Travel Forum / Destinations / USA and Canada / June 2006

FYI.
The central route to Yosemite National Park was closed after a rock
slide buried Highway 140 under 300 feet of debris and threatened to
knock out electricity to the park, officials said.

I have 3 short questions on motels and would be happy to receive
answers from experienced travellers:
1. When booking through Expedia or similar databases, is the price
shown final or will tax be applied? We are booking motels in Utah and

So. Californians,
Is January too rainy for a Los Angeles trip? We'd like to visit for a
week, stay near Venice Beach -- with no illusions of it being warm
enough for sunbathing -- and spend some time outdoors, some time

Has anyone done a study on how much more mileage a vehicle will get by
going to a higher octane fuel?
With the price of gas hovering around $3/ gallon and the difference
between the price for the next higher octane level averaging about 10

Hi again.  I'm driving into Los Angeles on a Monday in mid-June from Santa
Barbara, as part of a trip down the west coast.  I'm staying in a hotel just
off Hollywood Boulevard, not far off the 101.
However, since I'm particularly interested in the coast rather than