TEXT AND IMAGES BY JERRY TSAI
Those of us who often venture to places where civilization has been left behind, or at least, has a hard time accessing, might take for granted the fact that once we’re “out there” we can be hard to reach. It’s this lack of connectivity that is actually one of the reasons I like to head into the hills far from the beeps and bops of social media app notifications and the rings of conference calls. To escape our connected, modern world for some true peace and quiet is an allure that is undeniable.
As nice as it can be to leave the electronic world behind, it’s easy to forget that it is this same connectivity that we might need the most if we ever were to come across trouble while in the middle of nowhere. Anything from an immediately irreparable problem with our vehicle, or even worse, bodily injury, would surely derail our plans of a leisurely escape in an instant.