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Platonic ideal of the texan? the american hero? lone rider on a horse. big empty spaces, mexican music, mexican food. >> ty: it's still where the punchiest cowboys in the united states are. it don't get no rougher. >> shelly: i mean, we're 120 miles from the nearest walmart, 40 miles to a tank of gas or a loaf of bread. >> evan: out here, pretty much everything is five hours away. ♪ ♪ >> anthony: and the property has been in the family how many generations now? >> shelly: this is the fourth generation. >> bodie: fifth. >> shelly: fifth generation. my granddad came here in the '30s. bodie's...

West was come out here, get your own little piece of paradise, you work hard, raise cattle, you make enough money to bring your family. ♪ >> this land, it's really for one thing and that's producing livestock. they've tried farming. except for beautiful views, that's all it produces. >> are you the platonic ideal of the texan, the american hero? lone rider on a horse. big empty spaces, mexican music,

>> anthony: the dream of the american west was, you come out here, get your own little piece of paradise, you work hard, raise cattle. make enough money to look after your family. >> woman: sure, i'd love to cook you one. ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ ♪ >> gentleman: this land, it's really for one thing, and that's producing livestock. they've tried to farm it, it doesn't work. you know, except for beautiful views, that's what it can produce. >> anthony: west texas and big bend, this area, are you the platonic ideal of the texan? the american hero? lone rider on a horse. big empty spaces, mexican musi...

You one. ♪ [ whistle ] ♪ ♪ >> gentleman: this land, it's really for one thing, and that's producing livestock. they've tried to farm it, it doesn't work. you know, except for beautiful views, that's what it can produce. >> anthony: west texas and big bend, this area, are you the platonic ideal of the texan? the american hero? lone rider on a horse. big empty spaces, mexican music, mexican food. >> ty: it's still where the punchiest cowboys in the