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00:00:00Perfect.
00:00:01Thanks, Sarissa.
00:00:02Oh, jeez.
00:00:03Oh!
00:00:04Oh!
00:00:05Oh!
00:00:06Oh, jeez, lady.
00:00:07Oh, my God.
00:00:08Oh, my God.
00:00:09Oh, I'm sorry.
00:00:10I'm so sorry.
00:00:11Let me help.
00:00:12No, that's all right.
00:00:13I'll just do that.
00:00:14Yes.
00:00:15That's all right.
00:00:16Can I help you?
00:00:17That's all right.
00:00:18No.
00:00:19Yeah.
00:00:20Oh, my God.
00:00:21Oh, my God.
00:00:22Oh, my God.
00:00:23Oh, my God.
00:00:24Oh, my God.
00:00:25Oh, my God.
00:00:26Oh, my God.
00:00:27Oh, my God.
00:00:28Oh, my God.
00:00:29Okay.
00:00:30Yes.
00:00:31Good morning.
00:00:34So, you've given up eating your breakfast.
00:00:36And now, you're just wearing it.
00:00:37Is Diane here yet?
00:00:39Yes.
00:00:40Perfect.
00:00:41Guess my beat-the-boss-to-the-office streak has come to an end.
00:00:44Well, you know what she says.
00:00:45If you're early, you're on time.
00:00:47If you're on time, you're late.
00:00:49And, if you're late, you're fired.
00:00:51Cutting it a little close, Meg.
00:00:53Sorry, Diane.
00:00:54There was this delivery guy and the elevator's at the floor.
00:00:56I don't want to hear it.
00:00:57Conference call starts in eight minutes.
00:00:59Barely enough time to change.
00:01:02I'll change in three.
00:01:14Excuse me.
00:01:27Oh, yes.
00:01:55Morning, Diane.
00:01:57Right on time.
00:01:58Barely had a chance to grab a cup of coffee.
00:02:00Mr. Howard, so good to see you again.
00:02:02You remember my assistant, Jamie?
00:02:04Good morning, Mr. Howard.
00:02:06And our newest event planner, Meg.
00:02:08Hi, good morning, Meg.
00:02:09Pleased to meet you.
00:02:10Good morning, Mr. Howard.
00:02:11Call me Brian, please.
00:02:13I want to personally thank you, Brian,
00:02:15for once again choosing Opus Executive
00:02:17Events for your team building retreat this year.
00:02:19That's three years running.
00:02:21I took note of your requests, and I
00:02:23think our team here has really come up with something
00:02:26very different this year.
00:02:27Yeah, hey, Diane, listen.
00:02:29I really want to shake up this batch of students.
00:02:33You know, challenge these people.
00:02:34Make real lawyers out of them.
00:02:36Welcome to Fourth Star Ranch Retreat.
00:02:40Recognize it?
00:02:41I know.
00:02:43It's the former set they shot Kevin Costner's Virginia
00:02:45Bound at.
00:02:46That Western from, like, 15 years ago?
00:02:48Yes, a former Hollywood set for Westerns of the Golden Age.
00:02:53And I have been assured that every authentic Tinseltown
00:02:56touch has been preserved.
00:02:58You and your team will spend three days and nights
00:03:01at this picturesque mountain getaway.
00:03:04Your retreat's theme, mountains, magic, and memories.
00:03:09From crisp mornings to cozy evenings around the fireplace,
00:03:14every detail is taken care of.
00:03:15Hold the phone, Diane.
00:03:18I'm not taking them on a honeymoon.
00:03:20This is team building.
00:03:22They want to be lawyers.
00:03:23I want them to be warriors.
00:03:24Now tell me we're going to get our hands a little dirty here.
00:03:27Indeed.
00:03:28We have several outdoor activities planned, including
00:03:31nature walks by day and cozy gatherings
00:03:34around the outdoor natural gas fireplace by night.
00:03:36You might even get your toes a little wet at the nearby river.
00:03:40Is that a unicorn?
00:03:42We have several little surprises planned for you and your team,
00:03:46including complimentary hiking socks.
00:03:49The raw elements.
00:03:51Diane, real survivalist stuff.
00:03:53Diane, listen, I want fresh.
00:03:55I want new.
00:03:56Right.
00:03:58Of course.
00:03:59It's all been taken care of, I assure you.
00:04:01Wait.
00:04:02Was that a picture of ax throwing?
00:04:04Oh, it might have been.
00:04:07We've had several team members propose a number of activities.
00:04:10Whose idea was that?
00:04:11Oh, we can get rid of it.
00:04:12I, for one, didn't think it was.
00:04:13It was my idea, sir.
00:04:15Really?
00:04:16So why'd you put that in there?
00:04:19Well, I figured you're out in the mountains,
00:04:22and that's something people do there.
00:04:24I mean, chopping logs.
00:04:26Ah.
00:04:27And what else do people do, Meg?
00:04:28Well, I did research a few things.
00:04:33The giant ladder, for instance.
00:04:35They're relatively easy to build, require teams of two.
00:04:38The higher you get, the harder it gets.
00:04:41A slackline obstacle course.
00:04:42That could work for any terrain.
00:04:45Geocaching looks like fun.
00:04:46Kind of like a high-tech scavenger
00:04:48hunt with everyone scrambling in all directions.
00:04:49None of these have been approved or put in the itinerary.
00:04:52Well, I just approved them.
00:04:56Oh.
00:04:57Well.
00:04:59Diane, I want these people tangling from trees.
00:05:02Of course, Brian.
00:05:03We can make some modifications.
00:05:05I can go over everything with you when we arrive at the ramp.
00:05:08And I want Meg there to lead us through it all.
00:05:12Certainly.
00:05:14I mean, she would.
00:05:15Yeah.
00:05:16Meg, I'm really excited about this.
00:05:17So I know you're just going to knock it out of the park.
00:05:21Yes, Mr. Howard.
00:05:22It's sure to be an unforgettable
00:05:24executive events experience.
00:05:26Well, I will have Jamie send the directions
00:05:28and details to you shortly.
00:05:30Thanks again, Mr. Howard, for choosing
00:05:31Opus Executive Events.
00:05:33Tangling from trees, Meg.
00:05:35Talk soon.
00:05:40Well, it looks like you just talked your way
00:05:44into leading our biggest client through the wilderness.
00:05:46Diane, I don't.
00:05:47Meg, you ran your own wedding planning
00:05:48company for three years.
00:05:50Cakes and wedding pavilions, I know.
00:05:52Mountains and nature hikes.
00:05:53Listen, Meg, I hired you because you know how to give
00:05:57the customer what they want.
00:05:58That is what we do here at Opus.
00:06:00You want to take the next big step, this is it.
00:06:04Can I just think it over?
00:06:05I don't need you to think it over.
00:06:07I need you to follow instructions, my instructions,
00:06:10which Jamie will send to your device.
00:06:12So long as you follow them exactly, you'll be fine.
00:06:17Think of it as a recipe for a wedding cake.
00:06:30Think of it as a recipe for a wedding cake.
00:06:33I'd love to push her face into it afterward.
00:06:35I'd love to see that.
00:06:37And did you see the place?
00:06:38Yeah, what's wrong with it?
