Maybe the relief you feel in nature isn’t because it’s extraordinary. Maybe it’s because, for most of human history, it was simply normal.
The Biophilia Theory, put forward by biologist Edward O. Wilson, suggests human minds literally evolved within nature itself. Meaning, when you drive up to Sierra Escape, you’re not escaping to nature at all – you’re returning to the environment that shaped you.
Now compare that to daily modern life. It’s constant notifications, hours in traffic, mindless doomscrolling, harsh deadlines, and no shortage of artificial light. Your brain is processing more information than it was ever built to handle.
Out here, there’s none of that. Just wide open skies, total stillness, and a landscape that asks nothing of you at all.
