Set in post-Vietnam War America at the height of the hippie, free love and drug era, seven teenagers, yearning adulthood, embark on a trip. Prior to and during the journey the boys encounter events that test their maturity and inner strength.The trip takes them deep into the northern Michigan wilderness 200 miles from home, traveling by hitch-hiking, walking, biking, and canoeing. Once they arrive, the adventure continues as they experience a 3000-acre isolated wilderness, unsupervised.