Taken as a whole, the short features in On The Spirit Trail: One Man's Journey Into Nature & Art are powerful, moving, utterly honest and provocative. On page one in Nature readers enter the author's journey through Yosemite's awe-inspiring wilderness, move on to the Hoh Rainforest's shabby elegance, then to big game fishing in the torrential Gulf Stream off North Carolina's Outer Banks. Honoring the maternal instincts of bald eagles, the magical powers of honeybees, and the mysterious mystical fish anadromous salmonid readers then enter Machu Pichu and the way of the Inca. Part travelogue, part spiritual quest, Robert Gluck's writings are for all ages who want to experience the joys and details of Mother Nature but also express them in their art. Part II, Art, brings Spirit Trail readers into the studios and personal lives of artists famous and unknown. From Caldecott Award winning children's book illustrator Richard Egielski to 60's iconic singer-songwriter-activist Peter Yarrow, the journey here ends with one longing to be part of the world of creative expression.