to watch fireworks from POV at W Washington, DC Hotel during the annual Fourth of July celebration on Monday July 04, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Jacob Clad, 22, flips into Lake Pend Oreille from a replica of the Statue of Liberty on Wednesday June 22, 2016 in Sandpoint, ID. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A sightseeing bus passes by American flags decorating Union Station on Sunday July 03, 2016 in Washington, DC. Monday is the Fourth of July. A strong chance of rain is being forecasted for the Washington, DC area on Monday. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A demonstrator walks with a horse as she prepares to take part in a rally outside the Oregon State Capitol to honor LaVoy Finicum, who was killed by law enforcement officers and the men who were arrested in connection to the occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge on Saturday March 05, 2016 in Salem, OR. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Linden Tarrant, 9, takes part in a large snowball fight in Dupont Circle on Sunday January 24, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Washington, DC area was blanketed by a large snow event. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Taking advantage of weather, people do leg lifting exercises at the top of steps on Tuesday April 19, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Members of the Georgetown University men's rowing team practice on the Potomac River on Wednesday October 19, 2016 in Washington, DC. The team will be competing this Sunday in Boston, MA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Viewed from a window of the Smithsonian Institution Building or the Smithsonian Castle an umbrella clad pedestrian makes their way by the Enid A. Haupt Garden on Wednesday September 28, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Khet Mar of Rockville, MD carries an umbrella through a sunflower field at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area on Saturday July 16, 2016 in Poolesville, MD. Mar and others in her group visited the field to have photographs taken. There are several sunflower fields in bloom at McKee-Beshers. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Qiara Butler, who is the cousin of Tyrone West, joins with fellow family members and others for a rally for West in front of a mural portraying Freddie Gray on Wednesday April 20, 2016 in Baltimore, MD. The city saw unrest following the death of Freddie Gray last year. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • An employee puts away a piece of equipment at Belle Haven Marina on Thursday August 18, 2016 in Alexandria, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Mount Vernon employees, Kathrin Breitt Brown, left center, and Eryn Landry, walk behind American flags during Fourth of July festivities at Georg Washington's Mount Vernon on Monday July 04, 2016 in Mount Vernon, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Lobsterman, Bruce Fernald, center, climbs into a row boat on Little Cranberry Island as Kevin Wilson, right, looks on Friday April 29, 2016 in Islesford, ME. The pair were taking the small boat to Fernald's lobster boat to prepare for a day of catching lobsters. Wilson works on Bruce's boat. Fernald comes from a long line of lobstermen. China has become a large market for Maine lobster. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Jack Etheridge stands outside the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday April 18, 2016 in Washington, DC. Monday the court heard a case that centers on President Barack Obama's immigration policy that would prevent many people from being deported. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A bicyclist is illuminated as he rides under the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge on Sunday August 7, 2016 in Alexandria, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Isabella Garland, 9, of Baltimore, MD is illuminated by a rainbow created by prisms at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian on Monday August 15, 2016 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Rosemary Cornelius, left, and Lydia Russell, right, take part in a practice with the group, Revolutionary Motion at Old City Farm and Guild on Thursday August 11, 2016 in Washington, DC. The group is preparing to perform a fire based routine at Burning Man in Nevada. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally at Santa Monica High School on Monday May 23, 2016 in Santa Monica, CA. The primary in California is June 7th. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders stops to eat at an In-N-Out Burger following a rally on Friday June 03, 2016 in Pinole, CA. The primary in California is June 7th. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, left, leaves after a press conference on fracking outside the Spreckels Veterans' Memorial Building on Wednesday June 01, 2016 in Spreckels, CA. The primary in California is June 7th. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally at Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Monday May 30, 2016 in Oakland, CA. The primary in California is June 7th. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders reflected in the sunglasses of Daisi Hernandez, 18, as he speaks at a rally at Santa Maria High School on Saturday May 28, 2016 in Santa Maria, CA. The primary in California is June 7th. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders arrives for a rally at the Anaheim Convention Center on Tuesday May 24, 2016 in Anaheim, CA. The primary in California is June 7th. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders kisses his wife, Jane O'Meara Sanders as he prepares to speak for a video to supporters at Polaris Mediaworks on Thursday June 16, 2016 in Burlington, VT. (Pool Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders prepares to speak for a video to supporters at Polaris Mediaworks on Thursday June 16, 2016 in Burlington, VT. (Pool Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A photograph of presidential candidate, Donald Trump is seen in a residential neighborhood on Tuesday February 02, 2016 in West Des Moines, IA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • In nearlywhite out conditions, a person makes their way up I Street NW street on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. A large snow event was being predicted for Washington, DC area. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Jenny Isely, left, and Anna McDonagh, center, are pushed by Seth McDonagh, and Mark Iozzi, right, outside the U.S. Capitol on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. A large snow event was being predicted for Washington, DC area. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Michael Bond walks on Highway 50 on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Arlington, VA. A large snow event was being predicted for Washington, DC area. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A person walks along K Street NW on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. A large snow event was being predicted for Washington, DC area. