The Memory Book Page #3

Something about the badge

on the ranger's shirt...

it's not very clear,

but is that a match?

Why yes, Gabe, I think it is.

Which tells us that he is

a wildlife specialist

at Yosemite National Park.

Is that close?

Did you do any research

on this part of the country

before you moved here?

Ok, well what are the chances

that this guy

still actually works there?

Way ahead of you.

Yosemite National Park

staff photo.

Oh, that is absolutely

the same guy.

Look at the ears.

Stan Benwick.

Stan Benwick.

So when do we go?

What, we?

Oh yeah, you can't go

by yourself,

it's too dangerous.

To begin with, you don't know

the way,

and then there's mountain lions

to contend with, rock slides,

fresh air.

You want to protect me

from fresh air?

Oh, yeah.

If you're not used to it, it can

go right to your head.

Isn't that right, Reggie?

It's a silent killer.

Great!

Pack a bag.

We leave at dawn.

No, no.

You can't just go,

we need to call ahead,

I need to clear my schedule,

we need to check the weather...

Or we could just go.

The book says he's there,

the internet says he's there,

we know the park's there.

Let's roll the dice.

What do you say?

Are you in?

What's all this?

A tent, stove, provisions.

And a canoe?

We're just going up

and back.

Yeah, it's called be prepared.

The motto, Boy Scouts.

Anyway, it's a great motto,

a motto to live by.

Yeah.

It's six am, so it's just

too early for this conversation.

So that means I win?

You win.

We'll have a great day!

Great day.

The cold, the sky,

the dark.

and time stands still

everything is moving...

So fast, you lose,

your will

but everybody knows

the shape you're in,

everybody runs away

sometime.

We all want to say that

everything is all right.

in the meantime.

So all this gear, you just

happen to have it on hand?

Oh yeah, we loved camping.

The whole family.

Mom, dad and me.

Oh, you're an only child.

Hard to believe?

Not to anyone with a passing

knowledge of psychology.

I'll take that as a compliment.

Of course you would.

Alright, what about you?

You have any siblings?

Uh, just my sister.

She's pretty, smart,

incredibly successful.

You're not close.

How did you know that?

A passing knowledge

of psychology.

It's closed.

Huh.

I guess we should

have called ahead.

Well, then we'll come

back tomorrow.

What're we going to do

for an entire day?

I bet this canoe doesn't look

so silly now, right?

Ok, I need you to pick a side.

I'm gonna stay

on the right here.

No.

Gabe.

Yes?

Stop telling me what to do.

I know how to canoe a canoe.

Ok, just stay there

on the left.

Ok, I'm paddling like crazy

and we're getting nowhere.

That's because your stroke

is all wrong

and we're not in sync.

Ok, excuse me.

But this is not exactly

something I do every day.

Ok, look, you're tired,

why don't you just put

the paddle down

and let me do the work.

Not a chance!

I'd never hear the end of it.

You have a stubborn streak,

you know that?

It's kind of attractive.

I have to say this.

Has anyone ever told you

that you can be

extremely condescending?

Yeah, all the time.

Say cheese!

Put that down.

That is incredibly

expensive equipment.

Oh, interesting.

When the camera is

on the other foot...

that didn't come out right,

but you know what I mean.

No, I don't.

Switch places with me,

because I've figured this out

and you have the easy end.

So you need to switch with me.

No, it's a canoe,

there is no easy end.

You just do it.

Woah, woah!

It's fine!

[Screams]

I can't swim!

Is this the part where I said

I told you so,

or do I wait for you to dry off?

Shut up and help me!

Good news, I saved

the camera!

I can't swim, I can't swim!

Stand up.

I hope you have an appetite.

You made this with a can opener

and a pan?

Yeah, it's just salmon.

And risotto and broccoli

and pine nuts.

Oh.

Mmm.

What is the sauce?

The beurre blanc.

Nothing to it.

I couldn't make this if I had

Martha Stewart on speed dial.

Where'd you learn to cook

like this?

I always loved food.

I was the only kid on the block

who preferred risotto

to mac and cheese.

But I couldn't afford

the four star restaurants

when I went off to college

so I taught myself.

See, there's something else

I didn't know about you.

You went to college.

Yes.

It's kind of a prerequisite

for law school.

You have a law degree?

Yes, I was an attorney.

I hated it.

So I saved up a few bucks

and took a few years off

to figure out what I really want

to do with my life.

And you chose bartending?

As a temporary calling.

Haven't you been doing it for-

A couple years.

Actually three years.

Hey, save room for dessert.

So did you always want

to be a photographer?

Uh, yeah.

I got my first camera

when I was seven

and haven't looked back.

So you're always comfortable

putting a lens

between you and life?

Look, it's late and I'm tired.

Can we just turn in?

Yep.

Do you need some help there?

It's just a little hard

to navigate in here.

There's actually a zipper

right here-

I'm good, thanks.

Do I make you uncomfortable?

No, but don't try anything funny

'cause I know a lawyer.

Yeah.

What's that smell?

The pine trees?

[laughs]

I have a room spray like that.

Didn't know this is

where they got it.

You know, you being

from New York and all.

Yeah.

[Owl Hooting]

What's that?

You've never heard

an owl before?

Hoo hoo!

[Owl Hooting]

[Laughs]

Sounds like a cartoon.

[howling]

There's Wile E. Coyote.

Thanks.

[growl]

What was that?

I actually don't know.

Was that a bear?

No, no, no.

Bears are afraid of humans,

especially when

there's a fire going.

The fire is still going?

It is if you put logs on it.

That was your job

because fire is a man thing.

I think that you're thinking

of caveman culture.

Relax, just go to sleep,

you'll be fine.

Besides, this tent

is bear-proof.

It's been lab tested.

I won't let anything happen

to you.

I promise.

Good night.

Good night.

Goreng Pikus.

How's that?

Goreng Pikus.

Rainbow Trout.

One of the biggest ever

taken out of the lake.

July 1971.

You remember.

Twenty nine inches,

eight and a half pounds.

Wow, what a memory.

Not me, can't remember

what I had for breakfast.

But this fish is right here.

Right up there.

I see it every day.

You'd remember it, too.

Who caught it?

Is there a name?

Well, there was a name plate

on it,

fell off back some time

around Reagan.

So you don't know

who caught it?

Sure I do.

These folks right here,

the photograph and all.

Whoever they were.

Tori, is that her name?

Why do you say that?

This picture right here says

"Tori in her garden".

That's just a friend

or relative,

I don't really know.

Does it mean something

to you?

Yeah.

There's this place right around

the corner from where I grew up,

my mom would go there

every Sunday and get flowers.

I haven't thought about it

in years.

Tori's Garden.

The girl would be grown now,

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