Friday is the last Road Trip 2009 picture of the day challenge. Your task is simple: be the first to tell me what this is from, and where that is. If you are, you'll win a prize.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Number 119. It could be from anything. Or from anywhere.
But one thing's for sure: It's from a location I passed through during Road Trip 2009, during which I drove more than 5,600 miles and extensively covered Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming--and a tiny little bit of Arizona and Nevada.
For today's last Road Trip picture of the day challenge (until Road Trip 2010, that is), your task is to tell me what this is from, and where that's located. If you've been there, or followed my stories and photo galleries from Road Trip 2009, you may well find it easy to answer the questions. The same goes for those of you who are search term masters.
And so, for one last time, if you're the first to provide me with the correct answers (by e-mail, to daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) you will win a prize. I hope it's you.
Good luck.
Do you know what this is? If so, you could win a prize in the Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)If you've followed the Road Trip picture of the day challenges, you may have noticed that a number of them have featured big rock formations. And why not? When you drive more than 5,000 miles through states like Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, as I did during Road Trip 2009, you see some of the most beautiful things nature can throw at you.
But this is the penultimate daily challenge, so I figured, why not dip into the well once more and task you with identifying one last wondrous piece of nature?
To that end, if you are the first to tell me (by e-mail to daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) what this is called, and where it is, you'll win a prize.
After tomorrow, however, there won't be any more daily challenges. Until Road Trip 2010, that is.
So good luck.
Be the first to tell me by e-mail what and where this is, and you will win a prize in the Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Thursday, 11:37 a.m.): The answer is the Montana state capitol building, in Helena, Montana.
DENVER, Colo.--Over the years--and even several times during Road Trip 2009--I've seen a number of these kinds of buildings. They've been, variously, large, banal, awe-inspiring and, in some cases, worth detouring to see.
This one is different than the rest, however. It just looks unique.
Can you tell me what and where it is? If you're the first to do so (by e-mail, to daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) you'll win a prize in the Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
There are only two challenges left after today, so your chances at winning a prize are dwindling. Until Road Trip 2010, that is.
Good luck.
Does this look familiar? Do you know what it is and where it's located? If so, you might win a prize in today's Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Wednesday, 9:37 a.m.): The answer is Landscape Arch, in Arches National Park, near Moab, Utah.
GRANBY, Colo.--When I saw this rock formation, during a Road Trip 2009 stop, I was captivated by it. It is graceful, elegant, yet looks quite fragile.
I'm sure a lot of you have had strong reactions to it too. And that's why I think today's Road Trip picture of the day challenge is going to be the easiest one of all. And while I usually want to give you something hard to solve, I thought I'd start the week off with an easy one.
If you are the first one to tell me by e-mail (daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) what this is called, and where it's located, you'll win a prize.
Good luck. Click here for the entire Road Trip 2009 package.
A lot of you knew the location of the painted horse in an earlier Road Trip Picture of the day challenge. But where can you find this buffalo?
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Wednesday, 9:35 a.m.): The answer is West Yellowstone, Montana.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK, Colo.--When I was sifting through my Road Trip photos, looking for an image for the July 15 picture of the day challenge, I thought that one of the shots I'd taken of the painted horses at the Pioneer Days celebration in Ogden, Utah, would be a good choice.
What I didn't know--until I started getting e-mails about it--is that a number of cities across the country have painted horse exhibitions like the one in Ogden. And other animals, too.
So when I saw this painted bison--done very much in the style of the horses I'd seen in Odgen--I thought that some of you might be familiar with this one, too. So, today's picture of the day challenge is just that: Can you tell me where this is located?
If you're the first person to e-mail me (at daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) with the correct answer, you'll win a prize.
Good luck. And stay tuned for a picture of a painted donkey. Just kidding.
Know what this is? Be the first person to e-mail the correct answer--including where it is and its significance--and you will win a prize in the Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Monday, 10:25 a.m.): The answer is Independence Rock, in central Wyoming. It is significance because of a Fourth of July celebration first held there in 1830, and it is (or has been, as many have worn off) covered with names and dates of travelers crossing its path on a journey to a new life in the west.
LARAMIE, Wyo.--During more than a month on Road Trip 2009 across Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, I've seen more than my share of impressive rock formations.
I've even used a couple of them already as Road Trip Picture of the day challenges. Well, I see no reason not to continue that trend, so your task today is to identify this big rock. Tell me what it is, where it is, and what its historical significance is.
If you're the first person to e-mail me (to daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) the right answers to all three of those questions, you'll win a prize.
Ever since I began doing these daily challenges, I've been amazed at how quickly some of you have figured out the answers and how--when you haven't personally seen the subject of the picture--you've been able to figure out what it is. So, I'd also love to hear how you arrived at your answer to today's challenge.
Good luck.
Know what this is? Be the first person to e-mail the correct answer and you'll win a prize in the Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Monday, 10:18 a.m.): The answer is the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Falconry Heritage Wing at the Archives of Falconry at the World Center for Birds of Prey, in Boise, Idaho.
