Searching for adventure aging Mendocino County grape rancher Joe Taylor sets off alone on a month-long hike of the scenic John Muir Trail. After befriending two strangers in need he finds himself dragged into a desperate battle to save a woman with a dark past from a bounty hunter willing to kill to uncover her secret. The Sierra Mountains offers a rugged and unforgiving backdrop as Joe struggles to survive . . . not only the wilderness . . . but man's greed!