00:06:40Well, nothing.
00:06:42It's a movie set, a museum, a tinsel town retreat.
00:06:47Are you kidding?
00:06:48Tinsel could be fun.
00:06:50And a gas-powered fire pit.
00:06:52Maybe I can find a golf cart for their nature walks.
00:06:54Well, they're lawyers.
00:06:56We don't want to get sued if their cart crashes.
00:06:58You know, I may not know much about the great outdoors,
00:07:00but I know that this is not it.
00:07:04Says the gal jamming a pair of power pants
00:07:05into a designer backpack.
00:07:07What?
00:07:08It's a backpack, isn't it?
00:07:12No.
00:07:13Maybe Diane's right.
00:07:15Maybe I'm out of my league.
00:07:18No, you're just out of your comfort zone.
00:07:21Which is exactly where you need to be.
00:07:26Open your email.
00:07:31This is the map that Diane prepared.
00:07:33It'll get you where you need to go.
00:07:35And then this is the place here.
00:07:38Four Star Ranch is where you need to go.
00:07:40And then this is the place here.
00:07:41Four Star Ranch at Hearts Creek.
00:07:43Not far from where I used to go hiking with my folks.
00:07:46And the rest of the instructions are all here.
00:07:49We have all the gear in your car.
00:07:50Just show up, follow the recipe, and Diane and I
00:07:55will be there in five days.
00:07:57You want chocolate or vanilla?
00:07:59For what?
00:08:00For the cake that I'm going to bake.
00:08:10All right.
00:08:30Continue 243 miles to Old Hunter Road.
00:08:40Turn right onto Old Hunter Road.
00:09:10Arsa, find alternate routes to Fourth Star Ranch.
00:09:13Recalculating.
00:09:16Continue 425 miles on Highway 101.
00:09:21Turn right on Route 15.
00:09:23Continue for 108 miles.
00:09:26Turn right on Service Road Number 18.
00:09:2917 miles to Fourth Star Ranch.
00:09:32Estimated travel time, five hours and 12 minutes.
00:09:36Well, Arsa, looks like we're both overruled on this one.
00:09:39Recalculating.
00:09:41Continue 125 miles to Fourth Star Ranch.
00:09:45Estimated travel time, two hours and eight minutes.
00:10:05Come on, Arsa, give me something.
00:10:10Come on.
00:10:19OK.
00:10:31Come on.
00:10:33My God, Arsa, I'm sorry.
00:10:35I'm sorry.
00:10:37Come on
00:11:07Come on, come on.
00:11:09Ersa, come on. Give me something.
00:11:11Give me something.
00:11:13Come on.
00:11:15Jeez.
00:11:17Come on. Ersa, come on, come on.
00:11:19Come on, anything. Anything, please.
00:11:21Oh!
00:11:23Oh!
00:11:25No, no. Oh, no, no, no.
00:11:27Oh, no, no, no.
00:11:29Oh!
00:11:31Oh!
00:11:33Oh!
00:11:35No, no. Oh, no, no, no.
00:11:37Oh!
00:11:39Oh!
00:11:41Oh!
00:11:43Oh!
00:11:45Ah!
00:11:47Oh!
00:11:49Oh!
00:11:51Oh, my God.
00:11:59Oh, my God.
00:12:01Please, do you have a cell phone?
00:12:03Well, a GPS, then?
00:12:09All the contact I have with the outside world
00:12:11just drowned in that river.
00:12:13Do you have any means of reaching civilization?
00:12:15Got a horse.
00:12:17I see that.
00:12:19And a name.
00:12:21Rye Taylor.
00:12:23At your service.
00:12:25Meg Sterling.
00:12:29Not a river.
00:12:31It's a creek.
00:12:33Well, it looks like a river to me.
00:12:35Didn't want to climb in and fish around for your phone?
00:12:37What, and get swept away right along with it?
00:12:41Yeah, six inches of water.
00:12:43Probably carry away a moose.
00:12:45Maybe I just didn't want to get wet.
00:12:49Oh, my God.
00:12:53Oh, no.
00:12:55Oh, no, no.
00:12:57Okay.
00:12:59Oh, come on, please, please.
00:13:01Okay.
00:13:03Look, Mr. Taylor.
00:13:05Rye.
00:13:07Do you think you can help me get my car moving?
00:13:09Try.
00:13:11Okay.
00:13:13Hey, whoa.
00:13:15Here.
00:13:17No, it's okay. I got it. It's fine. I'm fine.
00:13:19Well, at least let me take your bag.
00:13:21Uh, no.
00:13:23That's fine. Yeah, thanks.
00:13:29Well,
00:13:31now she's stuck in here good.
00:13:33Looks like it might be the front axle.
00:13:37Car's gonna be here a while.
00:13:39Oh, my God. This can't be happening.
00:13:41Do you have a car?
00:13:43Or a Jeep?
00:13:45Nearest town's a five-day horse ride.
00:13:47Five days? Uh, no, I have four days
00:13:49to get this car to a place called
00:13:51Four Star Ranch at Hearts Creek.
00:13:53Tinseltown Retreat?
00:13:55I know it.
00:13:57Sure.
00:13:59Oh, can you get me there?
00:14:01Not before sundown.
00:14:03My camp's just over this ridge.
00:14:05Your camp?
00:14:07Unless you want to sleep in your car for a few days.
00:14:09I guess I don't have a choice.
00:14:11You always have a choice.
00:14:13I think it's only fair to warn you.
00:14:15I know jujitsu, and I'm a very light sleeper.
00:14:17I'm just a tour guide.
00:14:19Fine. Let's go.
00:14:21I'm not going anywhere on that ankle.
00:14:23What am I supposed to...
00:14:25Uh, no. Look, I am
00:14:27not an animal person, and I...
00:14:29Don't worry. I'll show you how.
00:14:35I'm fine.
00:14:47No, I'm fine.
00:14:49I can do it. I can do it. I'm fine.
00:14:56A natural.
00:14:58Let's go, Lou.
00:15:05What were you doing on that road, anyhow?
00:15:07No one uses it. Still full of craters.
00:15:09My phone told me.
00:15:11Your phone told you?
00:15:13Well, actually, Ursa suggested another way.
00:15:15A way that would have added five hours and four minutes to my travel.
00:15:17Ursa?
00:15:19My GPS. My navigational system.
00:15:21Named it after...
00:15:23Dipper.
00:15:25I get it. Clever.
00:15:27So what's at Hollywood Ranch?
00:15:29Well, in four days,
00:15:31twelve angry lawyers and my furious boss.
00:15:33And what's with all the equipment?
00:15:35I don't know.
00:15:37I just packed it.
00:15:39Instructions were in an e-mail on my phone.
00:15:41Maybe if I could just get everything there...
00:15:43What's that?
00:15:45Just checking something.
00:16:13I got it.
00:16:23I'll get the fire going.
00:16:25Good.
00:16:43Might want to sit closer to the fire.
00:16:45I'm just fine here, thank you.
00:17:13Still checking things?
00:17:15I'm calculating how long it will take to get to the ranch.
00:17:17I assume the horse can walk at a faster pace than you.
00:17:19Say, about 30%?
00:17:21Don't know. Why don't you ask her?
