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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Aug 15, 2026
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Mark Walters and Red camp next to the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa.

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Kayak fishing is a rewarding way to catch a fish.

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The Mighty Mississippi is low, as lily pads show.

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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.