Lee's father, a local history teacher, is lost on a rugged Idaho mountain. She is continuing to search for him, three years after everyone else has given up. Trace, a young Indian orphan raised by his Grandfather, is drawn to the mountain to find acceptance in his Indian heritage and the peace he found in his grandfather's teachings. A chance meeting brings the two together in a brief romantic encounter. The encounter haunts him as much as his grandfather haunts his life. He runs to the wilds of Alaska in attempt to escape the memories. But it appears that his grandfather's ghost will not rest until the two are reunited.