Spring Break! A week off from classes and a chance to drink and party, or in the case of one small group of eager wilderness explorers, an opportunity to really get away from it all. The place Kevin had chosen was remote enough they could count on being alone with nature. Even their cell phones wouldn't be a distraction where they planned on going.
Seven of the eight hikers were students from the University of Oregon, in Eugene. The eighth, invited because he was the brother of one of the group, was an ex-soldier recently separated from his third combat tour.
The California backcountry chosen for their outing was ideal for their purpose. Wild, seldom visited by other hikers since the Forestry Service had decommissioned the trails in the area several years earlier, they could count on having the small but scenic lake they were headed for entirely to themselves.
Two days into the wilderness from the trailhead where they had been dropped by a hired outfitter, things began to go wrong. Forced to continue on in hopes of reaching their cars waiting at trail's end, the group encounters danger of a kind they couldn't have anticipated or prepared for. Wild animals were one thing, but this danger was of a different origin.
As their numbers thin, killed by incredible weapons of an unknown design, they desperately seek a way out of the frightening forest, only to find their way blocked by an alien crash site. The crash survivors have already shown their intent on preventing the campers from passing by. A deadly battle of wits and determination develops, with the stakes the very survival of the small band of campers.
Poorly equipped to deal with the unexpected adversary, the members of the group find themselves in the fight of their lives. But it turns out that not only their lives are at risk. Failure to reach their vehicles and informing the authorities of their remarkable discovery could have consequences affecting every living person on Earth.
Seven of the eight hikers were students from the University of Oregon, in Eugene. The eighth, invited because he was the brother of one of the group, was an ex-soldier recently separated from his third combat tour.
The California backcountry chosen for their outing was ideal for their purpose. Wild, seldom visited by other hikers since the Forestry Service had decommissioned the trails in the area several years earlier, they could count on having the small but scenic lake they were headed for entirely to themselves.
Two days into the wilderness from the trailhead where they had been dropped by a hired outfitter, things began to go wrong. Forced to continue on in hopes of reaching their cars waiting at trail's end, the group encounters danger of a kind they couldn't have anticipated or prepared for. Wild animals were one thing, but this danger was of a different origin.
As their numbers thin, killed by incredible weapons of an unknown design, they desperately seek a way out of the frightening forest, only to find their way blocked by an alien crash site. The crash survivors have already shown their intent on preventing the campers from passing by. A deadly battle of wits and determination develops, with the stakes the very survival of the small band of campers.
Poorly equipped to deal with the unexpected adversary, the members of the group find themselves in the fight of their lives. But it turns out that not only their lives are at risk. Failure to reach their vehicles and informing the authorities of their remarkable discovery could have consequences affecting every living person on Earth.
