Deputy US Marshal Wounded Hawk is ready to head back to Golden City, after taking a prisoner to Estes Park, Colorado. But when a group of bandits decides to pick that particular bank to rob, Hawk and the local Marshal's posse set out in pursuit. The half breed Marshal will need all his Indian tracking skills to catch up to this band of outlaws. But the posse is ill-prepared for the gang leader's relentless pursuit of freedom.
Sometimes families are not related but thrown together by tragedies. Traveling west, Michelle Tanner gathers an odd collection of companions around her. First is Nathan Meeker, a living legend who can teach her how to survive in the wilds of the western frontier. Buffalo Head, a Christian Cherokee with sage advice and medical knowledge. After a personal tragedy, Sarah Culbertson finds herself an orphan in need of help, which the group provides. Finally, Wounded Hawk, a half-breed Crow.
Casey Elder and Roger Decker are the best of friends. Until they start to argue over everything, brought about by the close confinement over winter, and concern over their gold mine. It all comes to a head one day, and as the occupants of the saloon scatter as guns are drawn, who will die and who will survive?