Eleven-year-old Davey Hill's dream of running away from the Seattle boarding house he has been living in since his mother's death is thwarted when his secret cache of money is stolen, so in plan B, he decides to find his uncle who he believes is in Alaska, prospecting for gold. Simultaneous.

After stowing away on a boat to Alaska in the hopes of meeting up with his uncle who is prospecting for gold in the Klondike, Davey has to convince his photographer friend to take him on the next part of the journey and then must find the strength to make it to the top of the treacherous trail in order to complete his long and daring quest. Simultaneous.

When the mining town of Dawson City is engulfed in fire in 1898, Davey's search for his uncle becomes even more challenging in this fictional adventure set during the craze of the Klondike gold rush.