Zoe and Tod, having retired from the work world, take a second honeymoon to find a new direction in life. They experience the exceptional beauty of Yosemite, but its tinged with premonitions of death and signs of the spirit world. In the end the meet an indigneous stranger whose identity remains unknown. The man leaves them to their vision quest, and somethiing unexpected happens.
Having lived in the deep South with woods and hills behind his home, the author has enjoyed wilderness since childhood. He has a special interest in spirituality and landscape photography and how the two merge. In his travels, the beauty of Yosemite stands out for him and becomes the basis for a vision quest.