The Road to the NFR isn’t always bright lights and camera crews, starched jeans or winning runs. It’s a much more intricate obsession filled with downright ugly moments. A lot of broken barriers and no times, drawing the worst animal in the pen, and pushing through illness or injury. Calling the guy that had your calf in the first round only to find out they didn’t get a video- or worse- they don’t answer. It’s back-to-back all night drives, gas station sandwiches, and phone calls back home to report you don’t know how much longer you’re gonna go. It’s a camaraderie of people traveling in the same rig competing against each other for the top 15 spots. And through all the peaks and valleys, at the end of the day, it’s the most beautiful, addicting, and fulfilling way to live. #cinchjeans #leaddontfollow