Spring; 1842. America's unclaimed and unexplored land drew thousands of settlers to the West; including the Sager family. Traveling with a wagon train; across the frontier from Missouri to Oregon; both parents succumbed to the untamed wilderness -- the father from an Indian attack; and mother from pneumonia. Led by their eldest son; John; the seven Sager children courageously continued the journey their parents began; through the wilderness; to a new life - a feat that truly defines "pioneer." A heartwarming adventure film for the whole family; this is the amazing true story of the Sager children and their perils on the Oregon Trail.