A blizzard raged as Otto was caught beneath the hooves of a cow, leaving him with grievous injuries that threatened his life; rescue arrived urgently, before his condition worsened beyond recovery.

Following his near-fatal encounter, Otto faces a lengthy and arduous recovery. Eivin and August now carry the weight of their father’s suffering.

Otto finds himself contemplating a departure from his life as a cattleman, while Atz Senior rallies a company of former soldiers to deliver water to a struggling settler in the area.

Eivin has been thinking about broadening the Kilcher family’s horizons, exploring the possibility of becoming a bush pilot. Meanwhile, Tela is taking Alysse out dipnetting, and Jane’s cousin Kate has arrived for a visit all the way from Tex…

August faces difficult decisions regarding his path forward, and to offer clarity, Eivin takes him on a journey to Red Mountain. Meanwhile, Jane and her cousin bring Charlotte away from the homestead for the first time since Otto’s accident…

As Etienne prepared to leave for college, he faced the traditional trial of living off the land, deep within the wilderness. Simultaneously, August found himself at last certain about the path he wished to take with his life.