Daniel Blue Hawk is a man unsure of his place in life. He yearns for the days of old and chafes against what others call progress. Then, an unusual solution is offered by a medicine man called Fox Hunter. Is it possible to travel in time, to visit the past? If Daniel does this, will he give up his family and all ties to the present?

A woman finds an Indian man and nurses him back to health despite the objections of her ranch foreman. Deeply attracted to Blue Hawk, she gives him a job and her trust. Will meeting Lynnette make Daniel's decisions about his life easier, or lead him into a danger such as he's never known before?