L RIVER LIFE John Wallace lounges on the front porch of his one-room houseboat on the Apalachicola River, where he and his wife lived full-time for years. R SHAPES OF WATER Clockwise from top: The Apalachicola River flows freely for 160 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. A hunting trailer yields to the swollen river. An oysterman works his rake. A father and son prepare to enter the forest to hunt wild hogs along the Apalachicola. April 2021 / OUTDOOR RETAILER 33