Trina Ortega

• Locations: News By Olivia Emmer Published Jun. 8, 2022

  Coal Basin Ranch opens for mountain biking

  On opening day, May 29, Marek O’Farrell and Wyatt Bronson brave the cold water of Dutch Creek while riding Coal Basin Trail #1953, part of Coal Basin Ranch’s recommended singletrack loop. Photo by Jitka O’Farrell

  Coal Basin Ranch opened for mountain biking on Saturday, May 28 for the property’s first full season. To get there, visitors drive up the winding Coal Basin Road for about four miles, following Coal Creek around steep hillsides of shale and sandstone before arriving at a parking lot and closure… read more →

• Locations: News By Trina Ortega Published Dec. 2, 2020

  Gas prices are down … but how long will it last? 

  Although Thanksgiving travel via automobile was up this year, fewer people have been driving for work. Couple that with a huge drop in airplane travel and there is less demand for crude oil, which drives down the price of petroleum gasoline. Photo by Trina Ortega

  While more Americans have reportedly been filling up their tanks more for road-tripping, camping and van life during the Coronavirus pandemic, the increase in individual automobile gas purchases is not driving up gas prices. In fact, if you’ve visited the pumps recently, you likely noticed how much prices… read more →