Its 1932 on Walton's Mountain, Virginia. John Walton was doing his usal lumber work orders at his house. When his Father Zebulon "zeb" said son you should take a break . You been working hard and its a beautiful day. John-boy (John's son) and i can handle the rest. John looked at his father. You sure pa? Zeb smiled im sure. When John decided to take a walk on walton's mountain Reckless the dog took off seeing a person who seemed hurt.