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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Jul 29, 2023
Jul 29, 2023

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From left, good friends Butch Clendenning and Gerald 'Buzz' Meyer and their friend, Dani, are the heart and soul of the 'High Point' Taylor County section of the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin.

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A crew of workers prepares to head in for a day of working on the Ice Age Trail near the Mondeaux Flowage in Taylor County, Wisconsin.

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A crew of workers builds a stepping-stone bridge across a dry creek bed, for hikers to cross when the creek is flowing.

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Mark Walters mug for Agri-View 2022 — Mark Walters

Mark Walters lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.