Peak foliage is cheap entertainment until you fill the tank. Times Now reports Brent crude still hovering around $100 a barrel even after G7 members agreed to release 100 million barrels of emergency oil and diesel through the IEA. Foreign Policy’s Keith Johnson explains why drivers feel little relief: crude flows out of Hormuz have rebounded toward prewar levels under U.S. escorts, but refined-product shipments — gasoline and diesel — remain roughly half of normal, with about 3 million barrels a day of products still missing per Kpler estimates.

AAA data cited across weekend wires put average U.S. diesel near a record $6.50 a gallon last Friday, up from $5.61 a month earlier. That math hits foliage travelers hard: a White Mountains loop, Vermont Route 100, or Maine inland detour can add a tank or two for families towing coolers and kids. Boston.com’s peak-weekend map still invites the drive — just price it honestly.

Lifestyle habits that help: fill before mountain towns with tourist markups, carpool scenic legs, and pick one long scenic corridor instead of zigzagging every overlook. Diesel-powered RVs and trucks feel the Hormuz refined-product squeeze most. U.S. refiners told the Dallas Fed they expect high diesel to linger for at least another year, Foreign Policy notes.

Backstory: Seven months of Middle East conflict plus Ukraine strikes on Russian refineries and Chinese product-export curbs keep the pump sticky even when crude headlines improve. Reserve releases can shave froth; they do not refill missing diesel cargoes overnight.

What we know:
Brent remains near $100 despite the G7’s 100-million-barrel plan, and refined-fuel shortfalls keep road-trip costs elevated.

What we don’t:
How fast retail gasoline and diesel will ease once the front-loaded diesel tranche hits markets.