00:17:29Stuff's flammable, you know.
00:17:33I happen to have allergies.
00:17:35Oh, yeah?
00:17:37Yeah.
00:17:39I happen to have allergies.
00:17:41To what?
00:17:43To the outside.
00:17:47Look, how far is this ranch?
00:17:49Well...
00:17:55We're here.
00:17:57There's a river that runs along here,
00:17:59and there's a friend's place in between.
00:18:01We'll stop there.
00:18:03Over the river a ways is Tinseltown Retreat.
00:18:05And next to that
00:18:07runs Hearts Creek.
00:18:09No bridge?
00:18:11Kind of a bridge.
00:18:13I wouldn't walk on it.
00:18:15River's low enough, we'll be able to cross just fine.
00:18:31So...
00:18:33You live here, then?
00:18:35I can't imagine life as one big camping trip.
00:18:37Can't imagine it any other way.
00:18:51What's this?
00:18:53Willow tea.
00:18:55For the pain.
00:19:05Here.
00:19:07No, it's okay. It's fine.
00:19:09I got it.
00:19:11Here.
00:19:27Whoa, what is that?
00:19:29A poultice of herbs and berries.
00:19:31Herbs?
00:19:33It's for the swelling.
00:19:35Something my mother taught me.
00:19:55Thank you.
00:19:57No bother.
00:19:59No bother.
00:20:01Had plenty of practice on Lucy here.
00:20:03No.
00:20:05You're a real prince charming.
00:20:07Well, you're never going to get your foot back in that glass slipper
00:20:09if you keep standing on it.
00:20:11Listen, you...
00:20:13Maybe you'd prefer to check out the royal palace over there.
00:20:15Have a little beauty rest?
00:20:19If we leave by breakfast,
00:20:21we should be at the ranch by lunch.
00:20:23I need more than just a few lines in the dirt, cowboy.
00:20:25I need specifics.
00:20:27Why don't you ask Ursa?
00:20:33Wow.
00:20:35I don't think I've ever seen so many stones.
00:20:37I don't think I've ever seen so many stones.
00:20:55So,
00:20:57you're not out here making bombs
00:20:59and writing manifestos, are you?
00:21:01Sounds too complicated.
00:21:03I stick to mountains, horses, and campfires
00:21:05and showing them to city folk when I have to.
00:21:07So, you're a mountain guide?
00:21:09Some of the time.
00:21:11And the notebook?
00:21:13I'm just an observer.
00:21:15Guess it fills the rest of the time.
00:21:17That is when I'm not mending city gals' twisted ankles.
00:21:21Well, on that charming note,
00:21:23I guess I'll check in to the royal palace.
00:21:27Good night, sweet prince.
00:21:29The flights of angels sing thee that I rest.
00:21:31What?
00:21:33Huh.
00:21:35All this time, I thought that was from Cinderella.
00:21:51Ah!
00:21:53Oh!
00:21:55Oh!
00:21:57Oh.
00:21:59Met our rooster, huh?
00:22:01Just coffee in the mug and some biscuits.
00:22:05Oh.
00:22:07How'd you sleep?
00:22:09Well, if you call laying on rocks and dirt
00:22:11while listening to every hoot and rustle in the forest sleep,
00:22:13like a princess.
00:22:17How's the ankle?
00:22:19It's good, actually.
00:22:21It's real good.
00:22:27How's she doing?
00:22:29Who?
00:22:31Lucy. She breaking any records?
00:22:33Look, it's very important I get to this ranch on time.
00:22:35Just saying, we get there when we get there.
00:22:39Just ease up on the reins.
00:22:41I think I got the hang of this cowboy.
00:22:43Well, you're confusing her.
00:22:45Look, I don't know what you think you know about me,
00:22:47but I'm not some high-maintenance southern belle
00:22:49coming here to tour God's country.
00:22:51Easy, easy.
00:22:53I ran my own wedding planning company for three years, okay?
00:22:55I don't need some macho mountain man telling me.
00:22:57Oh!
00:23:13Oh, easy, easy.
00:23:17Huh. She did break the record.
00:23:27What's with the stopwatch, anyway?
00:23:29Thought you folks had those things on your cell phones.
00:23:31It was a gift
00:23:33from my favorite professor in business school
00:23:35for perfect attendance and punctuality.
00:23:39What are you doing?
00:23:41Nature calls.
00:23:43I'm going to guide it.
00:23:45Careful.
00:23:47Those might protect you from the bears,
00:23:49but it's not the animals I'm worried about.
00:23:53There's someone else in these woods.
00:23:55Someone?
00:23:57Guess you could call him a man.
00:23:59He had a name once.
00:24:01Now,
00:24:03he's just known as a prospector.
00:24:05Like a lot of folks,
00:24:07he came up here looking for gold
00:24:09and heard he found it, too.
00:24:11So did some other fellas,
00:24:13and they come up here
00:24:15and they try to take it from him.
00:24:17Except the thing is,
00:24:19he took something from them.
00:24:21A hand, usually.
00:24:23A left one.
00:24:25He'd let you live
00:24:27so you could tell the story,
00:24:29but survivors,
00:24:31well, they didn't do too much living.
00:24:37That's a good one, mountain man.
00:24:39You should write that one down in your notebook.
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00:25:39Hey, Mr. Bear.
00:25:41How about a jingle bell sing-along?
00:25:43Oh, my God!
00:25:45Oh, please, mister, I'm not after your gold.
00:25:47I'm lost. I'm not a prospector.
00:25:49I don't have a pick or a shovel.
00:25:51I'm a pedophile.
00:25:53Please don't take my hand.
00:25:55What in Sam hell
00:25:57are you blathering about, lady?
00:25:59Rye, Rye, I found him.
00:26:01I found the prospector.
00:26:03You better put that thing away
00:26:05before you hurt yourself.
00:26:07Meg Sterling,
00:26:09meet my guiding partner, Curly.
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00:26:19Bad prospector, huh?
00:26:21Usually uses the axe murderer gag
00:26:23on the real jumpy ones.
00:26:25My favorite is
00:26:27the ghost-of-Holler mountain.
00:26:29Do that one around campfires
00:26:31late at night.
00:26:33Well, that was
00:26:35quite the welcome party.
00:26:37Well, I sure appreciate
00:26:39but when I take a nature hike,
00:26:42I prefer to bring along my trusty Paul Bunyan special.
00:26:45Mm-mm.
00:26:47♪♪
00:26:49Mm.
00:26:51Ooh!
00:26:53Ah.
00:26:55♪♪
00:26:59I don't suppose you have somewhere to clean up around here
00:27:01that doesn't involve ice-cold rapids
00:27:03or mountain waterfalls?
00:27:05Yes, ma'am. Got a shower.
00:27:07You have a shower?
00:27:08Sure do. Over yonder.
00:27:10Handle's a mite finicky.
00:27:12You got to wiggle it some.
00:27:14I, myself, only take three showers a year.
00:27:17New Year's Day, Independence Day,
00:27:19and my own birthday.
00:27:21Don't get too close.
00:27:23Curly's born on a leap year.
00:27:25Oh!
00:27:27Got a bucket set up over there.
00:27:29Just pour it in the pail, pull the handle,
00:27:31and have at her.
