When empty nest leaves the author with unusual free time, and a Tibetan Lama advises her to "follow the juice", Ellen spends several days a week over the next 9 years hiking and meditating in ancient redwood wilderness. When the trees start talking to her, she's not sure this can be real until coincidences start piling up and science begins to discover some of the same things the trees have been telling her. This book is an exploration into the healing power of deeper connection with nature, especially trees.