Nevada, USA: Where to find real cowboys

By Ben Groundwater
March 28 2015 - 12:15am
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Remnants of the mining boom in Virginia City. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Remnants of the mining boom in Virginia City. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada
 Photo: Ben Groundwater
Red Dog Saloon, Virginia City, Nevada Photo: Ben Groundwater
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater
Cowboys in Virginia City, Nevada. Photo: Ben Groundwater

The old pick-up truck rumbles down the street, a set of bullhorns fixed to its faded bonnet, a cigarette drooping from the driver's mouth, his wide-brimmed hat clamped on tight. As the car rolls past it reveals a bumper sticker on the back: "I killed a six-pack, just to watch it die."

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