This lithograph is a reproduction of an indigenous petroglyph, which was submerged by the reservoirs created by hydroelectric dams along the Columbia River. A vision quest was an intentional hallucination that Pacific Northwest tribes would induce through starvation, smoke tents, and self-flagellation, as a rite of passage through puberty. The images likely represent a shaman wearing a headdress and the spirit animal, a dear or similar forest creature.