00:27:33I'll get the bucket. It's a little heavy.
00:27:35Uh, it's okay, boys. I think I can figure it out.
00:27:38♪♪
00:27:46Oh.
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00:29:19Ah!
00:29:22Guess you figured out the handle.
00:29:24Oh. Oh. Oh.
00:29:27Oh.
00:29:29Oh. Oh.
00:29:31Oh.
00:29:33Oh.
00:29:35♪♪
00:29:41Ah!
00:29:43Ah.
00:29:45♪♪
00:29:52Ah!
00:29:54Oh.
00:29:56Oh. Oh.
00:29:58Oh.
00:30:00Oh.
00:30:02Oh.
00:30:04Oh.
00:30:06Okay.
00:30:08Lucy.
00:30:09Good horsey.
00:30:11Go on, help a sister out, will you?
00:30:14Go on.
00:30:16Oh.
00:30:20Oh, bless you, girl.
00:30:23Us ladies got to stick together, am I right?
00:30:25Oh.
00:30:27Oh.
00:30:29Oh.
00:30:31Oh.
00:30:36Oh.
00:30:38Maybe you should have taken the mountain waterfall route.
00:30:40Oh, no. It was invigorating, really.
00:30:43Besides, I had some help from our rooster friend.
00:30:47Now if only Lucy could help me contact the civilized world.
00:30:50You need internet?
00:30:52Yeah. Rye said there was a place around here.
00:30:54Oh, that place is my place. I'll go start the generator.
00:30:58You don't have hot running water, but you have internet access?
00:31:01Well, sure. It's kind of on and off.
00:31:04Almost as cranky as my first wife, Lily.
00:31:08So you have a computer, then?
00:31:10I got a whole little setup inside.
00:31:12Well, how else am I going to watch the season finale of The Bachelorette?
00:31:32Beep. Beep. Beep.
00:31:54You send your message?
00:31:56Yeah. Hoping it will buy me some time.
00:31:59I should print out my itinerary.
00:32:01I got a printer?
00:32:04What's this?
00:32:06Doing some renovations for the palace.
00:32:08It's a sled for the horses.
00:32:10We can use it to haul your gear.
00:32:12Here. Tie these on.
00:32:16My mother taught me.
00:32:18I made one for the dog when I was eight.
00:32:20I was hoping he was going to carry my books to school, but...
00:32:23The first time I hooked it up to him, he bolted across the river.
00:32:26I was pulling my homework off the banks for weeks.
00:32:32Like... like this?
00:32:34Yeah.
00:32:36You know, it's kind of weird.
00:32:38It's kind of like...
00:32:40I don't know.
00:32:42Like... like this?
00:32:46I'll take George. He's a little feistier.
00:32:48Besides, I think Lucy likes you better anyway.
00:32:51Okay.
00:32:59Okay.
00:33:01No Kentucky Derby today, okay girl?
00:33:04Now remember, you're in charge.
00:33:06She's fairly easy going if you treat her right.
00:33:10Heck, she knows these trails better than I do.
00:33:12Use your reins to guide her left and right.
00:33:14Quick pull back will stop her,
00:33:16and just a gentle squeeze of your heels will get her moving.
00:33:19You ready?
00:33:21Ready.
00:33:23Okay.
00:33:39So, your mom, she was a mountain woman then?
00:33:43You could say that.
00:33:45She grew up in and around these parts.
00:33:47And your father?
00:33:49Rancher. Wyoming.
00:33:51You are a cowboy.
00:33:53Not me. That was my mother's world.
00:33:56Rodeo.
00:33:58Heck of a barrel racer.
00:34:00My father wasn't much for bull riding or hog tying.
00:34:03But a horse and a rider working together?
00:34:06Poetry in motion, huh?
00:34:08That's right.
00:34:22Oh.
00:34:26All right. So, what do you really need?
00:34:29Uh, all of it.
00:34:33Including this blender?
00:34:35Yes. All of it.
00:34:43I guess this means this inflatable unicorn's coming too.
00:34:52Land sakes!
00:34:54You got enough gear there to supply a small colony.
00:34:58There's a unicorn in there if you want to float down the river.
00:35:02Oh, your boss lady left a message
00:35:05just before the Wi-Fi crapped out for the day.
00:35:09You got enough gear there to supply a small colony.
00:35:12There's a unicorn in there if you want to float down the river.
00:35:17Oh, your boss lady left a message
00:35:20just before the Wi-Fi crapped out for the day.
00:35:38Everything all right?
00:35:43Between a broke-down car and a broken phone, sure.
00:35:47At least I got the itinerary.
00:36:01What's that?
00:36:03Tex-Mex seasoning. Want some?
00:36:05No, thank you.
00:36:08I like to keep it simple.
00:36:10Curly?
00:36:11Nothing Tex or Mex about that.
00:36:30Writing a new baked bean recipe?
00:36:33Just some scribbling.
00:36:35Clears my head, that's all.
00:36:50It's beautiful, Curly. What's it called?
00:36:53No name yet. No lyrics neither.
00:36:57Was hoping Shakespeare over there would write some.
00:37:00I only write tragedies.
00:37:02Isn't that what country music is all about?
00:37:05Lame dogs broke down trucks and girls would done you wrong.
00:37:09Country music?
00:37:11That glitzy racket that pop stars pump out over the radio?
00:37:15Just because you got a twang in your guitar and a drawl on your lip,
00:37:20don't make you a country singer.
00:37:24What about you, Rye?
00:37:26Let's get a real cowboy's perspective.
00:37:28You see any cows around here?
00:37:31We ain't cowboys.
00:37:33You could have fooled me.
00:37:35We leave folks around these parts that want to be cowboys or cowgirls,
00:37:41like some of them country singers.
00:37:44Folks reckon they put on a hat and spurs, do a little roping and riding,
00:37:49they can act their way into it.
00:37:51No, ma'am, we ain't cowboys.
00:37:55Ranchers and farmers work hard for a living.
00:37:59Rye and myself, we're mountain men.
00:38:04What's the difference?
00:38:06Well, young lady, you might find that out in the next day or two.
00:38:12Go and attend to the horses.
00:38:28Oh, who poured their ashtray in here?
00:38:38Got the grounds is all.
00:38:40Just sip it real slow.
00:38:55Hey, Curly.
00:38:58Tell me, what's Rye's story?
00:39:02Rye?
00:39:05Just kind of showed up one day offering his services.
00:39:09Didn't say much about his past.
00:39:11I didn't ask, but I could see he sure knew his way around these mountains.
00:39:16So you took him in?
00:39:18I was looking for a partner.
00:39:20He was looking for a change.
00:39:22Some people come to these parts to get away from something.
00:39:27Or someone?
00:39:29I couldn't say.
00:39:32But it was enough to bring him all the way out here three summers ago.
00:39:40A person starts to question themself, soon they'll question everything.
00:39:45I know all about plans going down the drain.
00:39:52Most plans are just maps in the sand anyways.
00:39:55Directions scratched in the dirt.
00:39:57And then along comes the wind and the rain.
00:40:01Yeah, I've had a few things get washed up in the last three years.
00:40:06Sure.
00:40:07But life's made up of what you decide to do after the wind and the rain.
00:40:20I think I'll turn in for the night.
