O jovem guia Breck Coleman lidera um comboio de carroças ao longo da perigosa trilha para o Oregon, enquanto tenta conquistar a afeição da bela pioneira Ruth Cameron e planeja sua vingança contra os cruéis canalhas que assassinaram um amigo seu no passado.
Belinda and Jim are dragged down by life: While he gets abused in his monotonous job, she became apathetic and unable to form any kind of relationship. Now, in constantly crossing frontiers, she tries to escape her dismal everyday life. With that, the project of Heinrich, who seems to think similarly, becomes really interesting for the both. But delving into the threshold range has it's consequences.