Gas prices climb 5 cents overnight, Americans are paying nearly $2 more from just one year ago

Gas prices are still on the rise and could soon reach $5 per gallon, a figure that has forced some Americans to rethink their leisure travel.

The national average gas price climbed five cents Monday night into Tuesday and 10 cents since Saturday, now hitting a record $4.92 per gallon, according to the American Automobile Association.

Americans are paying $1.87 more than they were just a year ago, when the price was $3.05, per the AAA.

According to an industry expert, the price for a gallon of gas could touch or surpass...