The Backcountry
“I want to repeat one word for you: Leave.” -Donald Miller
I have concluded that the best time to get away is when it feels like the worst time. When life is too busy, when there’s too much going on to even breathe, that is when you must… leave.
Last weekend my old college roommate, Joel Smoker and I left our homes and ventured into the backcountry of Shenandoah National Park. Three days and twenty-five miles later, we hiked out of the woods with the refreshment that comes from blazing the trail, sleeping by rivers, and realizing that for a time we’d completely forgotten about the busyness we’d left left behind.
