Grizzly Night

Play dead.

Julie.

Excuse me. You there. Miss!

I've made more reports than I can remember

about this damn bear terrorizing the cabins at Kelly's Camp.

And three days ago, it chased a group of Girl Scouts.

Girl Scouts!

Careful, careful.

A bear!

Patty, that's not--

What do we do?

Run up the hill.

-Climb trees. -Okay, what about you?

Go, now!

Go, go, go, go, go!

I know, Mrs. Barry. We've all seen the photo.

Then why isn't anybody doing anything about it?

We have filed all your reports. And you're right.

The bear probably does need to be dealt with, but I--

There's always a but with you people.

I ought to get my gun and handle this myself.

Mrs. Barry, that won't be necessary.

I want to talk to someone in charge.

All right, listen up.

Have a seat.

As you all know, there was a big lightning storm last night.

Our fire watchers spotted

over 100 ground strikes and 21 smokes,

most on the western end of the park.

Until further notice,

you are all being assigned firefighting duties.

Okay, the park has been open for over 50 years,

and there's never been a bear attack.

Not a bad one, at least.

And just between us, we have been dealing with

a record number of campers this year,

so we're a little overwhelmed, okay?

But I-- I promise we will deal with the bear

as soon as the matter at hand is taken care of, okay?

Okay, I promise.

Now, I've spoken with Dan,

and he said we have two birds from Maelstrom and a third...

Mrs. Barry again?

What'd I miss?

-21 smoke sightings. -What?

I know.

But, you know, back in third grade,

I wanted to be a fireman, so,

childhood dreams might be coming true.

I am confident you will not let

the National Park Service or your 8-year-old self down.

If we don't get this thing under control quickly,

the blaze will continue to spread through the park.

Be safe out there, men.

-Okay, everybody. -Landa, Devereaux, with me.

Starting up front with Key Miller and Kent Everett.

You guys are gonna be on Huckleberry.

So I'm gonna need you to go ahead and stay at McDonald.

Appreciate that. Thank you.

Hey, but, uh, sir? Sir?

With all due respect, uh,

I've been at Lake McDonald all summer.

Which is exactly why I need you there. It's--

Look, Len, I know you want to help fight the fires,

and you are, just in this case,

that means manning the McDonald's Station. Yeah?

Yes, sir.

Thank you, Len.

Jane, this way.

Uh, Joan.

What?

Uh, it's-- it's Joan, sir.

Oh. I'm sorry. I know your name.

Okay, I apologize. It's been a hectic summer.

No, it's okay.

Um, I won't take it personal until I'm in my

fourth month at the park,

which is next week.

Right. Listen, um, I need Fred Goodsell on the fire lines,

which means I need you

to take his tour group into Granite Park. Okay?

I'd ask somebody else, but you're all I got.

No. Uh, yes, sir.

Um, it's just, you know I've never

led that hike before, right?

I do now.

Um, I-- I look forward to the challenge.

Thanks. Appreciate it.

Devereaux, you know that tour is overnight, right?

I do now.

Thank you.

And... the weekend begins.

Granite Park?

Granite Park.

Hey, Mom, it's me, Julie.

I'm calling from work, so I only have a minute,

but I'm camping this weekend with Roy and our friend Paul.

Yes, again. Camping's the only thing to do here on weekends.

And yes, Roy's a very nice boy.

I'll be safe, I promise.

Thank you. Give Dad a hug for me. Okay, bye.

They're just really protective.

Yeah.

But you're still in high school. Your parents must be way worse.

Not really.

Didn't I tell you that I was out here camping with my family

when I saw that the gift shop was hiring?

Yeah, basically just told my folks

I want to stay out here for the summer,

and they said, "Fine." Went back to Minnesota.

-Seriously? -Yeah.

Please tell me you're off work soon.

Just have to close up.

Good, because you're coming camping with me.

I need you to save me from this total dud

Denise was trying to set me up with.

-Hey, Paul. -Oh, hi, Michele.

We're going to Trout Lake.

It's me, Denise, this guy Ronnie she's seeing,

and his brother Raymond.

Raymond. Ugh.

You're gonna hate me,

but Roy and I camped Trout last weekend

and he's set on Granite Park.

Well, just tell him to go by himself.

Guys love that. The outdoor-survival,

getting-in-touch-with-nature crap.

- Fine. -

What are you doing this weekend?

Me? I am going with Julie and uh--

-No, you're not. -I'm not?

Nope. You're coming to Trout Lake.

Well, then wouldn't I be a fifth wheel?

It's better than being a third wheel.

-That's a good point. - Come on.

I don't want to be paired off with Raymond.

And if you're there,

it's just like a group of friends.

You should go.

Perfect. Settled.

Now you'll have a romantic weekend and I won't.

Everyone's happy.

Meet us at East Glacier Lodge in an hour.

Who knows? Huddling by the campfire,

sleeping under the stars.

Could be the perfect place to tell Michele

you're desperately in love with her.

Hey!

Hey, Dorothy should be here any minute. You get out of here.

-Really? -Yeah, I'll close up.

Okay, thank you. Have fun this weekend.

You too.

- -

And deep in the woods hanging from trees,

you can find a lichen with long black strands

that the locals call grizzly.

What was that?

Looked like a small hummingbird?

It was a calliope hummingbird.

It's named after the Greek muse,

the patron of epic poetry.

- Very cool. -Interesting.

I had no idea.

I'm actually a ranger naturalist.

A botanist.

-Oh, so you work with plants. -Correct.

Ms. Devereaux, is it true what they say about the chalet?

I've never seen them myself,

but yes, that does seem to be the big attraction.

Oh, that's why you chose this place, isn't it?

- -

What the heck?

I thought Montanans were supposed to be neighborly.

-Probably tourists. -Hmm.

Maybe you should undo the top button in your blouse.

Maybe you should.

Okay.

Watch.

First try.

-No way. -First try.

Don't be jealous.

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Did you just take a photo of a random mountain?

My family wants pictures of mountains

and trees and all that.