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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Sep 12, 2026
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Rachael Valeria and her son, Arlo, show a cutthroat trout she caught on the fly near the Salmon River in Idaho.

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Rose Chitko, Selina Walters’ roommate while she lived in Missoula, Montana, fights fires all across North America. She also attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

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Claire Bernard, who started skiing as soon as she could walk, teaches Selina Walters to ski when she lives in Montana.

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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.