Washington, D.C., finally got a blanket of snow that stuck to the ground (pictured in a local park on January 3), courtesy of a storm that swept across the U.S. Midwest and East Coast this week.

The storm dumped anywhere from several inches to over 2 feet (0.6 meter) of snow on cities from Chicago to Boston to the nation's capital. Long Island, New York, and parts of coastal Massachusetts experienced blizzard conditions. (See "What's the Difference Between a Snowstorm and a Blizzard?")As the weather cleared, folks took advantage of a newly snow-covered landscape.—Jane J. Lee