The Metal Cowboy
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When we finally take our starting positions, the day turns against us. Not by wrath-of-God thunderclaps and plague-of-frog proportions, it’s more subtle and far worse. A thin, hazy summertime cloud cover traps heat and humidity across the length of the Willamette Valley. I soak through my first jersey standing in place. It’s 2 pm, our rig is a few pounds shy of a prairie schooner, and there’s a slight breath of sticky wind coming out of the East.
“Ready, Dad?” Quinn adjusts his helmet.
Absolutely not. I’d look back but I wouldn’t want to turn to salt or lose my resolve.
“Let’s do it, boys.”
And thus begins another Metal Cowboy adventure, with father Joe Kurmaskie hauling his two children 4000 miles across America. Joe has chronicled his adventures in his new book: Momentum is Your Friend.
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