He91Ƶs Aldergrove91Ƶs unicycle cowboy.
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.
He91Ƶs been riding a for the past two years, introduced to the hobby by his older brother Lochlan.
91ƵI really like it,91Ƶ he said.
91ƵHe91Ƶs like a 4X4 unicycler,91Ƶ said his mother, Sheri 91Ƶ admitting she91Ƶs astonished and sometimes a little horrified by maneuvers he makes on the cycle.
He catches the attentions of many passersby, and it91Ƶs not just the fact that he can skillfully moves around on his unicycle 91Ƶ pedaling five kilometres to church or a little further to downtown Aldergrove.
It91Ƶs 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.
91ƵHe91Ƶs just a rustic kind of guy,91Ƶ said Mom, noting he91Ƶs one of eight children in the family and the only one with a keen love of the old west.
91ƵI was just born like that,91Ƶ Burklan said, noting he91Ƶs never been to a ranch but knows it91Ƶs his calling.
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.
Despite that, he remains steadfast in his conviction that one day he will own and operate his own ranch 91Ƶ likely a cattle ranch, and probably in the B.C. Interior.
91ƵI just know I want to be a rancher when I get older,91Ƶ he said, climbing back in the saddle of his unicycle and heading for town.