Gas prices surge in mountain towns

Gas prices surge in mountain towns

With Easter weekend behind us, surging prices for gasoline and jet fuel are making travel more expensive as the summer looms. Due to its overlap with spring break for some school districts, roads were noticeably busier last weekend. Unfortunately for travelers, however, March marked the month with the largest 30-day surge in gas prices in more than five years, according to data from the American Automobile Association.  The national average for …