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A person makes their way through Franklin Square Park as it snows on Friday January 22, 2016 in Washington, DC. A large snow event was being predicted for Washington, DC area. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Smoke engulfs people as they celebrate Buddha Purnima which commemorates the birthday of Buddha near the Boudhanath stupa on Monday May 04, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Scores of people gathered for the festival near the historic stupa. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Beach goers are illuminated by a phone on Saturday July 04, 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Karly Bellingham, left center, and Laura Durbin, right, practice with flaming jump ropes as they and other members of Revolutionary Motion work on a fire routine on Wednesday August 12, 2015 in Alexandria, VA. The group will be performing at the upcoming Burning Man festival in Nevada. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • A man who did not want to be identified gathers up his belongings along 15th St. NW on Monday February 2, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A woman walks near the Washington Monument on Saturday January 23, 2016 in Washington, DC. A large snow event was being predicted for Washington, DC area. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Adriano DeSorrento makes some practice pitches in between Potomac Wiffleball League games at Gravelly Point Park on Sunday June 07, 2015 in Arlington, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
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  • Cooling off from the heat, Aiden Nix, 6, tilts his head back, left center, and friend, Chase Rasmussen, 6, right center, turn his head towards the mist as they enjoy a water mister with others at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park on Monday June 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • An earthquake survivor is carried away after Fairfax County emergency personnel working with USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team assisted in the effort to save Lama from the rubble on Thursday April 30, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A man monitors an earthquake victim's funeral pyre at a Hindu temple on Wednesday April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake there has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A woman watches a family members funeral pyre as earthquake victim's are remembered on Wednesday April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake there has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A man walks an earthquake damaged building on Sunday May 03, 2015 in Devighat, Nepal which is located in the Nuwakot District. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A young boy does a flip into a pit that was being used for garbage at a tent encampment for people displaced by the earthquake on Tuesday May 05, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake has killed thousands in Nepal. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Matt Spencer of the Excelsior Base Ball Club of Arundel leaps for a ball as he and others warm up before a game during the Gettysburg National 19th Century Base Ball Festival on Saturday July 18, 2015 in Gettysburg, PA. Spencer was playing with the Capital Stars of Washington, DC, which was a team comprised of players from various local teams. Many of the games were played without the use of any gloves. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Eileen Erdman, left, embraces David King, 42, of Greencastle, PA after he performed at the Ocean City Elvis Festival which took place at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel on Friday October 23, 2015 in Ocean City, MD. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Elvis tribute artists, Brad Mitchell, left to right, David King, Tim E. Hendry, and Jeffrey Krick Jr. choose their songs to sing in the final round of the Ocean City Elvis Festival contest at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel on Sunday October 25, 2015 in Ocean City, MD. The participants referred to themselves as Elvis tribute artists rather than impersonators. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • David King, 42, of Greencastle, PA performs at the Ocean City Elvis Festival which took place at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel on Saturday October 24, 2015 in Ocean City, MD. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  •  A boy tries to retrieve a ball as he works his way through a type of fence that is meant to keep geese out on Wednesday October 14, 2015 in Alexandria, VA. The area is part of the Four Mile Run Restoration Project. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Jake Massima jumps off one of the buried vehicles at Cadillac Ranch on Wednesday July 22, 2015 outside of Amarillo, TX. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)Jake Massima jumps off one of the buried vehicles at Cadillac Ranch on Wednesday July 22, 2015 outside of Amarillo, TX. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • A vintage Chevrolet Bel Air is parked in front of fall foliage and decorations along Prince Street on Saturday October 31, 2015 in Alexandria, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A leaf sticks to a glass partition as an ice skater glides by at the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden ice Rink on Sunday November 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Mamerto Tindongan, left, helps instruct Tai Chi as Ben Piper takes part in the class taught at Athens Community Center on Saturday April 11, 2015 in Athens, OH. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Attendees within the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception watch Pope Francis on screens as he leads a mass outside on Wednesday September 23, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Brian Ortega, 10, tries to stand up in an inflated globe that was part of the Jersey Shore attraction at the Arlington County Fair on Wednesday August 05, 2015 in Arlington, VA. The fair, which runs through August 09, 2015 is located on the grounds of the Thomas Jefferson Community and Fitness Center.  (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Marine Corps Corporal Vann Michael Lantrip adjusts the American flag at the United States Marine Corps War Memorial or the Iwo Jima Memorial as it is also known prior to the Marine Corps Sunset Parade on Tuesday July 07, 2015 in Arlington, VA. The parade takes place on Tuesdays through mid- August. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A man plays an accordion for tips on Friday July 03, 2015 in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. The historic area brings in countless tourists. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Seen through pier slats, people lay on a hammock in the shade on Tuesday July 14, 2015 in Ocean City, MD. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Rafael Velez jumps from a bridge into Laguna del Condado on Saturday July 04, 2015 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Many people headed to local beaches and waterways to spend the Fourth of July. