Ron W. Marr grew up in the Ozarks and spent his youth exploring its rolling hills and lazy rivers. He is a columnist, editor, and founder of "Trout Wrapper "magazine and has written for such publications as "American Cowboy, Playboy, Missouri Life" and "First Freedom" magazines. Marr resides with a blind malamute in a cabin overlooking the Ozarks' Gasconade River.