In the day-to-day of work and responsibility, there are damn few moments that are completely within one’s control. The job, the gas tank, the kids and the yard all make their claim on a limited supply of time, money and energy.
Does it not make sense then, that we must get away? If only for a day? (A week or a month would be better). To escape the noise and the push, the glow of the computer screen and the incessant ringing of the telephone. To trade the sounds of traffic and sirens and screeching brakes (and screeching people), for the quiet that can only be found in that parallel universe of green and blue. To recharge the batteries, strengthen the will, and to remind ourselves of what is important and why.
Wilderness can save your life.