Photo by Beth Auerbach

Each wolf has a unique howl. I learned this as they sang their Sunday song in hauntingly beautiful harmony.  Just an hour’s easy drive from my home I was transported to that “miles away feeling” at the Wolf Conservation Center in South Salem, NY. I was attending a lecture and a tour with a  group of solo travelers.

In a small rustic cabin in the woods, we were briefed about the wolves and warmed by a wood stove...