FoxTrot by Bill Amend for August 16, 2015

What part of “clear your mind” did you not hear your husband say, Andy?

And apart from the mosquitoes, who can forget the mosquitoes? And the bears, don’t get me started on the bears…

“If outside is so good, why has mankind spent thousands of years trying to perfect inside?” – Dr. Sheldon Cooper

is that why people want to pave paradise and put up a parking lot?

My daughter is not a fan of the outdoors. When on hikes, she says “Nature’s touching me!”

That’s the “nature” of things.

I thought Mom would love nature what with all the healthy foods she fixes – rhubarb ice cream, prune pudding, etc.

Andy, quick. Start mentioning being rescued by hunky rescue crews.

The way Andy cooks, getting lost with insufficient food is a blessing.

“…during an earthquake… being attacked by aliens…”“I said stop!”

And yellow jackets. Watch where you step or they will find you.

“The wilderness is full of dangerous [stuff]. Avoid it by not being there.” —Ranger Ron’s wilderness safety tips

Now we’ll see how many people read both Fox Trot and Oglaf…

Bruno, we can only hope!

He’s better off divorcing her. He’s probably enjoy not having a killjoy wife around.

I see he’s brought his wet blanket with him

Ah, yes. Going out into Nature: trading one set of woes, for another set of woes!

“Dear Mom and Dad:Here AM I at summer camp. I tell you, it’s been the worst 15 minutes of my life! Miss you already!”LOL!

Some people aren’t meant to spend time on hikes, and Andrea Fox is one of those sort of people. Me, I enjoy hikes and I always go prepared.

“(Pepper’s) mother had chosen the Welsh valley of Pant y Gyrdl as the ideal site to Return to Nature. (Six months later, sick of the rain, the mosquitoes, the men, the tent trampling sheep who ate first the whole commune’s marijuana crop and then its antique minibus, and by now beginning to glimpse why almost the entire drive of human history has been an attempt to get as far away from Nature as possible, Pepper’s mother returned to Pepper’s surprised grandparents in Tadfield, bought a bra, and enrolled in a sociology course with a deep sigh of relief.)”

—from Good Omens, by Neil Gaiman & Terry Pratchett

Lol in the fifth panel roger has the map upside down. You can tell by the upside down red on the map if you zoom in.