From the dusty rodeo grounds of the Northwest two young cowboys join in a partnership that bonds them together forever.
A lucky string of events will put their lives into a tailspin that leads them from the northwest to the bright lights of San Francisco, and New York.
Bud was headed for rodeo's biggest prize when his world was turned upside down, the war in Viet Nam.

G.D. Shedeck lives in Arizona with his wife Joan.
Born and raised in Oregon he spent twenty-five years as a firefighter. Rodeo and roping and the cowboy life have always been his passion. He is a life member in the United States Team Roping Championship, and a gold card holder in the Northwest Professional Rodeo Association and a past member of the Senior Pro-Rodeo Association.