No Mercy at the Nozzle

Photo courtesy of Google Maps.

Photo courtesy of Google Maps.

Average gas prices reached historic highs this holiday weekend as vacationers hit the road for Labor Day.

Californians are stomaching some of the highest prices for gas nationwide — behind only Hawaii — at an average $4.16 per gallon. Drivers in Colorado, by comparison, pay an average of $3.56.

Filling your tank is even more expensive in San Francisco, where prices average $4.26 per gallon and climb as high as $4.69 in the Mission.

Hurricane Isaac is partly to blame for the steep spike — refinery closures along the Gulf Coast last week reduced the oil supply.

Nearly 33 million Americans — 3.7 million Californians — traveled more than 50 miles away from home this weekend, according to AAA estimates.

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