Chapter 290: Burning the Sky

When Lao Ao wanted to ban guns, Texas was the first to rebel, declaring that cowboys would never put down their guns. If a gun ban is really implemented, everyone will pick up a gun and go out on their own, after all, this is the only country that can be independent at any time.

There was a story about how states were solving the problem of turkey proliferation. New Zealand said, "How can you kill turkeys?" New York said, "We're going to pass a bill to limit their numbers." The Texas governor shot straight and killed a turkey on the spot.

So to become a place of pilgrimage for all those who like to live a free and uninhibited life, what is better than jumping on horseback, galloping freely in the beautiful nature, wild and primitive wilderness, and experiencing the original cowboy life?

Find a cowboy shop, get all your gear up, swap into two revolvers, get on horseback, hire a guide, and head straight into the wilderness.

Step into Canyon Park, home to the largest herd of bison and about 140 kilometers of park trails. While pacing on horseback, you can admire the unique landforms, flora and fauna along the way, and quietly listen to the wind, grass and cows.

The horses are well-behaved and take the crowd on leisurely walks, with rugged sandstone cliffs, canyons shaded by verdant juniper, shrubs and oak trees, and vast plains roamed by herds of bison.

In the distance, herds of American bison, pronghorns, white-tailed deer and bobcats, as well as more than 170 species of birds. I heard that there are thousands of Mexican tailless bats flying by in the evening.

Come to a private ranch and enjoy a real rodeo game. Riding a bison, the cow was stopped by the iron gate, the cowboy rode on his back first, and as soon as the door opened, the cow rushed out like crazy, and the person on his back was almost thrown off.

I don't know if it's specially trained, or if I've taken stimulants, it's a mad cow. The hind hooves are pushing up desperately, and the fool on his back must be brought off!

The poor cowboy could only grasp the rigging with one hand and hold it high in the air with the other. Maintain your balance for at least eight seconds, and the longer you hold it, the higher your score. Less than 8 seconds, or touching the body of the horse with the other hand is not qualified.

Good guys, the leg strength of these fierce people is absolutely awesome!

On the bare back of the cow, the balance is completely controlled by clamping the cow's body with both legs. The terrible thing is not that they are thrown down, but that after they fall, the ox often pounces on them and pushes them against the man with their horns.

In case of landing, you must quickly flee from the cow to avoid becoming a ghost under the horns. The scene was exciting, with intense applause and whistles throughout the night, known as momentary movement.

I heard that the cattle in the professional bull riding competition are a wild animal with pure blood, and the North African bull is selected for violent, and it is trained for four or five years before it is used in the competition, and the prize money for the first ride is as high as 10 million.

It feels much more exciting than Spanish bullfighting!

On the second day, visit the local festival, Burning Man. There is no water, no electricity, no drainage, no garbage. There are scorching suns, cracked land, sandstorms, scorching air during the day, freezing temperatures at night, and a desert without any basis for human existence......

There is a ritual at the gate where people have to roll around on the ground, because all this dirt fills your life, and there is dirt on your feet, and dirt on your clothes, and dirt in your tent, and dirt in the air, and when you go out for a walk, your hair and eyelashes are dirt, and your hands are never clean, they are all dirt.

It's hard to imagine that this kind of life would last for eight days, with 60,000 people participating, singing and dancing, drinking, smoking, meditating, meditating, running naked, and even snapping, enjoying the pleasures you want in all the ways that your senses or thoughts can experience, without worldly restrictions at all.

As long as it doesn't offend some basic moral values, it's acceptable here. All kinds of strange haunts, some of which are simply spicy!

SC Johnson originally just wanted to have fun and experience the local flavor, but at first he was not used to the men and women with bare stomachs everywhere, and by the afternoon he was already aesthetically fatigued and ignored it.

I originally thought it was just a local guy who was idle and had nothing to do to toss and play by himself, but it turned out that everyone was paying for free. For example, when you are in line, you are given a cold drink, and someone is holding an iced watermelon drink while riding a bicycle under the scorching sun.

At any given moment, people shout in the middle of the road under the scorching sun, offering free iced coffee, iced alcoholic beverages, sandwiches, pasta, pizza, sushi and even noodles.

There are even people who provide manual labor and services, and you can hit a variety of taxis on the way, and you can just say thank you or prepare a small gift to your destination.

Too hot during the day, up to 40 degrees. As the evening cools down, the central area is filled with a variety of decorated motorhomes, decorated to the point of dazzling glowing bikes and the ocean-like crowds. But there is a clear moon hanging in the sky, clean and poignant, forming an excellent sense of conflict with the crowd on the ground.

All kinds of artworks, all of which are provided by private institutions, and even the main fire figures and temples are not built by the organizers, all of them are free and voluntary.

The three artists enter the box at the beginning of Burning Man, and the whole process is out of the box, completely unaware of anything that happens on Burning Man.

Then all the people volunteered to go to a small window at a fixed time every day and tell or write to the three artists about what happened at Burning Man themselves, drawing the whole Burning Man with all the stories they imagined and heard.

There is also a tree, which is 100% restored, and many people gather under the tree during the day, which seems to be ordinary but touching. Make a fake shade to soothe the body that has nowhere to put it in the desert.

At night, it transforms instantly, colorful LEDs, wild music, and soothing the soul part, which is very creative.

The Burning Man stands in the very central part, and this year there is a Chinese-style pavilion outside the Burning Man, where some people sit and meditate, and many people write their wishes on the surrounding walls. Occasionally, someone would run in and absorb the Burning Man's energy, and do some ritual at the little fountain-like object in the middle of it.

The temple next to it is full of mourning people, everyone is remembering their deceased relatives, entering this scene can't help but be infected, silently thinking that those who have left have a beautiful place. I also hope that everyone around me can live happily. Life is really short and fragile. There's no reason not to make the most of every day.

At ten o'clock in the evening, fireworks will begin to radiate, some of the artworks will be ignited, and people's emotions will be pushed to the peak in an instant, at this time any words are flat, all cheering, hugging, jumping, staring intently at this huge carbonization process......

The raging flames and the huge mushroom cloud that rose made SC Johnson feel that it was not a work of art that was burning, but the whole heaven and earth, and everyone was completely blooming with the flames from within. At this moment, there is no individual, only this energy bursting in the heavens and the earth in every unconscious body.

There was a spectacle in the desert, and in the crowd of 60,000 people, the flames were all over the sky, and the sparks and burning pillars of smoke were even more pointed to the sky!