Sometimes it just takes the right setting to get over a fear of driving. For one writer, it was the Rocky Mountains that helped them get comfortable behind the wheel.
At age 18, during my first driving lesson, my dad told me, “remember, cars are killing machines.” With my knuckles turning white gripping the steering wheel of my family’s little black car, he hammered in the principles of defensive driving and listed off a few colleagues who had lost their kids in car accidents. My heart pounded as I shakily made left turns and wobbled over the yellow line running down the center of the road.
What I didn’t realize was that driving could be paradise; you just have to find the right place. For me, that place was Colorado and the Rocky Mountains. Peaks seemed to rise out of the horizon and vast stretches of land echoed into the distance. Winding roads carried me up a mountainside, and as if it were a mirage, a glittering emerald lake ringed by evergreen trees appeared to my left. Just a few minutes later, I felt as if I was in the bottom of a canyon, surrounded by shelves of red and orange rock blasted away to carve this path through the mountains for us humans.
What do I do if I hydroplane? What if my phone runs out of power and I don’t know the directions? Maybe I should wait out this rain, find somewhere to stay inside.
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