What is it that can prevent us from experiencing the full power of our intimate connection with Nature? What can overcome such obstacles? What helpful parallels can be drawn between a hike through the mountains and the spiritual journey? Crossing Paths explores these and other questions, using as its context the true story of three friends on a backpacking trip in New Hampshire's White Mountains. It blends outdoor adventure with the author's budding mysticism, and celebrates the bond that grows between those who share life on the trail.