Bring the Wilderness Into Your Life

There’s a reason we’re drawn to the wild, especially when it feels far away

Illustration: Draden Ferguson

One morning on a hike in my neighborhood, a massive gray bobcat emerged from the bushes and onto the trail in front of me. I dug my heels into the ground and tugged on my dog’s leash, but she was too busy sniffing a rock to notice. Some bodyguard.