When it rains it pours and in the case of Walnut Grove...it's been raining for TWO months.  To try and make ends meet Mr. Edwards has a plan: the Ingalls and the Edwards/Snider/Sanderson troupe leave Walnut Grove, head East into the Dakota territory to pan for Gold.  Along the way we meet the Griffin and Delano families who are more than happy to assist and join the caravan on their way.  Laura and Carl meet an old hermit who has some wisdom to share on the affects gold can have on people.  He is speaking from experience.  Will we ever see a map on LHOTP that shows the real location of Sleepy Eye, Minnesota?  Does a covered wagon have really good sound insulation that it can drown out the sound of rainfall?  Do you think that Seth Bullock and Al Swearengen were in Deadwood the same times the Ingallas and Edwards/Snider/Sanderson passed through?