Derek Ridley"s marriage has fallen apart. Alone and depressed, he fels unable to cope with the separation from his eight-year-old son, Will. Convinced that his wife"s new love interest is a sexual predator, Derek devises a plan to take Will to the Rocky Mountains, where he believes a wilderness utopia can be found. At first, the journey brings a sense of freedom and adventure to both father and son, but before long, Derek"s world of denial and half-truths becomes too much for either to bear.