00:40:23You happen to have an extra tent?
00:40:25Got you all set up inside.
00:40:27Why thank you, Curly.
00:40:29A mountain man and a gentleman.
00:40:53Good night, mountain man.
00:41:08You keep these pots boiling all night, Curly?
00:41:10Mm-hmm.
00:41:12I'm going to go make some tea.
00:41:14Okay.
00:41:15I'm going to go make some tea.
00:41:17I'm going to go make some tea.
00:41:19You keep these pots boiling all night, Curly?
00:41:21Mm-hmm.
00:41:22Coffee's hot.
00:41:40Find any cigarette butts?
00:41:42Not yet.
00:41:45Where's Rye?
00:41:46In the river.
00:41:47Getting breakfast, I imagine.
00:41:53You're going to need these.
00:42:18Any moose float by yet?
00:42:20Not yet.
00:42:22Nothing's been by for a while but a few deer.
00:42:24Oh, you found tracks?
00:42:26Poop.
00:42:27Poop?
00:42:28I don't see any poop.
00:42:30It's because you're standing in it.
00:42:32Oh.
00:42:34Oh, you caught something?
00:42:36Uh, yeah.
00:42:38He's fighting me, though.
00:42:48Rainbow trout.
00:42:50And beauties, too.
00:42:52Meg caught the big one.
00:42:54Well, scooped was more like it.
00:42:56Oh, that counts in my book.
00:42:58I'll get these fellas swimming in potatoes in no time.
00:43:01Actually, we're going to have to take our breakfast to go.
00:43:08I know a shortcut.
00:43:10If we head out now, we should make Hearts Creek by noon.
00:43:12Get everything set and come back for the gear.
00:43:15Mountain granola bars.
00:43:17Cool.
00:43:20Got any more of those mountain granola bars?
00:43:23Thanks, Coach.
00:43:25Didn't realize we were holding football tryouts.
00:43:27You think pretty quick.
00:43:29Is that why they sent you out here?
00:43:31Oh, no.
00:43:33Opus executive events.
00:43:35I'm not supposed to think.
00:43:37Just follow orders.
00:43:39You do not seem like the type to follow orders.
00:43:41How'd you go from weddings to executive events?
00:43:44Practicality, really.
00:43:46If I wasn't chasing someone for invoices,
00:43:48I was scrambling to drum up new business.
00:43:50Guess I was just trying to keep it simple, too.
00:43:53Maybe what you need was a good partner.
00:43:55Like me.
00:43:57Like you?
00:43:59Yeah.
00:44:01Well, I found Curly.
00:44:03Oh, yeah, right.
00:44:05I see.
00:44:14You ready?
00:44:16Ready for what?
00:44:18There's a shallow part just up here.
00:44:20Shallow? You said there was a bridge.
00:44:22I never said that.
00:44:24Said we could cross here.
00:44:26I can't do that.
00:44:28You can count me out then, cowboy.
00:44:30You'll be fine.
00:44:32The river's low, and besides, Lucy's done this a dozen times.
00:44:34I'm not worried about Lucy.
00:44:36So you're allergic to water, too, then?
00:44:38I hate the water.
00:44:40You can't hate the water.
00:44:42Civilizations began next to rivers like this.
00:44:44Well, this ain't Egypt, and that ain't the Nile.
00:44:46Come on, Meg. It's the only way.
00:44:48I can't swim.
00:44:53All right.
00:44:55Well, you don't hate the water.
00:44:57You just hate drowning.
00:44:59That's right.
00:45:01I don't care if it takes another day.
00:45:03I am not crossing.
00:45:06Meg?
00:45:10Meg?
00:45:12Meg!
00:45:15Meg!
00:45:20Is he all right?
00:45:24Listen, Meg.
00:45:26You're gonna have to let go and swim down to me.
00:45:28Come on, Meg.
00:45:30You can do this.
00:45:32Hey, swimming's easier than you think.
00:45:34It's more like floating than anything else.
00:45:36Just let go and go with the flow.
00:45:38I'll catch you, I promise.
00:45:40Come on.
00:45:42You can do it.
00:45:48I got you.
00:45:50There you go. I'm right here.
00:45:52I'm right here.
00:46:02This is some darn good floating.
00:46:15What, no trout and baked beans tonight?
00:46:17Nope.
00:46:19Rye's on cooking duty.
00:46:21Says he's got something special.
00:46:23Really?
00:46:25Don't you worry.
00:46:27Got some chipmunk for tomorrow's bean menu.
00:46:30Chipmunk.
00:46:32Very gamey.
00:46:37Oh, don't tell me there's not a layer of beans under there.
00:46:40I was just getting used to them.
00:46:42I found a jar in Curly's old spice rack.
00:46:44Not sure if it's Tex or Max, but...
00:46:47I think the best before date was January 79.
00:46:50I got a spice rack?
00:46:54It sure is peaceful out here.
00:46:59Think we can still get all the equipment over to the ranch?
00:47:03I added some wood to the sled.
00:47:05Should float fine.
00:47:10The river.
00:47:12It was so fast.
00:47:14There was just no way to fight it.
00:47:17So powerful.
00:47:21I remember when I was a kid,
00:47:23it rained for four straight days.
00:47:27Too much for the river nearby,
00:47:29and she burst her banks.
00:47:33Water just rushed right through our sandbags.
00:47:38It was a flash flood.
00:47:40The barn was completely gone,
00:47:42and the house was gutted.
00:47:46We lost a lot of animals.
00:47:48We lost a lot of animals.
00:47:52In tears, I remember
00:47:54hauling those stupid sandbags back to the river
00:47:56and dropping them in.
00:48:00My father stopped me.
00:48:02He held me in his arms and...
00:48:09He said that the best that we could hope for
00:48:11is to manage nature a little.
00:48:14He explained that
00:48:16the only control you have
00:48:18is your reaction to what nature throws at you.
00:48:22Did you rebuild it?
00:48:24Better than ever.
00:48:26You ever miss it?
00:48:28The ranch?
00:48:30Life.
00:48:36Yeah. Sometimes.
00:48:39Just couldn't find the right cowgirl to settle down with, huh?
00:48:43Huh. Yeah.
00:48:45Well, problem was, I did.
00:48:49At least I thought I did.
00:48:56Guess I'll turn in then.
00:48:58It's gonna be a long day tomorrow.
00:49:02Good night, Meg.
00:49:04Good night, Rye.
00:49:13Uh...
00:49:15Rye.
00:49:43Oh, Rye, I'm sorry.
00:49:45You left your...
00:49:47I just saw a few pages.
00:49:49You're beautiful, Rye.
00:49:51Your poems...
00:50:12Thanks.
00:50:35Morning, Curly.
00:50:38What?
00:50:40I...
00:50:45Did you do all this yourself?
00:50:47Yeah.
00:50:49Barry?
00:50:52Hey, Rye.
00:50:53Look who's on breakfast duty.
00:50:55She even used your log cabin trick.
00:50:59Coffee?
00:51:11Looks like there's a grumpy bear loose in these woods.
00:51:14He caught me looking in his notebook.
00:51:16I see.
00:51:18I didn't mean to pry. I just...
00:51:20To see if he was writing about you.
