14 HEAR THE CALL OF THE WILD ON A WOLF-HOWLING TOUR

The hairs-on-end howl of a wolf is a sound that belongs utterly to the north. As the primordial call echoes through the night, it tugs at our deeper nature. A two-hour drive west of Stockholm leads deep into forests near Skinnskatteberg, where families of wolves prowl. Sign up for an overnight wolf-howling trip and you’ll get a backdoor pass into their world. Treading silently through woods in the half-light of the Swedish summer, you’ll feel your heart quicken as a wolf begins to howl in the near distance. The wolves are free agents, so sightings aren’t guaranteed, but the odds are excellent from June to September. wildsweden.com