Eye-to-EyeI came eye to eye with a cougar while in Palm Springs, California, several years ago. I had been visiting the Palm Springs Desert Museum when I came across this fellow who seemed as curious about me as I was about him. He fixed me with his gaze and didnt flinch when I raised my camera to photograph him. He had a look of steadfastness and strength, and as I was doing a photo painting of the image when I returned to the Twin Cities, I thought about the