Gas prices create need for summer travel alternatives

Monday, June 2, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT; updated 11:29 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008

The summer season’s opener, Memorial Day Weekend, has come and gone. In spite of the escalating gasoline prices, some folks continued their tradition of traveling to their favorite vacation spots. Others, including many of my friends and colleagues, spent that time trying to come up with ways to alter their lifestyles to conform to new financial realities.

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