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Sylvia Christie, left, and Dong Kim, left center, take part in tango dancing at Freedom Plaza on Sunday June 07, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A worker floats in a craft as he and others take part in surveying that is part of the {quote}Windmill Hill Park Shoreline Rehabilitation Project{quote} on Tuesday September 01, 2015 in Alexandria, VA. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Frank Solivan waits to perform with his bluegrass band, Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen at the Palace Theatre on Saturday March 28, 2015 in Frostburg, MD. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Smoke engulfs people as they celebrate Buddha Purnima which commemorates the birthday of Buddha near the Boudhanath stupa on Monday May 04, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Scores of people gathered for the festival near the historic stupa. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Suku Maya Rai works clearing debris from a damaged home on Sunday May 03, 2015 in Pathmatinam, Nepal which is located in the Nuwakot District. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A woman is reflected in a mirror as she walks near Bhaktapur Durbar Square on Saturday May 02, 2015 in Bhaktapur, Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Babita Bhandani, right, mourns her brother, an earthquake victim during his funeral pyre at a Hindu temple on Wednesday April 29, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. A deadly earthquake there has killed thousands. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A woman walks out of a tent nestled in a scenic spot on Sunday May 03, 2015 in the Nuwakot District of Nepal. A deadly earthquake in Nepal has killed thousands. Tent encampments are a common sight as people have lost their homes or are afraid to return to them because of earthquake damage. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Rich {quote}Fingers{quote} Effinger, left, of the Atlantic Base Ball Club of Brooklin takes his turn at the plate as Jay {quote}Udderguy{quote} Kauflie, right, of the Hog and Hominy Base Ball Club of Tennessee makes a throw to second base to try to get a runner out during the Gettysburg National 19th Century Base Ball Festival on Saturday July 18, 2015 in Gettysburg, PA. Effinger's team is based in Smithtown, NY. The team pays tribute to a nineteenth century team called the Brooklyn Atlantics. (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Eugenio Martinez clears a wall that was part of an obstacle course for the Toughest Competitor Alive event during the World Police and Fire Games at Westfield High School on Monday June 29, 2015 in Washington, DC. Martinez is a firefighter from Guadalajara, Spain. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Bei Bei the giant panda cub is photographed at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park on Tuesday December 15, 2015 in Washington, DC. He was born August 22, 2015. This series features animals that were born at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park or the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute in 2015. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Reenactors are seen along with the French ship Hermione prior to a ceremony welcoming the vessel on Wednesday June 10, 2015 in Alexandria, VA. The Hermione is a replica of the ship that brought the Marquis de Lafayette back to America in 1780. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Women light candles as they celebrate Buddha Purnima which commemorates the birthday of Buddha near the Boudhanath stupa on Monday May 04, 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal. Scores of people gathered for the festival near the historic stupa. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Plebes take part in the annual Herndon Monument Climb at the United States Naval Academy on Monday May 18, 2015 in Annapolis, MD. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Christian Jacobs, 4, of Hertford, NC lays near the grave of his father, Christopher James Jacobs on Memorial Day at Arlington National Cemetery on Monday May 25, 2015 in Arlington, VA. Christopher was killed in a training accident.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Presidential candidate, Jeb Bush is reflected in a mirror as he attends a house party at the home of Fergus Cullen on Friday March 13, 2015 in Dover, NH. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • People explore the cherry trees in bloom at night near the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial on Saturday April 11, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A person makes their way through a piece of land that is part of the University of Illinois at Chicago's bid for the future Barack Obama Presidential Library on Monday February 9, 2015 in Chicago, IL. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Louis Carter, right, and others gather outside Ford's Theatre in remembrance of the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln being assassinated on Tuesday April 14, 2015 in Washington, DC. Lincoln was shot at Ford's Theater on the night of April 14, 1865. He died on the morning of April 15, 1865. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • President Barack Obama arrives to give the State of the Union address at the United States Capitol on Tuesday January 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Bill Collins comforts his sister, Cate Richards as she is overcome with emotion while looking at a book of photographs of her son, retired U.S. Marine Robert W. Richards as family and friends gather at the Key Bridge Marriott on the night before an interment service for Richards at Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday February 12, 2015 in Arlington, VA. The ammo box at left contains Robert's ashes. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Artist, Jonathan Zawada walks by a mural he is working on at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP law firm on Wednesday January 28, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • An umbrella clad pedestrian is framed between panels as he walks by the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial as it lightly snows on Monday January 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • SPC Caleb McKinnon embraces his wife, Savannah McKinnon as he and others prepare to be deployed to Afghanistan from Fort Campbell on Sunday November 09, 2014 in Fort Campbell, KY.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A rower glides by as people take part in {quote}Yoga on the Docks{quote} at Key Bridge Boathouse on Saturday June 07, 2014 in Washington, DC.  The morning yoga session will run on Saturdays for the next several months.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Jay Leno poses for a portrait at his car garage on Wenesday September 24, 2014 in Burbank, CA.  The longtime host of The Tonight Show, continues to tour extensively performing comedy.  