A journalist is widowed in a car crash, and two years later he finds himself in a West Virginia town where the residents are seeing a moth-like creature.
The trapper, his friend and the Indians continue to trading, especially after he marries the chief's daughter, and his family grows to two sons and a daughter.
Militia colonel Frank Skimmerhorn arrives in Colorado during the Civil War on mission to eliminate all the Indians, but Major Mercy tries to keep the peace.
In the early 20th century, the Wendells flourish and new families move for the dry land in Centennial; prominent townspeople pass away during the Depression.
A Texas outlaw finally settles down with a woman after a life of crime, but he must confront his past when his son begins making the same mistakes he did.
Rob Drew is hired to find a lost miner and his daughter, and is joined by an old friend who he has to continuously rescue from card cheats and framed murder.
A former slave turned traveling preacher rescues a badly injured cowboy, and after he recovers they ride together as the cowboy tries to remember his past.