Jed LaSal starts work in the British Columbia woods as a Snooser! Logging is not an easy way to make a living, nor is it for the faint of heart. West Coast loggers are known to be a rough and hardy breed of men that work hard, and play even harder. The ever-present dangers of working in the woods is a burden snooser's live with, not knowing from day to day whether they will catch the crummy home at quitting time. Many didn't!
Set within the Cowichan Valley in the 1970's, LaSal will learn the ways of the woods from the old timers and be influenced by Aboriginal culture. Adventure, romance, Indian mystical legends, and the scourge of blatant discrimination, are constant companions of this young side hill gouger.