Leno is going to be the next recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Keith Myers stands on a dock at the Washington Sailing Marina after he and others took part in a sailing race of the Dangerfield Island Sailing Club on Tuesday September 09, 2014 in Alexandria, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Fourth of July fireworks over Washington, DC are seen from the roof of Waterview Condominium on Friday July 04, 2014 in the Rosslyn area of Arlington, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Steve Cherry, top right, or Riff Raff as he is known tattoos SPC Caleb McKinnon as he and his wife, Savannah McKinnon, bottom, get similar tattoos at Black Kat Tattoo on Saturday November 08, 2014 in Clarksville, TN.  McKinnon was deploying to Afghanistan the next day from Fort Campbell.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Ushers, right, stand at the end of a tunnel as a person walks through before the beginning of the United States Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Friday May 23, 2014 in Annapolis, MD.  United States Secretary of Defense, Chuck Hagel spoke at the event.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Volunteers with the show, Peter Deer, right center, and Lance King, right, watch flying displays during the Flying Circus Airshow on Sunday June 15, 2014 in Bealeton, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Reenactor, Jerry Pech of Balitmore, MD smokes a pipe during the Star-Spangled Spectacular which celebrates the 200th Anniversary of the penning of {quote}The Star-Spangled Banner{quote} and the Battle of Baltimore at Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine on Saturday September 13, 2014 in Baltimore, MD.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A boy cools off from the heat under a waterfall feature at the Yards Park on Thursday August 21, 2014 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Nattie Kebede, 2, seated at bottom right center, has his head touched by friend, Soliyana Wondwossen, 8, bottom right, during a Holy Thursday service at the Mesrake Isehai Kidus Teklehaymanot Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church on Thursday April 17, 2014 in Alexandria, VA.  Parishioners feet and hands were washed as part of the service.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Choir member, Peggy Liggett, left, is reflected in a piano along with organist and assistant senior choir director, Evelyn Simpson-Curenton while visiting performer, Richard Odom sings during a choir rehearsal prior to a Palm Sunday service at Shiloh Baptist Church on Sunday April 13, 2014 in Washington, DC.  Palm Sunday is the beginning to Holy Week, which is the week just prior to Easter Sunday.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Ann Redfearn, bottom left, sits near her son, Isaiah Redfearn, center, as he waits to portray an archangel during a dress rehearsal for {quote}Who Will Call Him King{quote} at Christ Chapel Assembly of God on Wednesday April 16, 2014 in Woodbridge, VA.  There were three performances of the church's Easter production.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Fausto Amaya, right, takes part in a Via Crucis procession from Our Lady Queen of the Americas Catholic Church to the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle on Friday April 18, 2014 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • United States Naval Academy plebes huddle up to get inspired for another round of tug of war as they take part in Sea Trials on Tuesday May 13, 2014 in Annapolis, MD.  The event consists of a variety of activities and obstacles.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Sam Shockley prepares to work on his balancing and walking with prosthetic legs as he rehabs on Friday May 09, 2014 in Bethesda, MD.  Shockley lost his legs and sustained other injuries while serving in Afghanistan.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Diana, a Navy veteran poses for a portrait on Thursday March 20, 2014.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A man is engulfed in steam along D St. NW on a cold Wednesday January 29, 2014 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Army veteran, Derric Winters Jr. shoots a rifle on Sunday February 9, 2014 outside of Rock Springs, WY.  Winters has struggled in his transition following his service in the United States Army.  He served in Afghanistan with the 10th Mountain Division.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A Metrobus passenger gazes out a misty window as moisture moved through the region on Monday February 03, 2014 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Ka'Nard Allen stands outside Ka'Nard's grandmother's home before attending Greater Mount Rose Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday December 08, 2013 in New Orleans, LA.  Ka'Nard's cousin, Briana Allen, 5, was shot and killed while celebrating Ka'Nard's birthday in May, 2012 at his grandmother's house.  He was also injured in the shooting.   (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington
  • Sidney Hocutt, 10, is baptized by her grandfather, Tom Hocutt as members of Richmond's First Baptist Church take part in a baptism in the James River on Sunday August 18, 2013 in Richmond, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Ivan Leyva picks tobacco in a field on Friday August 30, 2013 in Warfield, VA.  The land and crop is owned by third generation tobacco farmer, Neil Corum.  The history of tobacco in Virginia can be traced back to Jamestown's John Rolfe.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Bill Shrieves eats at the Exmore Diner on Friday September 20, 2013 in Exmore, VA.  The landmark opened in Exmore in the 1950's.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Wade Petty, left, plays a fiddle as Carla Mullis, right, sings along during the Old Fiddlers' Convention at Felts Park on Thursday August 08, 2013 in Galax, VA.  This was the 78th year of the event.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Roman Flaig, right, jumps in the air as he has his photograph taken with Rob Davis of Glen Burnie, MD, left, as he wears a Darth Vader costume near the United States Capitol on Sunday December 01, 2013 in Washington, DC.  Davis and others were promoting the Museum of Science Fiction.  Flaig jumped in order to make it look as if he was in the clutches of Darth Vader.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Eric Homan talks to police outside the United States Capitol during the government shutdown on Tuesday October 01, 2013 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Military personnel walk by the Washington Navy Yard on Wednesday September 18, 2013 in Washington, DC.  A mass shooting occurred there Monday.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Members of {quote}The President's Own{quote} United States Marine Band disembark a bus after they arrived at Congressional Cemetery as they celebrate the anniversary of John Philip Sousa's birthday on Wednesday November 06, 2013 in Washington, DC.  Sousa, a former leader of the United States Marine Band is buried at the cemetery.  The band played some of Sousa's music including {quote}Stars and Stripes Forever{quote}.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Manuel Macuils sits horseback as he advertises an equestrian event to be held later that night on Sunday June 09, 2013 in Cordoba, Spain.  The city is located in southern Spain.