Seeking escape from his stalled relationship and unhappy place in the world, a recently pink-slipped music teacher sets out to hike Kentucky's Sheltowee Trace Trail. Among the verdant hills of Appalachia, he encounters various strange characters and becomes the reluctant companion of a gregarious father and son who ultimately help him rediscover what he's been missing.

退休后感觉对生活不再抱有幻想的米奇（Earl Lynn Nelson 饰），一天突发奇想，大嗓门的他在窗前说服温和的科林（Paul Eenhoorn 饰）与他去冰岛度假，科林是他的前姐夫。两人一路出发，经过了雷克雅未克冰酒吧、时尚水疗、和风格奇特的餐馆，但他们很快发现不管走多远，都无法逃避自己。影片以公路电影的方式展示了旅行中的乐趣以及探索老年人内心的孤独和友谊。冰岛的巨大、令人难忘的悬崖、超凡脱俗的北部...