Plans for tourism at the Mother Lode mine push forward; as the last days of winter loom, McCarthy locals must once again band together.

Neil pushes the town closer to the edge as he begins the first Mother Lode tour; Jeremy and Gary embark on a bear hunt but encounter something even more dangerous.

Jeremy battles rising rivers in search of old growth timber for Neil's lumber project; at the Mother Lode, Neil gambles the entire project on excavating a new entrance; Jenny prepares to bring new life to McCarthy.