Personal Narrative: My Family Trip To Telluride

One of the best family trips that I have been on occurred when I was about 8 years old. My family and I were invited to go on a 4th of July camping trip to Telluride by some family friends that have 5 kids the same ages as our kids. Several other good friends were also invited to join us. We prepared our camping gear, loaded up the car and hooked up our trailer with our Polaris Ranger. The long drive to Telluride was 7 hours and it felt like it took forever because we were so excited to arrive. Even though the drive up their wasn’t fun at all, the reward was great.
The first matter of business we took care of when we arrived in Telluride and unloaded the car was setting up camp. Our first adventure was going to a small, open cave that had furniture

made out of stacked up rocks. Before we got to the cave, we had to ascend up a rocky cliff that had vines all over it. When I was scaling up this cliff, my life flashed before my eyes. My foot slipped and was about to fall off when someone below me took hold of my foot and helped me back up. Once we all got up the cliff we walked for about two miles to arrive at our destination. After we stayed at the cave for a while, we walked back down to camp for lunch. As soon as all of us ate lunch, we went on another amazing adventure. We walked a mile from our camp to a river that had a waterfall. All of us rushed over to the water and started playing. Hours later, we started walking back to the camp for dinner. After dinner, on the horizon along with the sunset, we saw a bear exploring the campsites and looking for food. My dad pulled out his gun and was getting ready to shoot the bear if it got too close. After a couple of minutes, the bear wandered away and left us in peace. A few of the men followed the bear for a few minutes to make sure it was leaving the area. There was a bear trap set up near by, which made us feel more safe while we slept just feet away in our tents.
Another thing we did when we were up at Telluride was fishing. All the boys walked over to the raging river and sat there fishing for hours. After hours of catching fish, we took our fish and walked back to camp. Once we got back to camp, it was time for dinner. We cleaned the fish, coated the fish with butter and cooked it over the blazing fire. The last thing we did when we were at Telluride, was take our Polaris Ranger up a mountain to look at the night sky. We got to the peak of the mountain and the view was outstanding; it seemed like you could see everything. The 4th of July fireworks began as we layed on a blanket, watching the fireworks explode all over the mountain. It was an excellent way to finish off the incredible trip.
At last, we packed up and left. We arrived back home after a long car ride of boredom because of heavy traffic due to the 4th of July weekend, and we were all heartbroken because we missed Telluride. Even though we were sorrowful about leaving, we eventually got over it and magnificent memories remained. My family had so much fun at Telluride because it was a trip full of exciting adventures.