Whitney Phaneuf
Via Magazine Editor in Chief and AAA Membership Expert
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Articles by Whitney Phaneuf
![A person holds a blue coffee mug on a snowy morning.](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647565394/singularity-migrated-images/orND21_SMARTLIST_Stocksy_1278099-hero.jpg.jpg)
18 Things to Do This Winter
'Tis the season for snow-filled outdoor adventures and holiday cheer.
![Outside the Holbrooke Hotel in Grass Valley, California.](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1692915325/grass-valley-california-haunted-gold-country-via-magazine-so23-Holbrooke-hotel-Kial-James.jpg)
8 Haunted Spots in California's Gold Country
Head up the ‘Golden Chain,’ Highway 49, in search of haunted history.
![Pyrotechnics at the colorful kineticFIELD stage at Electric Daisy Carnival.](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1683046040/electric-daisy-carnival-music-festivals-west-via-magazine-aaa-Adi-Nayev-for-Insomniac-Events.jpg)
10 Extraordinary Outdoor Music Experiences in the West
These festivals and venues offer aural and visual delights.
![Pair with Dead Oak blue cheese salad with blue cheese mousse, windrose farms greens, dehydrated corn, brioche and truffle honey.](https://assets.goaaa.com/image/upload/q_auto:best,f_auto,w_590,h_500,c_fill,g_auto/v1647569743/singularity-migrated-images/pair-dead-oak-paso-robles-california-food-road-trip-via-magazine-aaa-caDSO21.jpg.jpg)
4 California Road Trips for Food Lovers
Tours, tastings, foraging, and more in the Sierra Foothills, Central Valley, rural Marin, and Central Coast.