backwoods

He looks like the backwoods version of a wise wizard from the movies.

If you don’t know Atkins’ backstory, it’s a lot like Dolly Parton’s — smart but poor kid in a backwoods cabin, no running water, few prospects, and a lot of heart.

One day, some newly arrived riflemen from backwoods Virginia were walking through the yards at Harvard.

Their adventure turns into a backwoods nightmare when local mountain men assault them.

The sources said Wednesday’s shooting shows signs of a planned attack and escape, adding that Card would have advanced backwoods survival skills that could complicate the manhunt.