“I’ll remember.”

Grandpa watched her for a moment.

“I hope you never have to.”

The truck slowly rolled down the gravel driveway.

Emma waved through the open window.

Her parents waved back.

Grandpa lifted his hat.

Duke sat proudly in the passenger seat, his nose pressed against the open window, ears dancing in the summer wind.

The familiar farmhouse slowly disappeared behind them.

Ahead…

Towering pines.

Crystal lakes.

Snow-capped mountains.

Hidden waterfalls.

And miles upon miles of trails waiting to be explored.

Emma smiled as she glanced toward her best friend.

“Ready?”

Duke looked toward the endless road stretching into the wilderness.

His tail thumped against the seat.

For him…

There had never been a happier day.

Neither of them knew…

that before the journey was over…

everything they had ever known would change.

Continue the journey with Emma

and Duke…