Attempting to Escape
I usually switch my smartphone to airplane mode while hiking the Israel Trail. Primarily it preserves the battery power, which I need for all the photography I do. But it also prevents text messages and news notifications from popping up on my screen. It feels good to be off-grid and out-of-touch for a while. I had hoped to escape current events for the day. But it was impossible to avoid talking with my fellow hikers about the dire situation in Israel. The only thing easy about this escape on the Israel Trail was the hike itself.