Diese Serie begleitet eine Gruppe junger Erwachsener auf einen Wildnispark, der Heilung und Selbstfindung fördern soll. Als ihr geplantes Programm unerwartet in ein gefährliches Abenteuer abgleitet, müssen sie sich sowohl den unerbittlichen Naturgewalten als auch ihren eigenen persönlichen Problemen stellen. Die Geschichten erforschen Themen wie Freundschaft, Widerstandsfähigkeit und die Grenzerfahrungen des Erwachsenwerdens.
Fifteen-year-old Jessie and the other rebellious teenage members of a wilderness survival school team abandon their adult leader, hijack his boats, and try to run the dangerous white water at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.
Jessie, Troy, and the rest of the crew from Downriver have returned to the Grand Canyon for adventure down the Colorado River. In the year since they last were together, each has changed; each feels more mature. But how will they interact now that they are facing new challenges--challenges greater than anything they've had to deal with at home?For Troy, it is a chance to prove he can be a team player, someone worthy of friendship and love. For Jessie, the river is the ultimate test. Does she have what it takes to row down the mighty Colorado? The only way to find out is to get into the raft and set off to face the thundering rapids and the powerful emotions that the river unleashes.