When Hamilton tires of his deputy sheriff job he decides to try ranching where the grass grows green and no one is shooting at him. His life is upset when the Stanton family arrive from Texas with their cattle, cowboys, feudal ways and their beautiful daughter, Wanda. When the "Children's Blizzard" overtakes the country in 1888 the Texans and Hamilton are thrown together for mutual survival. What ensues includes adventure, generosity, misunderstanding, suffering, survival, a bit of humor and some romance.