Tyrell Sloan is the heir to his Grandfather's estate, which consists of an old ramshackle cabin, and over three hundred and twenty acres of red shale, pasture, and forest. During his journey to Red Rock Canyon, he encounters a slew of unforgettable characters. Is told some unforgettable tales about his Grandfather and wrestles with the day to day survival of solitude, as he tries to make a life for himself. He learns that three of the richest gold claims in the Columbia Kootenay are on Sloan land, but all that gold he realises isn't worth the burden.