When the United States was still a new nation, it took immense courage for mountain men like Nathaniel King to venture into the untamed wilds of the Rocky Mountains. But despite the never-ending dangers and hardships, a few bold adventurers struggled to survive and create a life for themselves in the wilderness. To them any risk was worth the greatest treasure of them all ... the ability to live free.
To others, though, freedom was not enough. When a Spaniard and his party set out to find a legendary lost gold mine, they needed a guide, the best in the mountains. Convinced that only Nate King could lead them through the deadly wilderness, the Spaniard forced the mighty mountain man to make the journey ... a journey that would take every ounce of skill and courage Nate had if any of them were to make it back alive.