Big Springs, one of the largest fresh-water springs in the world, becomes a place of clarity and new beginnings for Trippy and the young woman with whom he falls in love. The story unfolds in the rugged and isolated mountains of the Yellowstone/Teton Wilderness area, just prior to the Great Depression. Trippy and his mentor, Creighton Hurst, build a business that modernizes the moribund world of raising and fleecing sheep. The rugged Idaho sheep camps and the diverse group of men who fleece hundreds of sheep each day tell this rich story of strength and resilience. Wool is in high demand, flocks of sheep number in the tens of thousands, innovation is driving up production. Business is booming. But there are treacherous white-water rapids ahead—the coming of a great depression. It is a story of tragedy and loss, perseverance and determination, love, redemption, and second chances, set in the caldera of an ancient volcano that buried hundreds of thousands of acres in hot, molten lava millions of years ago.