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Aaliyah Wagley, 15, of Bryant, AR, center, talks with Patrick Butner, 14, of Nashville, TN, shadow showing at right during International Burn Camp at Wabanna Camp and Conference Center on Thursday September 26, 2013 in Edgewater, MD.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Mason McMonegal gets out of one of a fleet of vehicles that will be part of the Are We Eating Fishy Food Tour during an event to promote the trip near the U.S. Capitol on Monday August 05, 2013 in Washington, DC.  The tour, which will conclude in Seattle, WA is promoting the labeling of food that is genetically engineered.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Elsa Black, 5, of Alexandria, VA explores a sunflower field with her family at McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area on Tuesday July 16, 2013 in Poolesville, MD.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Horses compete in the M. C. Dean Chase during the Virginia Gold Cup Races at Great Meadow on Saturday May 04, 2013 in The Plains, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • People dance as theyand others celebrate the reopening of a business on Sunday May 19, 2013 in Vernazza, Italy.  The area experienced significant damage from a 2011 flood.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Union reenactors, Paul Carter of McLean, VA, left, and Paul Martinello, right, of Somers, CT are framed by a rainbow at Gettysburg National Military Park on Tuesday July 02, 2013 in Gettysburg, PA.  People have flocked to the town to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg.  The battle is considered a turning point in the Civil War.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Emanuel Salazar, bottom left center, helps to hold up the arm of U.S. Army Pfc. Colin Morris, bottom center, as he salules while Michael Molands, bottom right center, looks on while they stand along 23rd St. NW near the Lincoln Memorial during the Rolling Thunder First Amendment Demonstration Run on Sunday May 26, 2013 in Washington, DC.  Salazar was helping Morris in order to keep him from being too fatigued from hours of saluting.  Morris was also reminded by Salazar and Molands to occasionally bend his knees to keep from passing out.  The ride that included scores of motorcycles began in parking lots at the Pentagon and made its way into the district.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Reverend Dr. Geoffrey Hahneman takes part in a praying of the Stations of the Cross with Episcopal bishops and clergy as well as others that was also an anti-violence, particularly an anti-gun violence gathering on Monday March 25, 2013 in Washington, DC.  The event which began near the White House and ended at the U.S. Capitol was organized by the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • After finishing rolling an Easter egg, Donovan Frazier, 5, is consoled by President Barack Obama at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday April 01, 2013 in Washington, DC.  Kid President, Robbie Novak was in attendance as well as Washington Wizards players and others.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A pedestrian walks through a sliver of morning light on Saturday May 18, 2013 in Florence, Italy.  Florence is home to many Renaissance master works, including Michelangelo's David.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A reflection makes people appear to be towering over a square on Thursday June 13, 2013 in Madrid, Spain.  It's the largest city in Spain.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A restaurant worker, left, stands in a doorway as people make their way in the Alfama neighborhood on Wednesday June 5, 2013 in Lisbon, Portugal.  Alfama is Lisbon's oldest section.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
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  • The moon shines bright as Frank Schwartz, 22, sits near a campfire at Sky Meadows State Park during the Great American Backyard Campout event on Saturday June 22, 2013 in Delaplane, VA.  Schwartz works as an intern at the park.      (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • Jim Scanlon of Sacramento, CA peers into a store window on Wednesday May 15, 2013 in Siena, Italy.  The city is located in Tuscany, a region which is known for its majestic landscape.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • A shadow of a building is cast on another building as a man works on a window on Thursday February 21, 2013 in Alexandria, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Eve Spencer, 6, holds masks of Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant outside the Athenaeum during the Civil War Flash Mob that encouraged people to dress in period Civil War dress on Sunday April 28, 2013 in Alexandria, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ The Washington Post)
  • People are seen through glass of a horse drawn funeral carriage as another carriage is reflected in the glass at the interment service for Darrell Price Jr. and his daughters, Patrice Price, Tania Price, and Daijah Price at National Harmony Memorial Park on Monday March 04, 2013 in Landover, MD. The four died as a result of a house fire last month.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • A shadow of a tree with bare branches stretches across a building along N. Columbus St. as Ruhi Mirza of Sterling, VA makes her way on Wednesday December 19, 2012 in Alexandria, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Rachele Johnson of Pennsylvania wipes her eye as she and other pro-life supporters demonstrate outside the Supreme Court of the United States on the 40th anniversary of the landmark case of Roe vs. Wade on Tuesday January 22, 2013 in Washington, DC.  Both pro-choice and pro-life demonstrators braved cold temperatures.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Shrouded in fog, people fish near the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge on the Potomac River on Saturday January 12, 2013 in Alexandria, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Negestazeb Bekele prays as she and other members of the Debra Selam Kidest Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox church celebrate during a Christmas Eve into Christmas morning service on Sunday January 06, 2013 in Washington, DC.  They observe the Gregorian calender that has Christmas as Monday.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Darcia Anthony, right center, and Dani Williams, right, of Baltimore, MD laugh together before they and six other same-sex couples became some of the first to be married in the state of Maryland at Baltimore City Hall on Tuesday January 01, 2013 in Baltimore, MD.  Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake officiated the first of the seven marriages.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • People lock arms to keep protesters out as thousands turned out for a community vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center that included victims families on Sunday July 22, 2012 in Aurora, CO.  The event was to honor the memories of those injured and killed in the deadly shooting Friday morning at the Century Aurora 16 that left twelve dead.
