A journey of body, mind, and spirit takes a young boy from the Himalayas to the High Sierras, and to the discovery of an unwanted lifelong mission. The journey is one of adventure and odd characters, some who help and some who hinder. History, anthropology, perfumery, ecology, and horticulture combine with spies, shamans, murderers, thieves, tribal peoples, and ballet dancers to make this an eclectic tale of discovery. Brandon's adventurous mission may mean the ultimate survival of the human species, which has an uncanny ability to party while the barbarians are at the city gates. History shows that Homo sapiens has built up glory and torn it down, many times over the eons. Will we live in denial? Will we dance our way to destiny? And what will that destiny be? Extinction of species has happened all through the history of life on Earth; humans are not likely to be exempt. Just lucky... so far. Humans may just boogie hell-bent to environmental oblivion. Will it require a "green" super hero to set it all straight again? Brandon may be that hero, but he does not want to be; he just wants to grow a garden, smell the flowers, and dance with lovely ladies. And how super can he really be? He'll find out the hard way when genetics, evolution, and chance move him from boyhood to manhood and to his personal destiny.