CNET News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman is hitting the highway, a car full of gadgets in tow, for the third summer in a row. On this year's trip, he'll weave through the South, stopping at sites including the Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Kennedy Space Center near Orlando, Fla. Follow along as he swings through Kentucky to visit the National Corvette Museum and a UPS global distribution center that's a veritable maze of conveyor belts. He'll visit New Orleans to gauge how the city is faring post-Katrina. And what would a visit to the South be without a day at Graceland? Stay tuned; maybe he'll even don an Elvis costume (again).

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Road Trip 2008 spans the South
Here's a collection of shots--both original and contributed--of bridges CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman passed by during his recent 4,600-mile trek.

Training at Fort Benning
At Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga., the U.S. Army is increasingly utilizing new technologies to help soldiers prepare.

Post-Katrina New Orleans
The city's poorest areas are still struggling to get back on their feet with few offering a helping hand.

This is Houston
For anyone interested in space, NASA's Johnson Space Center is one of the world's most important installations.

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Photos

Supercomputing at Oak Ridge
Visiting one of the largest supercomputer collections--in the Tennessee forest. (7/08/08)

Training at Fort Benning
The Army is increasingly utilizing new technologies to help soldiers prepare. (7/07/08)

Blue Angels up close
Watching the high-performance team do a practice demonstration. (7/04/08)

Engineering New Orleans
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is putting lots of money and effort into new hurricane protection systems. (7/03/08)

New Orleans post-Katrina
City's poorest areas struggle to get back on their feet with few offering a helping hand. (7/02/08)

Creating custom Gibson guitars
A rare look inside the factory that crafts unique guitars for rockers--and Microsofties. (6/30/08)

This is Houston
Johnson Space Center is one of the world's most important space installations. (6/27/08)

Where vinyl records are born
United Record Pressing still makes a meaningful amount of vinyl LPs. (6/26/08)

The science of bourbon
Daniel stops along the famed Bourbon Trail for a tour of the Maker's Mark distillery. (6/25/08)

A century of tanks
Years of military hardware at the General George Patton Museum. (6/24/08)

The spirit of Kentucky
All around this state there are world-class sites to see. (6/24/08)

Laptop repair by UPS?
UPS has spurred an ecosystem, even contracting with PC makers to fix computers.(6/23/08)

How UPS Next Day delivers
A late-night excursion explores UPS' mammoth Worldport facility in Louisville.(6/23/08)

Where bats are born
Louisville Slugger is the largest provider of baseball bats to Major League Baseball.(6/20/08)

Detour to Geek Squad City
At the company's giant facility near Louisville, it's all PC fixes, all the time.(6/19/08)

Visiting the Corvette factory
Every one of the iconic cars has been built here since 1981.(6/18/08)

Soft landing at Rocket Park
U.S. Space and Rocket Center features an amazing collection inside Rocket Park.(6/17/08)

Getting trained at Space Camp
Camp offers kids the chance at up to a week's worth of astronaut training. (6/17/08)

Backstage at Space Center
Daniel tours Kennedy Space Center, one of the world's storied space sites. (6/16/08)

KSC tour, Act 2
Daniel continues his in-depth look at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. (6/16/08)

Discovery touches down
The latest shuttle mission ends after 5.7 million miles of flight. (6/14/08)

Clearing flights for takeoff
Adacel develops software aimed at the air traffic control industry. (6/13/08)

Seeing how the military trains
At a Lockheed Martin facility, Daniel tries his hand at military simulation trainers. (6/13/08)

Hydroponic gardens at Epcot
Squash shaped like a Disney icon? Epcot's greenhouses have these and more. (6/12/08)

Touring Disney World
Daniel visits some of the best that Disney's Florida resort has to offer. (6/12/08)

The artistry of 'La Nouba'
Going behind the scenes of the Cirque du Soleil show at Disney World. (6/10/08)

Road Trip 2008 gadgets
See what gear Daniel will tote along on his journey through the South. (5/30/08)

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Credits

Author: Daniel Terdiman
Editors: Leslie Katz, Jim Kerstetter
Design: Susan Dove