Spectacular fall foliage at five mountain resorts
The fall foliage season is upon us. Maine just announced its first official week of foliage in the far north and now the colors are creeping southwards across the country. From the reds, golds and oranges of the northeast to the brilliant yellows of the Rocky Mountains and California, here are five mountain resorts from rustic to elegant that are a perfect place to enjoy nature’s annual splendor.
Like the mythical Phoenix, Catalina is rising from the ashes
Catalina Island is making a comeback. Last spring, a contractor on the California island illegally used an open-flame torch to cut some steel cables. A spark set off a grass fire which quickly spread. 4,800 acres of chaparral, grassland and woods, parched by two years of drought, went up like a wad of newspaper.
The kind of ticket to avoid when visiting Disneyland
For vacationing families visiting Disneyland and other California theme parks, tickets are expensive enough. But as of July 1, there’s an additional ticket you don’t want to get, one that could cost $100 and up for driving while talking on a hand-held cell phone.
Calif. bill to address cruise crime
A state senator in California is proposing a bill to stiffen law enforcement on cruise ships sailing the state’s waterways.
Court blocks Yosemite plan
Under a federal appeals court ruling, Yosemite National Park must suspend more than $100 million in planned construction projects because the developments were deemed detrimental to the park’s ecosystem.