Dainty Laurel Chance is determined to show she can "rough it" alongside her rugged family on a seven-week journey to Yosemite. She soon is overwhelmed by the raw beauty of nature ... and the unexpected attention from their unofficial guide, Gabriel Rutlidge. What will Laurel do when she finds out Gabe doesn't have a relationship with the Lord? Join this nineteenth-century California woman as she learns the enduring power of love.