1883

The Duttons arrive in Texas, where a pair of war veterans make James an offer. Settlers from Europe prepare to join a wagon train bound for Oregon.

While James and Elsa help Shea with a cattle roundup, trouble at the camp leads to heartbreak and a manhunt.

A detour threatens to split the ranks. Hostilities break out between factions of pioneers, pushing Shea to action.

The travelers make painful sacrifices to take on a treacherous river crossing, and their plight reawakens ghosts from Shea's past.

With one river behind them, the pioneers quickly realize the road ahead holds even greater danger — and more loss.

Elsa fights despair. Shea seeks recruits at the trading post while Thomas finds a gift. Another river looms — and beyond that, the unknown.

Nature proves itself the greatest challenge on the Great Plains. The travelers cling to life, while Elsa receives help from a new friend.

Elsa chooses her path, and her parents must decide whether to let her take it. James shoulders new responsibility as he faces a winter of hardship.

Survival carries a high price after a crime on the Oregon Trail endangers Shea's wagon train — and all those who might follow it.

The pioneers part ways. Settling in a valley called Paradise, James and Margaret hold the past close and look ahead to a challenging future.