  • Matthew White of Washington, DC visits the grave of U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Scott W. Brunkhorst at Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday November 11, 2012 in Arlington, VA.  White served with Brunkhorst.  Scott died in 2010 while serving in Afghanistan.  President Barack Obama visited Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday in honor of Veterans Day.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Thomas Johnson of King William, VA watches Justin Bryant of Mechanicsville, MD swing into the James River on Wednesday July 18, 2012 in Richmond, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • A shaft of late evening light hits a motorist as they sit in traffic on 14th St. NW on Thursday July 12, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • A waterfall gives a surreal look to a boy seeking refuge from the heat that has been gripping the region throughout the summer on Sunday July 08, 2012 at the Yards Park in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • People and their shadows are seen at the Lincoln Memorial on Thursday March 29, 2012 in Washington, DC.
  • Philip Doccolo, center, is reflected in a mirror as he walks by the Valkyrie's Armourer as Kellie Stone, left center, is fitted for goods as Sally Mayer, right, looks on during the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival on Sunday September 02, 2012 in Crownsville, MD.  The festival is open on Labor Day and then Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m.-7 p.m.  It runs through October 21st.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Owen Marino, 12, of Arlington, VA stretches out to catch a football as he plays on {quote}The Jumping Pillow{quote} at Ticonderoga Farms on Sunday November 25, 2012 in Chantilly, VA.  The farm has over 4,000 trees that can be picked out and cut.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Butch Shimer of Barstow, CA, center, stands with others who dressed the part for Wyatt Earp Days on Saturday May 26, 2012 in Tombstone, AZ.  The event featured street gunfights and a costume contest among other entertainment. The town was made famous by the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.  Once a thriving mining town, Tombstone lives on now by retelling the stories of its past.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • AURORA, CO - JULY 22:  Rachel Fogleman, 13, of Aurora, CO lights candles near a makeshift memorial that includes twelve crosses across the street from the Century Aurora 16 movie theater on Sunday July 22, 2012 in Aurora, CO.  The crosses represent the twelve people who were killed in a deadly shooting Friday morning at the movie theater.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Alexandra Scott, left, and Yukari Usuda, right, are bathed with late afternoon light as they take part in {quote}Yoga in the Park{quote} at Dupont Circle which is sponsored by Lululemon Athletica on Wednesday September 05, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Charlotte Racky, 4, explores a colored pattern of light created by prisms at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian on Tuesday October 23, 2012 in Washington, DC.  Racky and her family are visiting from Germany.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Vehicles are reflected in a building along 12th St. NW as a man makes his way up a sidewalk on Monday October 15, 2012 in Washington, DC.  Monday saw showers during the day, but periods of clearing.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Amanda Lindren, second from left, girlfriend of shooting victim, Alexander Teves is comforted while she grieves with others closely associated with the victims of the Century Aurora 16 movie theater shooting during a community vigil at the Aurora Municipal Center on Sunday July 22, 2012 in Aurora, CO.  Teves used his body to block Lindren from the gunfire and was killed.  The event was to honor the memories of those injured and killed in the deadly shooting Friday morning at the Century Aurora 16 that left twelve dead.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Michael Patterson, left, and other Occupy DC protesters are seen under a tarp covering the statue of Major General James McPherson in McPherson Square on Monday January 30, 2012 in Washington, DC.  The National Park Service issued a noon deadline to enforce no-camping regulations in McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • George Danforth, 17, helps his sailing partner prepare their vessel as he takes part in DC Sail's high school racing program at the Gangplank Marina on Monday September 10, 2012 in Washington, DC.  Temperatures in the 70's were more fall than summer like.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Taking a break from an engagement photo shoot, Deirdre Dorval, left, embraces Matt Wells, both of Washington, DC, as they wait for their photographer to return while surrounded by blooming cherry blossoms near the Tidal Basin on Monday March 19, 2012 in Washington, DC.  Tuesday signals the first day of spring.  The National Cherry Bloosom Festival also begins Tuesday March 20, 2012 and runs through April 27, 2012.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Preston Junkin, 8, lays out on a rock while he and his brother and their friend take a dip in Passage Creek within the George Washington National Forest outside of Front Royal, VA on Tuesday July 17, 2012.  There are other swimming holes in Passage Creek in close proximity.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Stuart Sherbs, top, uses a rope swing to lauch himself towards the water to join Mica D'Alesandro, center left to right, Jessica Huskey, Connor Eash, Chris Winter, Sean Winter, and Bekah Hogg as people cool off from the summer heat in the Patapsco River in Carroll County, MD on Monday July 16, 2012.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Dressed as a zombie, Grant Gustafson, 9, grabs smoke bubbles as they drift on the night breeze outside a home along South Lee St. as people celebrate Halloween on Wednesday October 31, 2012 in Alexandria, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Ronald Cruz, 10, center, adjusts his hat as he and others with the Shadow Riders pose for a photograph during Wyatt Earp Days on Saturday May 26, 2012 in Tombstone, AZ.  The event featured street gunfights and a costume contest among other entertainment. The town was made famous by the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.  Once a thriving mining town, Tombstone lives on now by retelling the stories of its past.