is dig a hole man: absolutely. anthony: throw an animal in it and cook it. man: yeah, absolutely. anthony: they call it around here a matanza. man: one, two, three, up, up. anthony: it s pretty much an old-school version of a barbeque, in the sense that it involves burying a giant pig and the imbibing of much alcohol. about 20 minutes from the nearest paved road is a place called dead horse ranch. the people who helped us make the show, their families, friends, and no shortage of local new mexican characters, have gathered to partake in the festivities. there is beer here, plenty of it, local and delicious, and abundant. did i say that? man: tony, you need another drink? anthony: there are very tasty and lethal, as it turns out, margaritas. and i believe, and to the best of my recollection, anyway, that i soon made the classic error of moving from margaritas to actual shots of straight tequila. it does make it easier to meet new people.
version of the west. was that a good thing? man: that s what helps us as a people as a as a native culture as a culture that s been here for these years. we invite you to come and enjoy what we partake in. i mean, the indians had the beans and the chili and the corn. the spanish people brought the pork. i mean, and we put that together and we have this meal here. harold: people love the native culture, they love the hispanic culture here. and it wasn t always that way when i was younger. anthony: you played cowboys and indians as a kid. if there s one american iconic hero, it s the lone cowboy. does that have any resonance at all out here? man: every culture here mexican, spanish, pueblo, reservation, white, we all are cowboys here. woman: i am a native new mexican. i ve gone through strange phases of, like, my ownership of this place. it s this weird mixed bag of everything here all the time, and that s that is the identity that it i don t know. it allows a certain f
that time it wasn t a toy, it was weapon, and i was very well educated by my father on the responsible use of that piece of equipment. and that s what s critical to me. bill: i shoot all the time, and i m always trying to shoot better than i did last week. it s relaxing, you re out with friends. it s fun. anthony: there s a dark little genie in all of us, i think, that wants to pick up a gun, point it at something and blast away. bill: this is the new springfield arm 9 millimeter anthony: yup. bill: with a 19-round clip. anthony: i like guns. i don t own a gun, but i like holding them. i like shooting them. daniel: it s a glock 22. it s chambering a 40 caliber. anthony: there is something compelling, an eerie rush, an unholy sense of empowerment feeling the warm glow of these heavy, iconic shapes in your hands. get off my lawn, you kids. man: that s a 357 magnum.
we close the road and we take care of our own business here. but it really varies by individual, and maybe even by generation. we have a veteran, a veteran, a veteran that all served in our armed forces. anthony: a big tradition of, uh, serving in the military, yeah? man: yes. man 2: we continue to be outdoorsman and we are survivors. i ve dealt with the elements of the dust, the rain, the hail, but it made a bet a better person out of me. we are who we are. we re still going to be here.
step back there. that s georgia o keefe s. it s just going to get prettier. it s just going to get prettier. anthony: one of o keefe s biographers infamously described this landscape, which had so captivated the artist as garish, vulgar, and in poor taste, which if you look around, is pretty hard to comprehend. this is such the other side of the universe for somebody who lives like i do. people who live in cities for whom a backyard this big is inconceivable. the idea that there s a certain type of personality who s drawn towards open spaces like this. david: you know, this country, it either embraces you or within a year it spits you out. [ branches breaking ] anthony: we reach the end of