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One day in his future, 13-year-old Burklan Johnson sees himself saddling up a horse and riding off to survey his vast acreage.

But for now, the Grade 7 home-schooled student can simply long for his future as a rancher and be content to climb into the saddle of his unicycle to get around.

HeB次元官网网址檚 been riding a for the past two years, introduced to the hobby by his older brother Lochlan.

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He catches the attentions of many passersby, and itB次元官网网址檚 not just the fact that he can skillfully moves around on his unicycle B次元官网网址� pedaling five kilometres to church or a little further to downtown Aldergrove.

ItB次元官网网址檚 also his cowboy attire, that often turns heads. That frequently includes a well worn cowboy hat, a leather vest, cowboy boots, jeans, and a bandanna around his neck.

B次元官网网址淗eB次元官网网址檚 just a rustic kind of guy,B次元官网网址� said Mom, noting heB次元官网网址檚 one of eight children in the family and the only one with a keen love of the old west.

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He and his family currently live on five acres in Aldergrove, and have had a few cows and a hundred chickens in the past, but currently they have no animals.

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B次元官网网址淚 just know I want to be a rancher when I get older,B次元官网网址� he said, climbing back in the saddle of his unicycle and heading for town.