Suzanne Chandler photographs farmer Dave Eckartdt and CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor riding in a tractor on Eckartdt's farm near Platteville, Colo. Eckartdt is a strong supporter of ethanol and believes the use of corn for fuel is a very small factor in the rising price of food. Leaving from opposite coasts, Glor and Nancy Cordes are traveling across the country, reporting on a wide range of gas crisis stories.
CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor poses with his Prius on the bleached terrain of the Great Salt Lake Desert. At the Bonneville Salt Flats, racers come to set land speed records.
The Eye On The Road team has its first battle scar. The Toyota Prius had an unfortunate encounter with a large rock on the way to Nevada.
Trent Schmidt and his son, outside Schmidt's restaurant in Reno, Nev. Schmidt spent $2,000 to convert his Volkswagen Jetta into a so-called "veggie vehicle," a hybrid that runs on a combination of diesel fuel and vegetable oil.
Trent Schmidt and his son fuel up his Jetta.
Trent Schmidt's restaurant produces 300 gallons of used grease a month. And the stuff that cooks his fries is now also running his car.