First Click: Augmenting nature one plug at a time

It’s Wilderness Week at The Verge as we celebrate the centennial anniversary of the US National Park Service. It’s a good time to reflect upon your own relationship with nature, the mother of all inventions.Being outdoors has always been an escape for me, a respite from the aggressive pace and mind-numbing din of the big international cities I’ve called home. When I was younger, I’d get away to the mountains, spending weekends backpacking or bombing the asphalt switchback