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Best of 2009

PHOTOS: BEST OF DECEMBER

Best of December 2009

The moon sets over downtown Anchorage on Wednesday morning December 30, 2009. This morning's, New Year's Eve, moon will be a full moon and is the second full moon of the month and is called a Blue Moon.

See the best photographs from the ADN in December.

Best of November 2009

Check out the best photos offered by the Anchorage Daily News in November 2009.

Photo gallery

Best of October 2009

Sunshine hits the steep slopes of Matanuska Peak on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009, where the snow is disappearing as fast as the leaves in valley with above normal temperatures over the weekend.

See the best photos from the Anchorage Daily News for the month of October.

Best of September

The Girdwood Fire Department responded to a report of a burning limousine just before 9 p.m. Wednesday night September 30, 2009 at Mile 82 of the Seward Highway, near the Twentymile River. Firefighters said they don't know how it started but Alaska State Troopers say it was not arson and no one was injured. Girdwood Fire Chief William Chadwick said the vehicle was so badly burned by the time his crew got there that the vehicle identification number was indecipherable. The owner will have to have it towed away, he said.

See the Anchorage Daily News' best photos of September.

Best of August

Stepsisters Kayla Coffield and Naomi Bottary cross a shallow channel of the Matanuska River near Palmer while enjoying the sunny day on Saturday August 22, 2009.

See the best photographs running on adn.com and the Anchorage Daily News in the month of August.

PHOTO GALLERY

Best of July 2009

Grace Burgess waits backstage befoer the start of the Pink Run fashion show Friday, July 31, 2009, at ChangePoint church. The fashion show is a benefit for Breast Cancer Focus, an organization that provides funds for breast cancer advocacy, giving and research within the state. Ten models all wore hot pink wigs during the event, which was hosted by Miss Alaska Sydnee Waggoner and organized by her sister Ashley Waggoner.

A selection of the best photos in the Anchorage Daily News in July.

Best of June 2009

This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows an Air Force F-22 Raptor executing a supersonic flyby over the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis Monday June 22, 2009 in the Gulf of Alaska.

The best photos appearing in the Anchorage Daily News in June 2009.

Photo gallery

Best of May 2009

The Guido's Pizza/Vito's Auto Sales team and  the Merrill Lynch/Casa Cuna squad exchange high-fives after their men's B division softball game at Cartee Fields on Thursday evening, May 7, 2009. Merrill Lynch/Casa Cuna won the game, 14-13.

See the best photographs from the Anchorage Daily News for the month of May, 2009.

January

Oiled eagles, moose and more in our best of January gallery.

February

The boys 10K mass start during the first day of the Alaska State Cross Country Ski Championships at Kincaid Park on Thursday, 21, 2008.

Skiing, hockey and dogs. Check out a gallery of our favorite photographs from the shortest month.

March

The Kenai and Chugach mountains frame Turnagain Arm and the Seward Highway on Thursday March 27, 2008.

The Iditarod, fur bikinis and more -- catch up with some of our favorite images in the Best of March photo gallery.

April

Kite skiing was the thing and Portage Lake was the place over the weekend.  A stiff wind, beautiful crust conditions and hot sunshine made for a perfect combination for all sorts of spring  sports.

Click for more pictures from our Best of April photo gallery.

2011/12 Alaska winter

Location: Alyeska, 10/9/11

From low sunlight, plunging temperatures and massive snow fall, Alaska's winter are an extreme mix of beauty and danger. Post a photo of you how you live through it.

RSVP: January - 2012

Location: Sheraton Anchorage, 01/14/12 The Chenega Commercial Holdings, LLC team poses for a group photo at the 2011 Stars of the Industry event at the Sheraton Anchorage.  The Alaska Hotel & Lodging Association hosts this annual event to recognize and celebrate excellence in the hospitality industry.

Submit your photos from community projects and social occasions around town in January, 2012.

Cordova snowstorm

Location: Cordova, AlaskaThis was even before the final part of the storm!

Cordova residents are tunneling out after several snow storms moved through Prince William Sound.

January Valdez snowstorm

Location: Valdez, AK 01/06/2012

Heavy snow pounded Valdez and Cordova on January 6, 2012, after the town received 19.2 inches Thursday from the Prince William Sound blizzard, making for a season total of more than 20 feet. Meanwhile, Nome is having its worst cold spell since 1989.

Alaska-based soldiers headed for Afghanistan

Brigade Deployment Ceremony

Brigade commander Col. Morris Goins addresses his troops and guests at a U.S. Army Alaska deployment ceremony for the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division Tuesday morning November 29, 2011 at Sullivan Arena. The 3,500-soldier brigade will be departing for Afghanistan on a series of flights in November and December.

AUDIO SLIDE SHOW

Food Bank of Alaska Thanksgiving Blessing

The Food Bank of Alaska Thanksgiving Blessing project is a community-wide effort to provide turkeys and all the fixings to everyone in need on one day, Monday, Nov. 21, 2011, from seven locations and is expected to provide enough food to feed around 7,000 families.

AUDIO SLIDE SHOW

Southcentral Power Project

Project manager Dustin Highers discusses the Southcentral Power Project located at the Chugach Electric Association headquarters off International Airport Road in Anchorage.

Touring the Goose Creek Correctional Center

Goose Creek Correctional Center

Corrections commissioner Joe Schmidt describes the new Goose Creek Correctional Center slated to begin accepting prisoners in March of 2012 at Point MacKenzie.

AUDIO SLIDE SHOW

Operation Bulldog Bite

Photo courtesy MSgt. Roger Sparks

Master Sgt. Roger Sparks talks about the experience of Operation Bulldog Bite in Afghanistan.



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