Road trip

MONTEREY, Calif.--One after another, the framed pictures on both walls of the narrow hallway tell the story: submarines and naval ships churning white wakes as they slash through open ocean, each photo accompanied by unbidden gratitude.

"Thank you for your team's efforts & hard work! You ensure my safety and enhance my tactical advantage," one reads.

Welcome to the U.S. Navy's Fleet Numerical Meteorology & Oceanography Center. That long-and-hard-to-say name notwithstanding, this is one of the United States military's sharpest weapons in the never-ending battle for survival in rough seas all around the … Read more

Update (Tuesday, 9:50 p.m. PT): The answer to today's challenge -- which 208 people got -- is the Pigeon Point Lighthouse and Hostel, in Pescadero, Calif. Thanks to everyone who played, and to all, please come back for tomorrow's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various travels, and your job is to try to correctly identify it using any means at your disposal. … Read more

Update (Monday, 8:05 p.m. PT): The answer to today's challenge -- which 62 people got right -- is Death Guild's Thunderdome at Burning Man in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Thanks to everyone who played, and to all, please come back for Tuesday's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various (and occasionally previous) travels, and your job is to try to … Read more

Update (Sunday, 8:20 p.m. PT): The answer to Sunday's challenge -- which 78 people got right -- is a United Airlines DC-8, located outside the California Science Center at Exposition Park in Los Angeles. Thanks to everyone who played, and to all, please come back for Monday's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various travels, and your job is to try to correctly … Read more

Update (Sunday, 12:03 a.m. PT): The answer to Saturday's challenge -- which 21 people got right -- is the Gravity Car Barn (part of the old Mt. Tamalpais & Muir Woods Railway) near the East Peak (and the fire lookout at the top of the East Peak) of Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County, Calif. Thanks to everyone who played, and to all, please come back for Sunday's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each … Read more

Update (Friday, 8:46 p.m. PT): The answer to today's challenge -- which 788 people got right -- is the former federal prison (and now, tourist attraction) Alcatraz, located in the San Francisco Bay. Thanks to everyone who played, and to all, please come back for today's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various travels, and your job is to try to correctly identify … Read more

For the last seven years, I've had the chance to explore much of the United States (and Europe) as part of my annual CNET Road Trip project.

In the U.S., these trips have taken me through the Northeast, the Rocky Mountain region, the Southeast, the Southwest, and the Pacific Northwest, and in each of those regions I've gone in search of stories, photos, and videos about some of the best geek-oriented destinations I can find.

Yet, despite those many long journeys along America's roadways, I've never explored CNET's own backdoor -- California. So this … Read more

Update (Friday, 11:03 a.m. PT): The answer to Thursday's challenge -- which 307 people got right -- is the existing and currently under construction eastern spans of the Oakland-San Francisco Bay Bridge. Thanks to everyone who played, and to all, please come back for today's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

Each day, I'll be posting a new photograph from my various travels, and your job is to try to correctly identify it … Read more

Update (Wednesday, 11:00 p.m. PT): The answer to today's challenge -- which 146 people got -- is the Zeiss refracting telescope in the east dome of the Griffith Observatory, in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. Thanks to everyone who played, and to all, please come back for Wednesday's challenge.

Welcome to the Road Trip Picture of the Day contest. This is your chance to win some cool prizes as you test your skills at recognizing pictures.

If you followed my previous Picture of the Day challenges, you know that each day I'll be posting a new … Read more