A foolishly unguarded moment sends two young men on a journey of adventure in the gold fields of the Old West. When they met on a ranch in 1876, teenagers Luke and J.J. immediately became friends. It took almost a year for them to become lovers. Forced to admit their love by a hired hand, the two young men set off on a journey which would take them to the gold fields of the Sierra Nevada and forever change their lives. Along the way they meet many interesting people including a red-haired man who needs a doctor, a man with a dog named Ina, a woman with a Chinese servant she won in a poker game, and a Russian Prince.