The Trail

Hollywood Burbank Airport, often called Los Angeles' "secret" airport, opens a new 355,000-square-foot terminal on October 13, about 53% larger than the old one, Condé Nast Traveler reports from a press preview. The main reason was safety: the old terminal sat 250 feet from a runway built in 1930, and the new one is about 880 feet back. It consolidates two terminals into one, adds TSA lanes (eight instead of five) and keeps 14 gates; the writer timed a two- to four-minute walk to any gate.

Instead of LAX: Burbank is about 30 minutes from West Hollywood and closer to the city's east side.

Dyea Flats Road in Alaska's Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park will have single-lane traffic with flaggers October 15–23 and November 18–23, and two full closures between October 24 and November 17 (about five to seven days, then 10 to 12) while crews replace culverts to reduce washout risk from extreme flooding. Exact closure dates will be announced as work progresses.

Instead of driving in: during full closures, visitors can park at the Chilkoot Trailhead and walk to the historic Dyea townsite, Slide Cemetery and Dyea Flats.

Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park closed Halemaʻumaʻu Trail and part of Byron Ledge Trail, 1.3 miles in all, on October 7 because of continued inflation and increased earthquakes at Kīlauea's summit. The USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory counted more than 200 shallow earthquakes in a week; a magnitude 3.4 quake on September 30 caused small rockfalls, and new cracks opened on the caldera floor. Both trails descend from the rim to the floor and have seen dangerous rockfalls before. Viewing areas on the Keanakākoʻi side closed the week before. Scientists say lava fountains could resume; the last eruption was August 25.

Air France will fly Paris–Charles de Gaulle to San Diego from May 3, 2027 and to Nashville from May 14, three times a week on Airbus A350-900s, The Points Guy reports. Its seasonal Denver flights end October 10 and won't return in 2027; Air France says that capacity moves to other routes. United plans daily Denver–Paris flights from May 27, 2027.