Caitlin Seeger (played by Lindsay Felton) is a troubled girl who lives on the streets of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After being arrested, a judge offers Caitlin the option of going to a youth detention center or moving in with her mother Katherine's cousin in the fictional town of "High River" in Montana. Caitlin is still distraught from her mother's sudden death when Caitlin was just eight-years-old.
Caitlin's Way focuses on Caitlin Seeger, a troubled girl who lives on the streets of Philadelphia. Caitlin is given the option of going to a youth detention center or moving in with her mother's cousin in Montana. The ranch was actually near High River in southeastern Alberta, Canada.