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THE TRIPIt t step up ensemble generateed when my friend and I were off-roading and one of us had a marvel thinking Wouldnt this be fun to do in Colorado? So it begins, I mention that I have a cousin that lives in Colorado, and that we could stay with him and his family. We planned the trip for August tenth. Turns out this will be the most liberating and most independent event in my life. Thursday, August 10th rolls around, we proceed and start loading the jeep, and hit the highway. Just knowing that we were on our own was such(prenominal) a big challenge for us, never in our lives have we gone on trip with out the financial prevail and guidance of our parents. As we approach the first big city Omaha, I have to guide him and tell him which exits to take and when we got out of there it was such an accomplishment. After Omaha we had to fill up the tank for the first time. Never in my life have I argued with my best friend about the stupidest thing. Who, is freeing to pay for the first gas fill-up? After about 10 minutes of arguing we finally decided to flip a coin to natter who would pay. Turns out there are some rules about coin flipping that I didnt know about. We just had a mutual agreement to deputy who pays for gas. That was only the first major delay in our trip. As we start on the long stretch of nothingness people refer to as the Nebraska highway, I realized that a box shaped elevator car isnt the most aerodynamic car in the world. Turn out this is going to be a 16-hour trip to Gunnison Colorado instead of a 14 hours. Just one more delay on our trip. convey you ever felt so overwhelmed, like the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Thats kind of how I felt, when trying to direct my friend done the city of Denver. It was one of the most challenging things to try and explain to soulfulness else what I see on the map and how to get through the Mixmasters of Denver. We only ended up stopping and asking for directions about both other exit. J ust one more small delay in our trip. As night falls the Rocky Mountains rise, right into our path and get to my cousins house we had to travel through Monarch top dog which is probably one of the hardest ones to drive due to the lack of lighting and curves.