BURNING BULL: Fire spreads across the signature Wild Thing bulls head emblem to start off the fireworks show during the Wild Thing Championship Bullriding Event at Red Rock Park Friday night. [Photo by Matt Hinshaw/Independent]

Piles of used tires cover the ground Wednesday at the Red Rocks Regional Landfill near Thoreau. Officials at the landfill estimate they have nearly one-half million tires and an additional 40,000 to 50,000 tires are added each year. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent] Full Story