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • he night sky is illuminated by the annual 4th of July Fireworks on the National Mall as viewed from Top of the Town on Wednesday July 04, 2012 in Arlington, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • Xavier Simpson, 12, far left, Imani Green, 5, second from left, and Sky Nelson, 8, view an orangutan at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park on Sunday June 24, 2012 in Washington, DC.  The Smithsonian National Zoological Park got its start in the late 1800's.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • MIDN 1/C Hannah Legler, left, tells plebes not to smile and move quickly along as they go through Induction Day or I-Day at the U.S. Naval Academy's Alumni Hall on Thursday June 28, 2012 in Annapolis, MD.  Approximately 1,212 men and women arrived at the U.S. Naval Academy for I-Day and to begin their summer training as plebes.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • A man sits on a Metro bus as it makes a stop along H St. NW on Tuesday March 27, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • The Washington Monument is seen through steam from near the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History on Wednesday March 28, 2012  in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Jordan Campbell, right, listens to Johnny Graham, left, as he performs along with his band, The Groove during an album release concert for his new CD entitled, The Inspiration at Busboys and Poets on 14th Street NW on Thursday May 31, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Riding through the rain, a bicyclist makes their way on a sidewalk along 14th St. NW on Tuesday May 29, 2012 in Washington, DC.   (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • As light swirls around them, Sandra Fields, left, and Rebecca McGillicuddy dance at 30 Degrees at Cobalt on Thursday May 17, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Antoine Owens-Davis, center, dances with Olivia Ngadjui, right, during Dance in the Circle 2012 in Dupont Circle on Sunday May 13, 2012 in Washington, DC.  The event included dance group performances.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Jay Bulger is reflected in a mirror at his East Village apartment on Sunday February 05, 2012 in New York, NY.  Bulger is working on a documentary entitled, {quote}Beware of Mr. Baker{quote} that chronicles the life of legendary rock drummer, Ginger Baker.  Bulger first wrote a story for Rolling Stone Magazine on Baker and then revisited him for the documentary.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Kenneth Sargent works with retired U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Stacy Pearsall and songwriters, Darden Smith and Radney Foster on a song based on his military experiences during the LifeQuest Music Camp at the Garden of the Gods Club on Friday January 20, 2012 in Colorado Springs, CO.  The camp brought four professional songwriters to work with current and retired military service men and women.  Participants worked with the songwriters to craft songs that speak to their military experiences.  The name of the song they produce was {quote}It Is What It Is{quote}.  Sargent broke his back in Iraq during a rocket attack and was told by doctors that he would never walk again.  He was able to regain mobility and is returning to active duty on March 1, 2012.  Sargent is stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • The Chesapeake Bay Bridge is seen in the background as Lisa Oliver performs liturgical dance moves while she is photographed by a friend to create a portfolio for Oliver on Wednesday March 14, 2012 at Sandy Point State Park in Annapolis, MD.  Temperatures soared in the high 70's near 80 degrees on Wednesday.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Patrick Lee, 22, of Arlington, VA stacks up one of about 173 water crafts in preparation for a mid-April opening of Jack's Boathouse on Thursday March 15, 2012 in Washington, DC.  The boathouse offers a variety of crafts from canoes, kayaks, double kayaks, and stand up paddle boards.  (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • After a day filled with rain, a rainbow extends over the Potomac River just before dusk on Tuesday December 27, 2011 in Alexandria, VA.
  • Fiona Brown, 5, pinches the nose of her father, Steve Brown as they are seen through a foggy window at Starbucks Coffee at the corner of King St. and S. Union St. on Saturday October 29, 2011 in Alexandria, VA.  Many people stayed inside and avoided a snow and rain mix throughout the area.  (Matt McClain for the Washington Post)
  • A shopper who wished to remain unidentified sleeps while waiting in line in front of the Best Buy in the Fair Lakes Shopping Center on Thursday November 24, 2011 in Fairfax, VA.  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 was shown outside to entertain shoppers as they waited for the doors to open at midnight for Black Friday.   (Photo by Matt McClain for The Washington Post)
  • Venerable Namgyel of Australia rides on a new and recently installed escalator at the Foggy Bottom-GWU Metro Station on Monday July 11, 2011 in Washington, DC.  Namgyel is in town for the Kalachakra for World Peace 2011.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • Reid Quaiff, 26, of Richmond, VA rests on a couch during a break in training while taking part in the Extreme SEAL Experience on Tuesday May 17, 2011 in Chesapeake, VA.  Men from around the country paid money to learn techniques used in Navy SEAL training.   (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • A tightrope walker appears to be suspended over LeElaine Comer and Phil Jones as they relax in Meridian Hill Park on Sunday June 5, 2011 in Washington, DC.  The use of a long camera lens has compressed the foreground and background together.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • Keeping cool in the heat, Tatiyana Allen, 12, far right, plays in the water with others at Great Waves Waterpark at Cameron Run Regional Park on Friday July 29, 2011 in Alexandria, VA.  Temperatures in the area exceeded 100 degrees.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • A day before their wedding, Hamed Behravan and Alaleh Khah embrace under a canopy of blossoming cherry trees near the Potomac River as they are photographed on Friday 04/01/2011 in Washington, DC. The National Cherry Blossom Festival, which runs through April 10, 2011, pays homage to the gift of cherry blossom trees from Japan to Washington, DC in 1912.   (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  •  Trish Harris, of Millersville, MD, a counselor for the Mid-Atlantic Burn Camp, kisses the hand of burn survivor and camper, Daron Bouknight, 14, of MD, before going horseback riding at Horizons Horseback in Harrisonburg, VA, during the Mid-Atlantic Burn Camp on Friday August 12, 2011.  This year's camp had a super hero theme.  The camp runs from August 7-13 and is for burn survivors from the Mid-Atlantic region, including DC, MD, and VA.  Nearly fifty campers took part in the 23rd installment of the program.  Co-director, Linda French said the camp is designed to {quote}increase the campers self-esteem in any way it takes{quote}.  French and others started the program after learning about a camp for burn survivors run by Children's Hospital Colorado.  Campers took part in activities including arts and crafts, horseback riding, and swimming.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • Katrina Berchtold of Bakersfield, CA rides on a double-decker bus while on a tour from Open Top Sightseeing on Wednesday June 15, 2011 in Washington, DC.  Patrons are able to get off the bus on stops and then catch another bus to continue their tour.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • Rory McIlroy tees off on the 10th hole during the final round of the U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club on Sunday June 19, 2011 in Bethesda, MD.  Congressional Country Club last hosted the U.S. Open in 1997.  (Photo by Matt McClain/For The Washington Post)
  • Josh Anson, left, of Silver Spring, MD helps his newphew, Isaiah Anson, right, get his dragon kite off the ground near the Washington Monument during the Cherry Blossom Kite Festival on Sunday 04/10/2011 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Matt McClain/ For The Washington Post)
  • Friends, Selina Swales, left, and Vincent Carter walk up Camden St. SE in Washington, DC on January 26, 2011as a snowstorm pounds the area with inches of snow.  (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • A wood bat dangles from the ceiling as tattoo artist, {quote}Fatty{quote} Matt Jessup works on a tattoo on the side of Jayson Bonetti at Fatty's Custom Tattooz on January 5, 2011 in Washington DC.  The tattoo was being finished in order to be shown at the upcoming DC Tattoo Arts Expo that runs from January 14 to 16, 2011 at the Crystal City Double Tree Hotel in Arlington, VA.  (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • Dangling in the air, Preston McCann of Infinity Signs and Graphics repels as works on attaching signage on December 28 at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington DC in preparation for Wednesday's Military Bowl that features Maryland and East Carolina.  (Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post)
  • A mounted bobcat peers over the shoulder of voters as they cast their vote at the Gilpin County Courthouse in Central City, Colo. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010.  Colorado was the site of a Governor's race as well as a hotly contested Senatorial race between Michael Bennet and Ken Buck.  (Photo by Matt McClain for Getty Images)
  • Georgianna Forbes waits for an announcement on a hotly contested Senatorial race between Sen. Michael Bennet and Republican challenger, Ken Buck  at the Marriortt City Center in downtown Denver, Colo. on Tuesday Nov. 2, 2010.  Forbes is a volunteer for the Bennet campaign.   (Photo by Matt McClain for Getty Images)
  • Cha Cha Romero, left, and Sara Sabala at Tambien for Rockabilly and Ribs in Cherry Creek on Sunday 09/05/10.  Photo by Matt McClain
  • Carnage on Larimer rockabilly music and vintage cars on Saturday 09/11/10.  Photo by Matt McClain
  • Joel Holley tosses his hat as the Thunderbirds fly overhead at the conclusion of the Air Force Academy graduation ceremony on Tuesday 05/26/10 at Falcon Stadium at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.  Photo by Matt McClain
  • Jerry Olp, 40, Highlands Ranch, Colo., left, stands by as people walk by as he and other members of the 501st Legion-Mountain Garrison Star Wars group took part in the festivities of the 26th National Space Symposium at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Wednesday 04/14/10. Photo by Matt McClain
  • Confiscated Tiger, right, and Leopard heads, left, sit on shelfs in the warehouse as examples of some of the 1.5 million items in inventory at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National Eagle & Wildlife Property Repository in Commerce City, Colo. on Tuesday 04/27/10.  Photo by Matt McClain for The Wall Street Journal
  • Jeff Chiang and his girlfriend, Yuki Fukuzawa, of South Bend, IN, hold hands as they both carry several guns at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot in West Point, KY on Saturday 10/10/09.  The Supreme Court is currently hearing a portion of last year's Second Amendment case, District of Columbia v. Heller, that found that the amendment protects a person's right that the federal government can not abridge. (Photo by Matt McClain/Getty Images)
  • An unidentified woman shoots a M-16 at a range consisting of old cars and boats at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot in West Point, KY on Saturday 10/10/09.  The Supreme Court is currently hearing a portion of last year's Second Amendment case, District of Columbia v. Heller, that found that the amendment protects a person's right that the federal government can not abridge. (Photo by Matt McClain/Getty Images)
  • Children take part in the Denver Police Department District 2 annual halloween party in Denver, Colo. on Saturday 10/31/09.  Photo by Matt McClain
  • Hugo Ranch Rodeo in Hugo, Colo. Saturday 06/27/09.  Photo by Matt McClain
  • Taking on the role of Elvis, Jeff Stinson, right, practices Blue Suede Shoes along with guitarist, Fin MacDonald, left, of The Graceland Band Tuesday 07/07/09 before the start of the Pikes Peak or Bust Rodeo Parade in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo.  Photo by Matt McClain
  • Relatives of slain Columbine High School teacher, David Sanders, granddaughter Mallory Sanders, 17, center, is embraced by mother, Coni Sanders, as her sister, Cindy Thirouin, second from right, kisses her daughter, Tiffany Strole, 15, during a candlelight vigil at the Columbine Memorial at Clement Park in Littleton, Colo. Sunday 04/19/09 in honor of the tenth anniversary of the school shooting which is Monday. (PHOTO BY MATT MCCLAIN)
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