Via Magazine July/August 2022
Surf school, boat tours, and backcountry kayaking: Your guide to the top watery adventures in the West’s national parks.
While many factors influence safety on our streets, cities around the West are now looking at how roadways are designed to help turn the tide on rising traffic deaths and make roads safer for all users, especially the most vulnerable.
Adventures in the West
Experience cowboy culture, Native American history, hiking, fly-fishing, and community in Dubois, Wyoming, a town of about 1,000 people a one-hour drive from Yellowstone’s southern entrance.
Take a refreshing dip in some of the most picturesque lakes, rivers, and waterfall pools across the West.
Enjoy refreshingly cool and foggy days on the Trinidad Coast, where the rocky coastline promises long walks through massive redwoods and views of offshore sea stacks.
Interior Alaska is an extraordinary place to visit. At the heart of this remote region sits Fairbanks, a former gold rush city with lingering frontier roots and warm-hearted residents.
Smart Money
Email and other online technologies have made it faster and easier to buy, sell, or rent a home—but they have also opened the door to criminals who intercept money intended for a home purchase or rental.
Smart Auto
Whether due to routine wear and tear or a fender-bender in the parking lot, auto repairs are an unavoidable price of car ownership. But there are ways to keep costs down.
Member News
We’re looking out for you on the road in more ways than you’d think.
Backyard Postcard
While exploring near the “toadstools,” a cluster of sandstone hoodoos about 45 miles east of Kanab, Utah, AAA Member Ramesh Hegde stumbled upon this scene.