Chicago's NorMine Corporation sends chief engineer Jackson Neuman to the gold-rich Yukon, where dreams of riches are made or lost. It is the summer of nineteen-sixty, and teenagers, Derrek and Sean, travel with their father for the vacation of their lives.
The small town of Whitehorse is wrought from conflict between the reservation tribe and the local townsfolk. They only seemly agree on one subject?Snowman stories of Bear Claw Mountain.
The legend goes that hard drinking and fighting Big Texas Frank and Buck Poole built a cabin up one of the five gorges back during the late eighteen-nineties. They strike gold and return to town for assaying the dust and nuggets.
After they received good news, the men abruptly resupplied and headed back up the mountain despite the onslaught of winter setting in. That was the last time anyone ever saw them alive. A white man's search party, led by Flying Crow, found the site, but only half of their party returned.
Derrek's first friend turns out to be the old guide, Flying Crow. It becomes his introduction to the story.
That summer, the outgoing Derrek befriends other kids, and not just the locals. The competition between him and Erik, Wild Buck, outgrow challenging to the point of daring. Which one or both has the guts to climb the mountain?the bravery to confront Snowman?
While the father has gone exploring sights, analyzing dirt, and collecting samples, it gives Derrek the perfect opportunity for his own adventure. What to do with his fragile younger brother? With no option, Derrek forces Sean along. And he's not the only kid.
The young gang must bond over common needs; survive the mountain and survive forest animals. Hopefully, they bring enough firepower to do the job. Only time will tell.