The Vision Quest I remember, vividly, when Grand- father began to explain the Vision Quest. Rick and I were very young and had known Grandfather only a year or so. We had heard many stories about Visions—of both his own and those of other people—and we knew that the Vision Quest was Grandfather's guiding force, not only in matters of the spirit, but throughout everyday life. Whenever he spoke of the Quest, it was with the highest reverence and humility. The Quest seemed so abstract and yet so real; a vivid connection to the things beyond the senses, beyond the material, beyond what was to him the superficial nature of life outside of the wilderness. The Quest seemed to hold all the an- swers to all the questions of life.Berkley books by Tom Brown, Jr. THE TRACKER (as told to William Jon Watkins) THE SEARCH (with William Owen) TOM BROWN’S FIELD GUIDE TO WILDERNESS SURVIVAL (with Brandt Morgan) TOM BROWN’S FIELD GUIDE TO NATURE OBSERVATION AND TRACKING (with Brandt Morgan) TOM BROWN’S FIELD GUIDE TO CITY AND SUBURBAN SURVIVAL (with Brandt Morgan) TOM BROWN’S FIELD GUIDE TO LIVING WITH THE EARTH (with Brandt Morgan) TOM BROWN’S GUIDE TO WILD EDIBLE AND MEDICINAL PLANTS TOM BROWN’S FIELD GUIDE TO THE FORGOTTEN WILDERNESS THE VISION Most Berkley Books are available at special quantity discounts for bulk purchases for sales promotions, premiums, fund raising, or educational use. Special books or book excerpts can also be created to fit specific needs. For details, write or telephone Special Markets, The Berkley Publishing Group, 200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016; (212) 686-9820.THE VISION mye yyy TOM BROWN, JR.