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. now let me ask you, why is it that any time an alien visits like, america man: yeah.
but i have a plan here on this meat. all right, the meat is yours. all right, good. just call me cookie. some local beef, glowing hot coals, cast iron can. pureed green chilies here? yes. beautiful. i m going to throw those chilies in in a little bit, stew it for a few minutes, and we ll be good. i just need a few splashes of like an open beer. beautiful. check it off the chuck wagon greatest hits, we ve got some beans, some potatoes, some corn bread. we do our best. this is just about ready. let s eat. dig in. we done good, gentlemen.
come eat at horseman s haven. enchilada with carne entomatada. cubed pork in red new mexico chili sauce with beans and rice. got to have that. some posole, a stew made from soaked hominy and pork. and sopapilla. a fried bread like a spoon bread or a johnny cake. did the early spaniards, early cattle, railroad men, the people on the way to making this america, were they romantic about this part of the world? they thought of it as a hard place. for one thing, it was exceedingly remote. when you were here, this seemed like one of the farthest reaches of the globe. initially, americans began coming here because they perceived that santa fe was so remote from the rest of the spanish empire that it was possible for the united states to pluck it.
a little right. shooting real good, though, tony. you re not missing it by much. if you were elk hunting, you d be hitting them. exhale. pull and squeeze. the biggest thing is just let it surprise you. as you re pulling the trigger, squeeze it slow. every time it goes off, it should surprise you, that way you don t flinch. that looked right on. that looked right on to me. i ve got to tell you. i m proud of myself. i was somewhere in the neighborhood. he s a natural. you think people that don t like the idea of guns, if they had a day out here shooting targets, i suspect a fair number of them would at least temper their views somewhat. a thousand percent. absolutely. you definitely get a respect for the power of it, for sure. generally speaking, me and these guys i think should feel
it s just going to get prettier. it s just going to get prettier. 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 back yard this big is inconceivable. the idea that there s a certain type of personality who s drawn towards open spaces like this. you know, this country, it either embraces you or within a year it spits you out. we reach the end of our trail at a place called valley of thieves, once said to be a haven