I was there last year and may make the trip again this year ... but that 4 dollars a gallon deal for 2,500 miles one way and then back ... is ROUGH.

5,000 miles divided by 15 MPG equals 334 gallons X 4 dollars = 1300 dollars just in fuel. 4 nights Motel going out and back and 4 nights in LA adds up to a dozen nights in a Motel ... another 12 to 15 hundred dollars ... then FOOD ... so it adds up pretty fast