MEDICINE BOW MOUNTAINS, Wyo.--It's getting close to the end of Road Trip 2009, so there are only a few more opportunities for me to stump you with my picture of the day challenge.
So far, pretty much all of the challenges have been solved in less than an hour. Some of them haven't even lasted 10 minutes. And while I'm tempted to feel that's because I'm not making these hard enough, I think it's actually testament to your widespread collective knowledge.
But for today's challenge, I think I might have something that will take you a little longer to figure out. On the other hand, the harder it is, the less people participate. So I'll give you a hint.
This picture, taken along the way during Road Trip 2009--don't think chronologically, which has helped some people solve some of the challenges--has something to do with birds.
If you are the first person to tell me where this picture was taken and what it's about--both the city and the place--you'll win a prize. (Write to me by e-mail at daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com).
Good luck. As always, I'm sure someone will prove that even the hardest challenge isn't that hard if you've been to the place in the picture, or if you're a wizard with search terms.
During Road Trip 2009, I've driven by some amazing rock formations, but this one was definitely one of my favorites. Do you know what, and where it is? If you're the first to tell me, you'll win a prize.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Monday 10:09 a.m.): The answer is that this is the so-called "Mexican Hat," just outside Mexican Hat, Utah.
SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS, Wyo.--Coming from the San Francisco Bay Area, the incredible rock formations so familiar to people from throughout the Southwest and some northern states were not part of my childhood.
So maybe that's why, in the many trips I've taken over the past decade or so to states like Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and others, I've enjoyed seeing the crazy things that Mother Nature can do with her rocks, so to speak.
During Road Trip 2009, which has taken me thousands of miles through Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming, I've certainly seen my share: buttes, mesas, lava fields, and plenty of other outstanding geologic formations. And that's led me to today's Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
If you can tell me what this is a picture of, and where it's located, and be the first to do so (by e-mail to daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) you'll win a prize.
If you can, please be sure to include the subject line, "Picture of the day, 7/24" in your e-mail.
Good luck.
For the next few days, Geek Gestalt will be on Road Trip 2009. After driving more than 12,000 miles in the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest and the Southeast over the last three years, I'll be writing about and photographing the best in technology, science, military, nature, aviation, and more in Wyoming and Colorado. If you have a suggestion for someplace to visit, drop me a line. And in the meantime, join the Road Trip 2009 Facebook page and follow my Twitter feed.
When I saw this waterfall, during one of my Road Trip 2009 stops, I was really taken by it. And that's why it's today's Road Trip picture of the day challenge: Be the first to tell me where this is located, and youll win a prize.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Friday, 3:19 p.m.): The answer is Idaho Falls, Idaho.
SIERRA MADRE MOUNTAINS, Wyo.--Drive more than 5,000 miles in a month, as I have on Road Trip 2009, and you'll go by all kinds of amazing natural attractions. For me, many of my favorites have been the many, many waterfalls I've gone by along the way.
But for some reason, this one has stayed with me. And so I wondered if it has stayed with other people who have seen it. And that led me to make it today's Road Trip picture of the day challenge.
If you're the first person to e-mail me (at daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) with the location of this particular waterfall, I'll have a prize for you. Please be sure to include "Picture of the day, 7/23" in your e-mail subject line.
Good luck.
For the next few days, Geek Gestalt will be on Road Trip 2009. After driving more than 12,000 miles in the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest and the Southeast over the last three years, I'll be writing about and photographing the best in technology, science, military, nature, aviation and more in Wyoming and Colorado. If you have a suggestion for someplace to visit, drop me a line. And in the meantime, join the Road Trip 2009 Facebook page and follow my Twitter feed.
Road Trip 2009 has taken CNET News reporter Daniel Terdiman to some high places, including the spot pictured here. Can you name it? If you're the first person to correctly identify where this is, you'll win a prize.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET)Update (Thursday, 1:55 p.m.): The answer is that it is the Meyer-Womble Observatory, on Colorado's Mt. Evans. And the car I'm driving on Road Trip 2009 is the white Audi Q7 TDI clean diesel SUV that is in the lower right hand corner of the picture.
RAWLINS, Wyo.--Over the course of the last four-plus weeks, Road Trip 2009 has taken me to some very high places, and some, well, much lower places.
One of the interesting things about spending a month in Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming is that it's all high altitude, at least compared with where I live, at sea level.
Still, this spot was pretty high, as evidenced by the snow in the picture--though I have seen snow in each of the states I've passed through on this trip.
For today's picture of the day challenge, I want you to tell me what this is a picture of. If you're the first person to send me an e-mail (to daniel--dot--terdiman--at--cnet--dot--com) telling me where this is, and which of the cars in the picture is the one I've been road-testing, you'll win a prize.
Good luck.
For the next week, Geek Gestalt will be on Road Trip 2009. After driving more than 12,000 miles in the Pacific Northwest, the Southwest and the Southeast over the last three years, I'll be writing about and photographing the best in technology, science, military, nature, aviation. and more in Wyoming and Colorado. If you have a suggestion for someplace to visit, drop me a line. And in the meantime, join the Road Trip 2009 Facebook page and follow my Twitter feed.
