The “so-called” disaster…

Yes, I think we ought to be very careful in applying that label… Considering the magnitude of disasters lately.  Not much will compare to an island blowing up, after all… even if that wasn’t Mark’s fault.  And with regard to the “Water-World disaster,” Mark is once again considering the “All’s Well that Ends Well” defense… despite some apparent car damage… But what were the two of them doing at a theme park in the first place?  Maybe it was Mark’s Bachelor Party before he finally tied the knot with Cherry…

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Mr. Owl sure look annoyed, as if he can hear and understand every word being spoken…But not half as annoyed as Mark Trail’s readership if we don’t start moving this one along a bit…

Was Alcohol involved?

Girls Gone Wild?

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By the look on Mark’s face, he’s had just-about-enough of all this discussion about whether he gets to go hang out with Johnny Lone Elk in South Dakota!   Even though he’s never actually said whether or not he’s going!  But it sure seems like he is…

And by “disaster” Mark, are we talking natural or man-made?  And what could possibly have happened at Wally World that has perhaps gotten you banned for life, at least in Cherry’s mind??

The odds of a Tornado hitting just increased 10-fold…

I am not even sure one could call this “Foreshadowing…” More like, “Look at my hand! I’ve got a Full House, Aces over Kings!”

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Well, I still like Mark’s chances better than I do that poor rodent, who is about to become a meal, bones and all, for the owl.  Ever seen owl scat?  It’s fascinating.  If you are into that sort of thing.  Seriously, it’s comprised of hair, bones, feathers and everything that didn’t dissolve in the owl’s stomach acids…

So c’mon, Cherry, let the guy go!  He needs to go punch a tornado or something…

The Stage is Set!

OK, I need to pay better attention, boys and girls!!  The Cheyenne River Reservation… a brief mention, but one that got past me!!  This is why Cherry, still being ignored, is asking Mark whether he is going to South Dakota!  In Tornado Season no less!!  Lord, man, what ARE you thinking!?

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According to Doc, I see that one has to be not just smart, but brilliant, to run a dude ranch… and there is a big mention of the reservation in the Travel South Dakota website…

So… Mark is leaving and Dirty is on his way… oh sweet tension!  You could cut it with a knife!  Which is probably what Dirty has in mind…

Cherry? Cherry who?

As Cherry tries to weigh in with her knowledge of local environmental activities, she is effectively ignored by her husband and father.  What jerks.

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And what kind of a name is Johnny Lone Elk?  Elk travel in herds. For protection.  Elk that are left alone are ones that can’t keep up and are as good as dead.

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Boy, we get up a little head of steam, meet and “Old Friend” in an African Airport, then we return to Lost Forest to witness quite possibly the most stultifying and boring lives on the planet…

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What- didn’t Johnny the Elk-man see any Beaver?  Woodchuck?  Honey Badger?  I can hardly wait for tomorrow’s installment…