The closer we get to the federal ranch, the more desolate we see, and the fewer people there are.
Although there are fewer people, the feeling of openness and openness that stretches thousands of miles is getting stronger and stronger. At this time, you can only see two green mountains and the two plains opposite them.
The green mountains stand towering, with mountains upon mountains, layer upon layer, layer upon layer, until the snow-capped peak in the distance pierces the sky.
The gray-green plains stretch as far as the eye can see, stretching to the limit of your vision. When your eyes are fixed here for a long time, you will feel a sense of bulging in your eyes, letting you know that the distance is beyond the reach of your eyes.
This is the best time of the year, with greenery everywhere. It looks like a lush green carpet, stretching from the front of you to the distance, until it reaches into the mid-air and meets the blue sky.
"Look, Mustang!"
Zhang Juan saw a group of wild horses appear in her sight.
Zhang Juan's exclamation immediately attracted Sun Yanping next to her to come over and kept asking: "Where is it? Where is it?"
"Wow!"
Sun Yanping also saw it.
A group of wild horses slowly emerged from the horizon, first one, two, six, and then a group of wild horses emerged from the horizon like an army.
The leader is a chestnut male horse. It is tall and majestic. Its long mane is flying wildly in the wind, like a flag, waving its majestic appearance as the king of horses.
Countless horses followed the brown king horse and galloped forward. Their hoofs sent out streams of clear smoke that curled up among the horses, like smoke from the horses, covering the entire herd.
"So damn beautiful."
Sun Yanping really didn't know what words to use to describe the scene he saw now. The scenes of galloping horses in movies and TV were already inspiring, but now he knew that what he had photographed was nothing compared to what he had seen with his own eyes.
one.
What you see on the screen does not have the indomitable momentum of reality. A trained horse that is driven away by others cannot have the magnanimity of a wild horse roaming the wild.
They have not been taken care of by anyone, and the brown hairs on their necks are very long. When they are galloping, a lot of the brown hairs on their necks can be thrown directly to the horse's buttocks. Their long sideburns are flying, and a horse is galloping.
It was already very beautiful when the horse was galloping together. Countless long hairs of various colors gathered together, like hunting flags.
The law!
The law!
In the process of running forward, countless horses neighed, echoing among the mountains, like a chorus of voices, resounding across the sky and the earth.
"You are a college student after all, so you don't know how to say these two things to me, right?" Zhang Chi turned to look at his brother-in-law, and then snarled at him.
How could Sun Yanping care about what his brother-in-law said at this time? He was already using his camera to take pictures of the galloping horses.
"Stop, stop, I want to take a good picture to make those grandsons greedy." Sun Yanping patted Zhang Chi on the shoulder.
Zhang Chi did not stop the car, but said: "What are you taking pictures of now? The horses are still some distance away from us. When we get near the camp, we can take whatever pictures you want."
"Is that a good place to take pictures?" Sun Yanping asked.
Zhang Chi replied: "You will know when we get there. It will definitely be easier to find an angle to take pictures there than now."
"Don't lie to me, I'm a professional photographer." Sun Yanping was a little hesitant. He had been with his brother-in-law for a long time, and he couldn't figure out when his brother-in-law was joking and when he was speaking seriously.
Zhang Chi said: "I'm not going to lie to you, just wait honestly, and this group of horses is definitely not the largest group of horses."
"Why do you see it?" Sun Yanping said.
"You two, stop talking, you're so quarreling, please have some literary qualities, okay? Now is the time to enjoy the scenery. When you two talk, you speak the dialect of your hometown, and all this beauty is lost..." Zhang Juan was very angry.
.
Zhang Chi didn't know for a moment whether her sister was angry that she talked too much, or that the horses gave her a butt view. Now the horses, led by the horse king, began to make a sharp turn, and it seemed that they were going away from the direction of the car again.
"How can I see it?"
Sun Yanping lowered his voice and asked in a low voice.
Zhang Chi said: "This is too simple. If you are a powerful horse king, do you think you will occupy the best pasture, or give the best pasture to others?"
Sun Yanping said: "That must be the best pasture, but isn't the grass very good? I think the grass grows better than in your pasture."
Zhang Chi glanced at his brother-in-law, as if he was telling him: When did you become blind? The grass here is comparable to my pasture?
Sun Yanping didn't know whether the grass was good or bad. Now he looked at the large green pasture and felt that this grass was better than any grass in the pasture.
But if you look closer, you will find that there are gaps between the grass and the grass, exposing the gray-white soil layer, as well as some thorny shrubs and the like.
"SO!"
"So what?" Sun Yanping asked.
Zhang Chi felt that his brother-in-law's college diploma must have been bought by his father. Otherwise, with his IQ, he would still be able to go to college. What kind of college only takes one plus one test to get the answer?
