Great Photo Shots!

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✈️ Parting shot!

Photo: Michael Meath Reader Michael Meath of Lewes, Del., sends us this view from the skies: "Flying my Cessna 172 over Cape Henlopen State Park and the Delaware Bay at sunset."

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🏞️ Parting shot!

Photo: Heather Diehl/Getty Images A car at the base of the 3,000-foot El Capitan reads "GONE CLIMBING" in Yosemite National Park, Calif., last week.

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Parting shot: Welcome, summer

Photo: Katharine Anderson Reader Katharine Anderson of Denver sends us this view of Washington Park (known as "Wash Park" to locals).

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🏞️ Paddlin' shot!

Photo: Kale Williams/Axios

Axios Portland's Kale Williams shares this serene pic from an afternoon paddleboarding on the Willamette River in Portland, Ore., last week: The beach at Sellwood Park was jammed as the hum of jet skis competed with the DJ pumping electronic tunes out over the river, Kale writes. The water was cold, but the vibes were just right.

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📸 Pic to go: Ronaldo record

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a goal against Uzbekistan yesterday. Photo: Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images Portuguese soccer titan Cristiano Ronaldo made history yesterday, becoming the first men's player to score in six different World Cups. The World Cup only comes around every four years, making that number a testament to the 41-year-old's decades of dominance. More from Axios Houston's Shafaq Patel. 🇦🇷 Fellow longtime star Lionel Messi, 39, is off to a hot start for Argentina, nabbing the record for most World Cup goals overall. His five goals through the tournament's first two games have him standing at 18 — so far.   🏛️ Parting shot Photo: Jon Elswick/AP A turtle took a dip in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in D.C. yesterday.

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Photo via Secretary Doug Burgum/X Ten days from America's 250th birthday, President Trump visited the National Mall last night to open the Great American State Fair, which'll run through July 10 and is anchored by a 110-foot Ferris wheel. Keep reading. 📣 Trump announced the Patriot Games, an August competition for high school students (ages 14-17), featuring "high-intensity challenges designed to test strength, speed, agility, teamwork, resilience and leadership." A male and a female champion will each receive a $125,000 scholarship. How to apply.

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📸 Pic to go!

Photo: Ali Overstreet/MLB Photos via Getty Images Classic American summer night: The sunset painted the sky during the game between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis last night. The Diamondbacks won, 9–4.