Montana to Colorado

Alright so the next segment of my adventure this summer consisted of a (roughly) 11 hour drive from Bozeman, Montana to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Devon, my friend from the first part, and I had just finished all of our business in Montana and were ready to begin our trek back home. 

I was the first to drive, I drove from Bozeman until right after the border of Wyoming. We stopped in Billings at a subway, this was the first subway sandwich I ordered after becoming vegetarian so I wasn't quite sure how much I was going to like it - luckily it was quite enjoyable. Devon and I talked about a lot of things during my first shift, how leaving after the first year of college had an almost bittersweet feeling to it, how much had changed over the last year and how we each had truly become our own person. It's hard to explain - the feeling of being able to pave the path for yourself, especially moving a thousand miles away where no one knows you. Something I think everyone should consider going through, I learned a lot about myself over the last year. 

Devon took the wheel once we were in Wyoming, arguably the worst state in the nation, and drove until we crossed the border into Colorado. Wyoming actually had one exceptionally gorgeous area called Chugwater, it looked like a camping paradise; other than Chugwater there wasn't really a whole lot going on in that wretched state. 

Chugwater, Wyoming

Colorado was wonderful to be back in, it had a certain smell to it - I'm not sure if it's the air or the nostalgia. The entire vibe of being so close to home and seeing things I had known my whole life was so welcoming. Denver was definitely different because I hadn't been in a city larger than about 120,000 people in a long time, and Denver is weighing in at over 600,000 residents. I dropped Devon off at his house around 1 am and I arrived home around 1:30 am. It was the most pleasurable and freeing drive I had done thus far and it consisted of great company, engaging conversation, and spectacular places in the country. 

-Umar