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The free Pandora app for iPhone saves the day on a road trip with my teenage son.

My 19 year old son and I were on a road trip from Orange County, California to Denver, Colorado. It was a 16 hour drive, split up into 2 days. At nearly the midpoint in Flagstaff, Arizona, at the beginning of our second day it became apparent that there was a lot of tension through [...]

“ground blizzard”

Last night I learned a new term from the TV news: ‘ground blizzard’. We have such strong winds quite a bit of the time, that when there is snow (which is very light and powdery around Denver), it just blows and swirls around like crazy, mostly around the ground. Visibility can be impaired when driving, [...]

Gas prices much better in Colorado than California

We were just in California for a few days. Gas prices are around $4.50 or more per gallon. Gas prices in Colorado are much better than California. Normal gas prices here (Golden/Denver) are around $3.89, but we’re able to get gas at $3.79 Conoco with a King Soopers (Kroger) discount we get by shopping there [...]