00:51:23Well, do you think he is?
00:51:26Probably.
00:51:28Along with everyone else he's met.
00:51:30He's got a dozen of those little notebooks.
00:51:33Probably got a whole one just on me.
00:51:41Thanks.
00:51:43You're welcome.
00:51:47I'm gonna go get my belt on.
00:51:50Uh, you're already wearing suspenders.
00:51:52I'm the kind of fella that wears both.
00:51:56Rye, I'm sorry, I...
00:51:58Forget it.
00:52:02Well, I wanted to ask you...
00:52:04Yeah, I'll still take you to the retreat.
00:52:08Actually, I was gonna ask you if I could borrow Lucy for the day.
00:52:12Yeah, sure.
00:52:14I mean, I don't know if I can.
00:52:16I mean, I don't know if I can borrow Lucy for the day.
00:52:19I mean, I don't know if I can borrow Lucy for the day.
00:52:22I mean, I don't know if I can borrow Lucy for the day.
00:52:24You're going solo then.
00:52:26I see.
00:52:28This whole city slicker business is just an act?
00:52:31Or you're a seasoned professional out here now?
00:52:33Hold on a second.
00:52:34Look, you make one little fire, you pick a few berries.
00:52:37That doesn't mean you can handle yourself, okay?
00:52:39Spare me another partner speech, mountain man.
00:52:41I think I can haul a pile of equipment down a mountain all by my big self.
00:52:44Really?
00:52:45When did the caterer show up?
00:52:47Look, I said I was sorry about the journal.
00:52:50You just left it laying there.
00:52:52Man, I trust that people don't go snooping.
00:52:55I doubt you've ever trusted anyone in your life.
00:53:05Thank you for your hospitality.
00:53:08I'll endeavor to have your horse back before sundown.
00:53:22Okay.
00:53:41Say, you two heading out already?
00:53:44Oh, just me, Curly.
00:53:46You heading down to Hearts Creek alone?
00:53:48Yeah, I think I've worn out my welcome.
00:53:51Besides, I won't be alone.
00:53:52I've got Lucy.
00:53:53She's a little more talkative.
00:53:58That one.
00:53:59It'll take you right to the river.
00:54:02Sled should float across fine long as you got it tied to Lucy real tight.
00:54:06Path on the other side will take you to your ranch.
00:54:10Thanks, Curly.
00:54:12You know, I've seen mules with more sense than you.
00:54:15I retired from life.
00:54:17I earned that right.
00:54:18But you, you've got your whole life right in front of you,
00:54:21and you're watching it pass you by.
00:54:23My life's just fine.
00:54:25I've seen the way you look at her.
00:54:29What are you talking about, old man?
00:54:31For a man that likes to write a lot of fiction,
00:54:34I'm sure you've seen the way I look at her.
00:54:37What are you talking about, old man?
00:54:39For a man that likes to write a lot of fancy letters,
00:54:42you should try speaking them to someone sometime.
00:54:53Was it exit 201 or 203?
00:54:55203.
00:54:56Are you sure?
00:54:57Yes, it's all here in your printed directions.
00:55:01Do you have anything on the iPad yet?
00:55:04No service.
00:55:05I knew we should have picked a closer location.
00:55:08There are some perfectly good parts in town.
00:55:10Mr. Howard wanted the raw elements.
00:55:12Well, I didn't think we'd have to travel back in time to the 1800s to find it.
00:55:16Oh, I hope he doesn't have this problem.
00:55:18Meg said it in her email.
00:55:20Wi-Fi only at the ranch.
00:55:22Besides, we all have the same printouts.
00:55:27You have our reservations for tonight?
00:55:30Crystal Waters Lodge, check-in at 5.
00:55:33Check-out tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.
00:55:35Then it's three hours to Four Star Ranch.
00:55:37Mr. Howard and his party arrive at 2 p.m.
00:55:42And the jacuzzi?
00:55:44You made sure my room tonight has a jacuzzi.
00:55:47Check.
00:55:49I can't believe people actually choose to come out here and sleep on the ground in tents.
00:55:55Well, I think it's very exciting.
00:55:59Well, I do not want excitement.
00:56:01I want perfection.
00:56:04Look, okay, I know Meg.
00:56:06She is a details person.
00:56:08Meticulous and precise.
00:56:10Every flannel sheet will be tucked.
00:56:11Every candle will be lit.
00:56:13Every napkin will be folded.
00:56:15You'll see.
00:56:17All right, girl, you got three minutes.
00:56:22What?
00:56:24No!
00:56:26No, no, no, no, no, no, no!
00:56:27Move these!
00:56:41Meg, is there a hot tub?
00:56:44Come on, you don't want to be nice, you pour my sunshine?
00:57:14Maybe bears don't like country music, you know?
00:57:37Here goes nothing.
00:57:38I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't
00:57:45want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to
00:57:49be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:57:50I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't
00:57:51want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be
00:57:52nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't
00:57:53want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:57:54I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:58:21to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:58:50I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:58:51to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:58:52I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:58:53to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
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00:58:55to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
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00:58:58to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:58:59I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:00to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:01I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:02to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:03I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:04to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:05I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:06to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:07I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:08to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:09I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:10to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:11I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:13to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:14I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:15to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:16I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:17to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice,
00:59:18I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:19to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I
00:59:20don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want to be nice, I don't want
00:59:39I love this stuff.
00:59:44Could have used this one at my wedding planning company.
00:59:47Good caterer can make or break you, you know what I mean?
00:59:53Why don't I make some coffee?
01:00:01I'm sorry.
01:00:03I'm sorry.
01:00:05I'm sorry.
01:00:07I'm sorry.
01:00:21You know, I think I recognize some of the berries out here.
01:00:24Haskat used to go to this berry picking farm when I was a kid.
01:00:28This one year I picked two pails of raspberries.
01:00:31Listen, Meg.
01:00:34I want to get some things straight.
01:00:36Oh, okay.
01:00:39You see, well, I've made my mind up about some things and decided that I'm making some changes.
01:00:49I'm leaving.
01:00:51Oh?
01:00:53This thing, I mean, this mountain guide thing.
01:00:58I'm getting rid of some extra baggage and I don't want anything tying me down, you know what I mean?
01:01:04No, I don't.
01:01:07Okay.
01:01:11Look, um...
01:01:20There's a lot of things I figured out being up here and some things make more sense now.
01:01:27Some make less.
01:01:30That's not what I mean.
01:01:36There's things that I know that I do want, but there's certainly things I know I don't want and, uh...
01:01:44Meg, what I'm trying to say is...
01:01:47It's okay, Ray. I know what you're trying to say.
01:01:53I don't even know what I'm trying to say. It's just...
01:02:03Goodnight.
01:02:06Goodnight.
01:02:36Goodnight.
01:03:07Stupid.
01:03:09Just say the words.
01:03:36Goodnight.
01:03:48Dear Meg...
01:03:50She's a typical city slicker, but what should I expect? The kind of person who can't see the beauty all around her.
01:03:59A wise man once told me for a man who likes to write a lot of fancy words, I should try speaking them to someone sometime.
01:04:05I was hoping to get the courage to tell this to your face, but for now I...
01:04:13I just had to get this down, so there's no misunderstanding.
