When max geist plans a rugged canoe trip on the rivers of northern minnesota, fifteen-year-old david fears that dealing with his father--an opinionated, stubborn, novice outdoorsman--will be the roughest part of their jo...When max geist plans a rugged canoe trip on the rivers of northern minnesota, fifteen-year-old david fears that dealing with his father--an opinionated, stubborn, novice outdoorsman--will be the roughest part of their journey. Little does he know that once he enters the unforgiving wilderness his life, and that of his family, will be irrevocably changed.