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Shinto priests are proceeding to the main shrine for the rite of praying for good harvest.

Mimi Kaczmarzyk, 19, dances by herself with a hula-hoop lit by the glow of Christmas lights as Wilco plays at the 32nd Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Telluride Colo., on Thursday, June 16, 2005. The four-day festival features the John Cowan…

As an egret takes flight, Space Shuttle Discovery lifts off from launch pad 39B July 26, 2005, in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery marked NASA's 'Return to Flight' mission, two and a half years after the break-up of Shuttle Columbia.

A red track shoe comes up for air while splashing through the sand of the triple jump pit during the Illinois Boys State Track & Field finals.

To the outside world, Christy Gerhardt leads a normal, although impoverished, farmer’s life. She attends computer classes at the local community college and runs a farm near Airway Heights, Wash. The farm is well-organized and Gerhardt hopes…

An aspen leaf lays on the ground covered with rain drops Tuesday morning September 27, 2005, at the Maroon Bells in Aspen. The moisture came in quick and covered the area. The Maroon Bells are one of the most photographed places in Colorado during…

Snow and wind made walking difficult on the Capital's Mall during an early spring snow storm.

Newly broke horse and rider pause for a short rest while kids play with the hounds on a sunny autumn day at Apajpuszta, Hungary. Once the seat of one of the largest ducal estate, Apajpuszta, now a national reserve, is a centre for Hungarian Warmblood…

By day, Brandy Rettig is a shy, unassuming engineer for King County. But for one night each month, she transforms into Rettig to Rumble, a bad-ass enforcer for her roller derby team, Grave Danger.

Horseback riding helps Beth Bliss forget the long hours she spends at work in order to support her passion for endurance horse racing.