"I want to tell you that the best and largest herd of horses must be near the river, because the grass near Aliu must be the best, and the horses that can occupy that area are the most powerful horses nearby.
The horses in the group are also the strongest, which is our goal this time."
Zhang Chi decided to speak frankly. If you don't talk to your stupid brother-in-law in vain and break it into pieces, he will definitely not understand.
"Oh, I see, how long will it take to arrive?" Sun Yanping asked.
Zhang Chi said: "I don't know, it depends on where Miller wants to catch the horse."
"How many of the strongest horses are there?" Sun Yanping felt that his brother-in-law was making a fool of himself. Just now he said that the best horses were by the river, but now it depends on Miller again.
"Maybe there is only one river here? Are you stupid? There are many rivers and there will naturally be many herds of horses. Is it so difficult to understand that a herd of strong horses is in a place with lush water and grass beside the river?"
At this time, Zhang Juan discovered that the horses had disappeared, so she started to get angry with her husband.
Sun Yanping didn't react for a moment, but when he heard what his wife said, he immediately felt that it made sense. If there were two rivers here, and a group of horses couldn't occupy them, why shouldn't two groups of horses each occupy one river?
"Then how to determine which group of horses is the strongest?" Sun Yanping asked.
Zhang Chi really didn't ask his brother-in-law's question this time. It's really hard to answer this question. No matter how you explain it, you still can't understand it.
But when you see that group of horses, you will naturally know that this group of horses is the king of all nearby horses, and the male and female horses in this group of horses must be the strongest.
It is understandable that male horses are strong, but some people may not understand that female horses are strong. There is also competition between mares, especially since there is only one area with the best water and grass, and it is not inexhaustible.
, so only the strong are qualified to occupy a place in the field. As for the weak, whether they can eat grass is a problem, and they have to choose whether it is fat or beautiful.
The convoy kept moving forward, from this part of the mountain to the other side of the plain.
After driving for more than an hour, Zhang Juan finally realized that the plain she saw was not a plain at all, but rolling hills. It was just that the eyes were full of green, and the visual difference was smoothed out, but it seemed that there was a big piece of land in her sight.
plain.
It’s right to say it’s hilly, and it’s right to say it’s plain. The terrain of this land is at the intersection of the Rocky Mountains and the plains. The terrain is mostly hills. Although it is a hill, it is very gentle. You will not notice it for two or three miles.
No slope.
The road soon changed. From the cement road at the beginning, it turned into a dirt road. Soon there was no dirt road anymore, only a simple trace of the road. It looked like it was left by people who used to walk on it. It could no longer be regarded as a road.
road.
The land here is very good. Even if the trailer ran over it, there would not be many marks, let alone sinking or anything like that. It would just overwhelm a few weeds and squeeze out a few wild fruits.
"How long until it arrives?"
Zhang Juan felt a little bored.
If she saw these near her hometown, she would jump with excitement, because there are all kinds of wild animals everywhere, such as bison, fallow deer, or huge red deer. As for foxes, wild dogs, etc.,
That's more of an opinion.
"Oh, what kind of deer is this big?"
Sun Yanping saw a wild deer that looked like a small truck. If it weren't for the big horns on its head, Sun Yanping wouldn't dare to recognize it as a deer.
"moose!"
Zhang Chi knew it after just one glance.
"A moose is so big?" Sun Yanping found it a bit incredible.
Zhang Chi snorted: "Many people have underestimated the idea of moose."
If you have not seen it before, and asked you to choose which one is bigger, a moose or a horse, most people would probably choose the horse. But in fact, an adult male moose is larger than an average horse.
Think about it, this thing can grow to about two and a half meters tall at the shoulder. Let alone an average person, even Yao Ming would have to stand on tiptoes to see its back.
"I really didn't expect this thing to be so big. It looks a bit like a giraffe now, but its neck is shorter," Sun Yanping said.
Zhang Chi laughed and said: "You always think that thing is small when you watch it on TV, but in reality it is much bigger than you imagine. In addition to moose, there are also North American gray wolves. If you have seen domestic
With wild wolves, it’s hard for you to imagine the size of the North American Cinderella in a vacuum...".
Zhang Chi and his brother-in-law started arguing again.
"Is there a North American gray wolf here?" Sun Yanping asked.
Zhang Chi nodded: "Yes, but if you want to see them, you have to rely on luck, and they don't like to appear in the square of human activities."
There are definitely gray wolves, especially in the west, especially in places bordering Canada. North American gray wolves are important carnivores. They are at the top of the food chain and control the populations of many herbivores.
But now it seems that the North American gray wolves know that they can't beat humans, so they all hide. Only coyotes that are large in number and not afraid of death can be seen everywhere.