Sergeant First Class Clayton Collier has been in the Army for 19 years. During a survival training evolution, some very bad things happen. The war that brought on this new world only lasted four days, but it really did the job. Clayton is now separated from his family by a landscape full of beauty and danger. He decides to forsake his duties and get back home, where he hopes to find his family still alive and waiting for him. As he makes his way over the 1000 miles he needs to travel to get home using the famous Appalachian Trail, Clayton encounters many challenges along the way and meets several interesting people. Clayton teams up with several unique hikers, who help each other during their trek.