01:04:17I couldn't spend three days with this person.
01:04:21Forget the rest of my life.
01:04:23I know we've just met and I know I don't always show the inner workings of my heart, but...
01:04:28I guess what I'm feeling is love.
01:04:31I'm done trying to fix people.
01:04:35I guess in the end, I pity her more than anything else.
01:04:42When you read this, I'll be back at Curly's.
01:04:45I have to set some things straight with the old man before I start a new chapter in my life.
01:04:52I'll return for your answer with an open mind and an open heart.
01:04:58P.S. I'll also bring breakfast.
01:05:04I love you.
01:05:34I love you.
01:06:04Meg?
01:06:09Meg?
01:06:13Meg?
01:06:22Meg!
01:06:34Mr. Taylor, it is clear I've become a burden to you.
01:06:38And while I appreciate your guidance thus far, I cannot rely on you to fix me.
01:06:43And I will not tolerate being pitied.
01:06:46And so, I hereby terminate my contract with you.
01:06:50Do not follow me.
01:07:05What's going on? Where's Meg?
01:07:08Over at Tinseltown Retreat, I imagine.
01:07:13You going somewhere?
01:07:15Yeah. Anywhere but here.
01:07:18You're quitting?
01:07:20It's time I moved on. I don't want to leave you hanging, but...
01:07:25Oh, don't worry about me. I've been trying to retire up here for years.
01:07:29Oh, don't worry about me. I've been trying to retire up here for years.
01:07:34What about Meg?
01:07:35Meg?
01:07:41Here's what Meg thought.
01:07:56I don't understand.
01:07:57What do you?
01:07:59Perfectly.
01:08:03Thanks for everything, Curly. I'll check in on you from time to time.
01:08:09Whoa! What are you doing, fool?
01:08:14Rye, wait! These are your words!
01:08:17Yeah, and they don't mean a dang thing.
01:08:19Well, what's this?
01:08:21More ramblings of a fool, I suppose.
01:08:23Love is a strong word? You're telling me these words don't mean nothing to you?
01:08:30Not without the word trust.
01:08:35You ought to thank your lucky stars that a girl like that is interested in your sorry life.
01:08:41Here, take them. Maybe one day you'll realize the wisdom in these pages,
01:08:47and wonder how them words ever came out of that fool head of yours.
01:08:51Are they yours?
01:09:12Meg?
01:09:14Meg?
01:09:22All the equipment is gone.
01:09:24Oh my God. She could be wandering around out here.
01:09:27With a car full of equipment?
01:09:29But in the email it said that she arrived safe and sound.
01:09:34Oh God, I hate it out here.
01:09:51Come on.
01:10:10Of course.
01:10:21Oh my God.
01:10:23Oh.
01:10:48I want that place as cozy as a western home on the range.
01:10:53Okay.
01:10:58No firewood. Good start.
01:11:22No firewood.
01:11:53Oh my God.
01:12:19Oh God.
01:12:23Meg?
01:12:25Are you alright?
01:12:26I saw the smoke.
01:12:28No, Curly. I'm not alright.
01:12:50What happened?
01:12:52My boss told me to start the fire. It was the second thing on her list.
01:12:57Well, that shouldn't have been. This here hasn't been used in a while.
01:13:02Probably a bird's nest stuck in the chimney.
01:13:09Say, Missy, I don't want to add to your troubles,
01:13:14but I thought you might want to know.
01:13:18Rye's gone.
01:13:20I'm not surprised.
01:13:23Well, this might surprise you.
01:13:27Fell out of his other notebook.
01:13:40Curly, where is he?
01:13:43Probably halfway to California, I would imagine.
01:13:49I don't understand.
01:13:50Listen, I'm going to go back and check if you left anything behind.
01:13:56Then maybe I can help you.
01:13:59No, it's okay, Curly. It doesn't matter now.
01:14:02I'm real sorry for your troubles.
01:14:05He's a dang pig-headed fool anyhow.
01:14:09No, I'm the fool. I'm the fool.
01:14:11They can't get Edward to pull this off.
01:14:15The good Lord doesn't judge us on our weaknesses.
01:14:21He judges us on our strengths.
01:14:24You've showed some real grit out here, young lady.
01:14:30Thanks.
01:14:34I'm gonna... If you need anything, you know where I am.
01:14:41Oh, I noticed an email to you from some fella named Brian.
01:14:45Says his phone told him the service road was unsafe or something.
01:14:48I don't know.
01:14:50Oh, the service road.
01:14:52No.
01:15:18Oh, no.
01:15:49This is ridiculous. She is obviously at the ranch.
01:15:53You stay here in case she comes back. I'll take the long way around.
01:15:57All I can say is, she had better have everything set up perfectly.
01:16:18No.
01:16:24No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:16:26Hey, hey, hey. Wait, wait. Stop, stop, stop.
01:16:29No!
01:16:32Oh, boy.
01:16:42Oh, God.
01:16:45No, no, no, no.
01:16:47Oh, God.
01:16:53Don't make me go out there.
01:17:17Meg.
01:17:19Thank God you're okay.
01:17:21Why do you... Where did you...
01:17:24How did you get a horse?
01:17:26Long story. Where's Diane?
01:17:28She left for the ranch a little while ago.
01:17:30Right. That should buy some time.
01:17:32Morning, Meg.
01:17:34Somehow I don't think this little mishap was on the itinerary.
01:17:37I'm so sorry, Mr. Howard. Is everyone all right?
01:17:40Certainly got hearts racing.
01:17:42But, uh...
01:17:43No damage. Except for the tire.
01:17:45I was more concerned about you.
01:17:47Oh, well...
01:17:49I've been on quite an adventure.
01:17:51And so have you.
01:17:53This blown tire is a perfect example.
01:17:55Oh?
01:17:57Yeah.
01:17:59It's quite fortuitous, you see, because...
01:18:01Well...
01:18:03Things have changed, Mr. Howard.
01:18:05Changed?
01:18:07Yeah.
01:18:09The itinerary I put together, that was more of a rough outline.
01:18:11What mountain men out here like to call a map in the sand.
01:18:14You said you wanted to test your interns, Brian.
01:18:17Well, for the next few days, we're gonna see what you're all made of.
01:18:20You gotta go with what life throws at you.
01:18:22And out here, it's a lot.
01:18:25But it ain't green goo smoothies.
01:18:28And it ain't...
01:18:30manicured bits of time.
01:18:33And it ain't unicorns.
01:18:35It's wit, grit, and guts.
01:18:38So...
01:18:40Cinch your saddles and grab your paddles,
01:18:42because for the next few days, we're riding the rapids.
01:18:47Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
01:18:50Ha ha ha ha ha ha!
01:18:53Oh, that is what I'm talking about!
01:18:57Oh, I mean, Diane had me go in there for a while with that itinerary.
01:19:01I knew it had to be a joke.
01:19:04I mean, Diane had me go in there for a while with that itinerary.
01:19:08Oh, young lady, this...
01:19:10This is music to my ears.
01:19:13Okay. So, grab only what you can carry and follow me.
01:19:17We'll arrange for a tow truck once we get to the ranch.
01:19:20Well, all right, troops. You heard her.
01:19:23Let's gear up!
01:19:31So, what's the plan?
