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!