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Brandon Caley showed his dedication to the cause by strapping a rubber boot to his orthopedic boot protecting his foot injury Saturday at the finish of the Southeast Alaska Rain Boot race on the Third Avenue extension in Ketchikan, Alaska, May 18, 2013.

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$Masses of people walk down the Third Avenue extension Saturday afternoon in Ketchikan, Alaska in the 2nd annual rain boot race. This year\'s race in Ketchikan, broke the previous Guinness World Record of 1366 set in the United Kingdom in 2009. This year\'s boot race and walk tallied 1976 participants crossing the finish line. In 2012, Ketchikan notched 1008 in the 2012 rainboot boot race.$

Brandon Caley showed his dedication to the cause by strapping a rubber boot to his orthopedic boot protecting his foot injury Saturday at the finish of the Southeast Alaska Rain Boot race on the Third Avenue extension in Ketchikan, Alaska, May 18, 2013.

Masses of people walk down the Third Avenue extension Saturday afternoon in Ketchikan, Alaska in the 2nd annual rain boot race. This year's race in Ketchikan, broke the previous Guinness World Record of 1366 set in the United Kingdom in 2009. This year's boot race and walk tallied 1976 participants crossing the finish line. In 2012, Ketchikan notched 1008 in the 2012 rainboot boot race.

Kookie the black lab waits patiently for the start of the Southeast Alaska Rain Boot race Saturday on the Third Avenue extension in Ketchikan, Alaska, May 18, 2013. Ketchikan set a new Guiness Book of World Records for the number of people completing the rain boot race.

Jace Booth, 7, sports and Ironman costume for the Sotheast Alaska Rain Boot Race in Ketchikan, Alaska, May 18, 2013.

Mary Anne Feeney and Jonathan Brady have portraits made by Rhae Anne Etheredge, right, a few hours before their wedding ceremony on Saturday, May 18, 2013, in Anchorage, Alaska. Snow fell steadily in the Anchorage area on Friday evening and Saturday morning, setting new daily records for snowfall on both days.

This NOAA satellite image taken Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 11:00 AM EDT shows a storm system in the Gulf of Alaska with clouds extending into the Pacific Northwest with some rain showers. Clouds are present across the Rockies and Plains.

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