Photos: At Air Force Academy, a B-52 tells the story

Anyone who enters the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., through its north gate is all but certain to drive past one of the most visible features of the school: an old B-52D bomber mounted on giant pedestals.

This is a view of the plane from directly in front of it.

CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman visited the academy as part of his Road Trip 2009 project. Click here for the full Road Trip package.

Photo by Daniel Terdiman/CNET