01:19:33I know a shortcut.
01:19:35If Diane's taking the long way around, it gives us just enough time to beat her there.
01:19:38And if not...
01:19:40I haven't thought that far ahead.
01:19:55So, these marks here are left by a grizzly bear who stood up and scared his prey!
01:20:05Sherry.
01:20:08So, these are deer droppings.
01:20:11Which run in packs.
01:20:13So, usually when you see this, it means that game is nearby.
01:20:16Nice.
01:20:20Oh, sweet!
01:20:22Um, I don't know.
01:20:25So, this is tree moss.
01:20:27And it's on this side of the tree, and this side of the tree is dry.
01:20:30Because when the sun rises, it comes up this way and over on this side.
01:20:33So, this side always stays wet and mossy.
01:20:36That's incredible.
01:20:38Okay, often?
01:20:39Yeah.
01:20:40Yeah?
01:20:57What is this?
01:20:59It's a shortcut.
01:21:01Maybe there's a bridge near.
01:21:03No bridge. We're gonna have to wade across.
01:21:05But right now, this is our only chance at beating Diane to the ranch.
01:21:09But I thought you told me you don't do water.
01:21:11Guess I'm getting used to it out here.
01:21:15Well, scouts!
01:21:18What have we got here?
01:21:21Looks like we're gonna get a little wet.
01:21:24Brian?
01:21:29Okay.
01:21:32Well, troops!
01:21:34Sounds like we got our first real true test, huh?
01:21:38Wits, grits, and guts!
01:21:43Let's go!
01:21:50I can't swim.
01:21:52Oh, don't worry, Sherry.
01:21:54It's more floating than anything.
01:21:56I'll tell you what.
01:21:58I'm right on this seat.
01:22:00She's an old pro at this. Come on.
01:22:02Watch your step.
01:22:05It's pretty fun to start there.
01:22:07Right.
01:22:09There you go. And jump.
01:22:12You all right?
01:22:22You got this.
01:22:32I've never felt so alive!
01:22:34You did great.
01:22:36Thanks. So did you.
01:22:43Well, Mountain Meg, what now?
01:22:46Yeah, what now?
01:22:58Where are the sidewalks?!
01:23:01I don't know.
01:23:11So, what are you gonna do once we get there?
01:23:14I have no idea.
01:23:16This could all still end in disaster.
01:23:18Well, then let's just make it the disaster of a lifetime.
01:23:21With the mountains, magic, and memories.
01:23:23Oh, it'll be memorable, all right.
01:23:25Trashed equipment, a fake ranch house, and a busted stove.
01:23:28Maybe we can set the whole place ablaze and roast weenies around it.
01:23:31Okay, first things first, I'll get the fire going, get everyone dry.
01:23:34Then we need to salvage the equipment.
01:23:36And we'll figure out sleeping arrangements later.
01:23:38And...
01:23:52Curly, you... How did you...
01:23:55Sorry we're late, Mel.
01:23:58Never did win any awards for punctuality.
01:24:01Well, maybe you could use this to time them city slickers on our obstacle course.
01:24:07Thank you, Curly.
01:24:12I, um...
01:24:14I read your note.
01:24:16Well, I...
01:24:18I read your notebook.
01:24:20It seemed pretty clear.
01:24:22It was pretty clear, all right.
01:24:24At the time I wrote it.
01:24:28You're gonna go snooping.
01:24:29Make sure you got the right book.
01:24:33Here.
01:24:36Check the date.
01:24:39Three years ago.
01:24:42Right.
01:24:44That's when I first came up here.
01:24:46This notebook's about my ex, and...
01:24:48I can understand how you'd feel if you thought it was about you.
01:24:52This...
01:24:54This is a notebook I've been writing in about you.
01:25:00Thank you.
01:25:08You did all this?
01:25:10Rye Taylor. At your service.
01:25:13Absolutely spectacular.
01:25:15The camp, I mean.
01:25:17Just a hired hand. This is all Meg's doing.
01:25:19Rye's the mountain guide who's been helping me out here.
01:25:24He taught me to see a lot of things I didn't notice before.
01:25:27He taught me a few things, too.
01:25:29Right.
01:25:31I see.
01:25:35Meg!
01:25:37Meg!
01:25:39Where is she?
01:25:43This is outrageous!
01:25:50What is this?
01:25:53Who are these people?
01:25:58Come on.
01:26:03Mr. Howard?
01:26:05What?
01:26:07How did you get here?
01:26:09Oh, Mountain Meg here guided us through the wilderness.
01:26:12Who's out there?
01:26:15Is this...
01:26:20Did you do this?
01:26:22Wait, Diane. I can explain.
01:26:24I started the fire inside just like you asked me to.
01:26:25It's a disaster!
01:26:27The stove is clogged!
01:26:29How can you be so incompetent?
01:26:31This is your fourth star ranch.
01:26:33Only it's been abandoned for about ten years.
01:26:36But the online ad said picturesque mountain...
01:26:40That's what mountain men call getting it in the neck.
01:26:43Swindled!
01:26:46My unicorns!
01:26:49My blender!
01:26:51Mr. Ling.
01:26:53You are reckless.
01:26:55You are insubordinate.
01:26:57And you are fired.
01:26:59Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
01:27:02Hold the phone, Diane!
01:27:04I am so sorry for what this amateur has put you through, Mr. Howard.
01:27:08I'm the client.
01:27:10If anyone's doing any firing around here, it's me.
01:27:13I agree.
01:27:15Wholeheartedly, Brian.
01:27:17Diane.
01:27:19You're fired.
01:27:21Yeah.
01:27:23Yeah, it was your crazy directions that got us into trouble to begin with.
01:27:26But I...
01:27:28We just had the trek of a lifetime.
01:27:30Hell, I actually think these people broke a sweat.
01:27:34And it's all thanks to Mountain Meg here.
01:27:39You can keep the deposit, Diane.
01:27:42As far as I'm concerned,
01:27:44I'm booking my next retreat with this young lady
01:27:47and her mountain man boyfriend.
01:27:50Come on.
01:27:52I mean, it's pretty obvious, folks.
01:27:54I'm a lawyer.
01:27:56I can see the truth in your eyes.
01:27:59Jimmy.
01:28:01Get me an Uber.
01:28:03I'll be inside.
01:28:05Hey!
01:28:07I think you're going to need a little bit of magic for that, Diane.
01:28:10Because you're on your own.
01:28:12I think I'm going to put in my application to a new startup mountain guide company.
01:28:15I just heard about.
01:28:17She has made my blender!
01:28:23Well, folks.
01:28:25Beans are on and the fire's warm.
01:28:32Beans.
01:28:34Beans.
01:28:36Beans.
01:28:38Beans.
01:28:40Beans.
01:28:42Beans.
01:28:44Beans.
01:28:47Listen.
01:28:49About my note.
01:28:51I'm sorry. I didn't understand.
01:28:53It's all right.
01:28:55Besides, some of what you said was true.
01:28:57I read your note, too.
01:28:59Did you still mean that part about a place for me in your story?
01:29:17I'm sorry.
01:29:25Well, you, too, will be happy to know I found some words for my song.
01:29:29I call it
01:29:31The Ballad of Megan Rye.