For Connie Lear, driving even her hybrid car is a luxury she can rarely afford.
Lear lives in the rural town of June Lake, California, a picturesque community of 300 people near Yosemite National Park and the Nevada state line.
June Lake is part of Mono County, which has the highest average gas price in the United States.
“My husband and I were watching the news this morning, and it came on about $4 gas and I said, ‘Well, where are you? Ours is $7.50!’” she said, citing the price at the only gas station in her town. The Mono County average was