Consider taking a ride on some country roads if you need to get away. I’ve said it before and I’m sure I’ll say it again, but there’s no better therapy for clearing your head. I think the vastness of the countryside overwhelms a lot of city folk, but I know they appreciate it when they take the time to see the state this way.

This particular road turns into dirt as it crosses Cowpen Branch, just past the historic Corinth Church. People have lived in this part of Effingham County for over 200 years and I imagine the first white settlers were as taken with the beauty of the place just as I am today.