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Rainy day fun

According to the National Weather Service, July 2010 has been the eighth-rainiest since they started keeping track. And while Alaskans are desperate for the sun in summer, showers and cloudy days can offer some fun scenes. Post your photos of rainy days in Alaska.

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RSVP - July, 2010

Were you a part of a social party or community event? Post your photos and check out what others are up to out on the town.

Fourth of July Weekend 2010

Share your photos from the Fourth of July holiday weekend, whether the activities are picnics, Mount Marathon activities or just staying out of the rain.

2010 Warm weather

Nobody gets up for the warm weather outside activities like Alaskans. Of course, nobody has 6 months of winter and darkness like us either; wonder if those issues are related...

2010 Anchorage races

When the weather warms in Anchorage, the races begin. Spring - Autumn city races are a tradition in this town, share your photos of participating in them, or of your favorite runner.

2010 Run for Women

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C-17s in Alaska

An An Alaska Air National Guard C-17 Globemaster dwarfs the aircraft around it at the Palmer Airport on Saturday. The cargo aircraft was on hand for the Palmer Pilot Adventure, an event for pilots and enthusiasts to check out some planes as well as participate in a swap meet, safety seminars and the Medallion Foundation flight simulators.

The C-17 aircraft has been an important presence in Alaska skies since 2007. It has performed duties as far-ranging as transporting emergency relief supplies to Haiti, transporting troops and taking Maggie the elephant south to California.

C-17 Crash

A C-17 cargo plane crashed and burned on Elmendorf Air Force Base Wednesday evening July 28, 2010 according to the Alaska National Guard.

A C-17 cargo plane crashed and burned on Elmendorf Air Force Base Wednesday evening July 28, 2010.

Legion Baseball

Kenai Post 20 baserunner Braden Price slides into second base as Dimond Post 21 Tyler Thompson waits for the ball during the Lynx 18-3 victory over the Twins during a winner's bracket game in the American Legion State Championship at Mulcahy Stadium on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

The Dimond Post 21 Lynx defeated the Kenai Post 20 Twins 18-3 during a winner's bracket game in the American Legion State Championship at Mulcahy Stadium on Wednesday, July 28, 2010.

PHOTOS: BEST OF JULY

Best of July 2010

Thank you, America! said Nnamdi Nnoli of Nigeria at a citizenship ceremony Friday July 2, 2010 at the federal building in Anchorage. Fifty immigrants from 27 countries were welcomed to citizenship by U. S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline in time for Independence Day.

The best of Anchorage Daily News photographers in July, 2010.

Rendezvous Peak

Low clouds surround the mountains north of Eagle River valley. On Tuesday evening, July 28, 2010, the rain let up to allow for mostly dry hiking in the Rendezvous Ridge area. Clouds drifted and swirled in that portion of Chugach State Park. The Rendezvous Ridge Loop Trail takes hikers around the slopes of the Arctic Valley Ski Area and to the 4,101-foot Rendezvous Peak.

On Tuesday evening, July 28, the rain let up long enough to allow for mostly dry hiking in the Rendezvous Ridge area. Clouds drifted and swirled in that portion of Chugach State Park. The Rendezvous Ridge Loop Trail takes hikers around the slopes of the Arctic Valley Ski Area and to the 4,101-foot Rendezvous Peak.

Oilers at Glacier Pilots

Peninsula Oilers left fielder Stephen Piscotty snares a sinking line drive off the bat of Anchorage Glacier Pilots hitter Adam Landecker during third-inning action Tuesday evening July 27, 2010 at Mulcahy Stadium. Landecker then threw to second base to double up baserunner Jimmie Pharr, running at the crack of the bat, to end the inning. The teams were playing the first game of a doubleheader.

The Anchorage Glacier Pilots host the Peninsula Oilers.

Bartlett Football

Bartlett junior running back Keenan Honore catches a ball during a drill on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.

The Bartlett Golden Bears are the defending large school state champions and they have begun two-a-day practices this week in preparation for the upcoming football season.

Fish Creek

The muddy banks of Fish Creek off Knik-Goose Bay Road were flooded with personal use dipnetters around 9pm on Saturday, July 24, 2010, on the day the fishery was opened for the first time in several years by an ADF&G emergency order to harvest the returning sockeye salmon after a projected escapement goal of 70,000 fish was reached.

The muddy banks of Fish Creek off Knik-Goose Bay Road were flooded with personal use dipnetters on Saturday, July 24, 2010, that were opened for the first time in several years by an ADF&G emergency order to harvest the returning sockeye salmon after a projected escapement goal of 70,000 fish was reached.