'The Path to Mystical Canyon' is a novel that ranges across an assortment of kidnappings, murders, mysteries, intrigues, rescues, problems, and relationships. The plot development, characterization, dialog, as well as the dramatic tension and resolution of this story are employed to induce readers to undertake a quest somewhat similar to that of the main character. It is a journey of opportunity to engage a set of important, interrelated issues of our times — from: Native peoples, to: Terrorism, mythology, spirituality, ecology, alien abduction, and psychology