DENVER — There's a first time for everything, I thought as I rolled into a Gas & Grass south of Colorado’s state capital, pulling up next to a pump. The station was pricey: Fuel cost at least 15 cents or more a gallon than at neighboring establishments, but this place combined the features of...
After 44 years, Knott’s Berry Farm should have Halloween Haunt down to an exact science. I visited the Buena Park theme park for Thursday’s opening night and found Haunt 2016 to be very much a work in progress. The chief offenders this season were the upcharge Skeleton Key rooms. In years past,...
The names are confusing, but Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park is part of California's Redwood National Park, and it’s a great place to feel small among redwoods standing tall. In fact, it is believed to be the home of the tallest tree in the world, but rangers don’t disclose the location for fear...