A twelve-part serial about the Whitmans and their missionary colleagues, focusing on the trip out and establishing the missions.

Part 1: Beginnings and Farewells
Narcissa Prentiss marries Dr. Marcus Whitman. She leaves the next day on a trip that will span the continent, possibly never to see her family again. 

Part 2: Packing for an "Unheard of Journey for Females"
What does one bring on such a trip?

Part 3: Unexpected Complications
Of miscommunications and making an essential rendezvous, or not.

Part 4: A Final Dash
Can the missionaries catch the caravan in time?

Part 5: Life on the "Road"
Narcissa provides a detailed account of what it is like to travel with the fur traders' caravan.

Part 6: An Unexpected Encounter
Just when you think you have prepared for everything...

Part 7: A Brief Respite
The missionary party takes a well deserved rest at Fort Vancouver.

Part 8: Setting Up House - A Time Apart
The men leave to find mission sites; the women make preparations.

Part 9: Rain, Foam, and Fury - Ten Days on the Columbia River
Narcissa Whitman and Eliza Spalding spend 10 days traveling upstream in inclement weather to reach Fort Walla Walla.

Part 10: The Spaldings' Mission at the "Place of Butterflies"
The missionary group splits. The Spaldings leave to establish a mission to the Nez Perce.

Part 11: The Whitmans' Mission at the "Place of the People of the Rye Grass"
The Whitmans establish a mission to the Cayuse.

Part 12: Beginnings and Endings
Alice Clarissa and Eliza Spalding are born. The future looks bright. We leave them here.