Following their father's death, Morgan and Sam Stone head south from Missouri to start a new life in Texas. In God's perfect timing, life changes for everyone when they cross trails in Arkansas with Noah Foley. Soon Noah and young Sam are swept up in the rush of men gathering in Arkansas to head to the 1849 gold fields of California. As they trek west, Noah struggles to keep a promise to a dying man while Sam is determined to follow God's leadership. From Van Buren, Arkansas, across the Indian Territory to New Mexico and California, dangers and opportunities ride with them on A DIFFERENT TRAIL WEST.