Author Archives: Gayle Harper

About Gayle Harper

Travel Photographer and Writer

HERE WE GO!!!

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Gayle Harper

Hi Friends! I am SO excited to share this with you! Some of you have been traveling alongside me since the very start of this journey. And NOW, she is here! Roadtrip with a Raindrop is now available on the … Continue reading →

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They’re Here!!!

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Gayle Harper

Yeeha!  I’m about as happy as this horse in the grass! The books are here, my friends – and they are gorgeous! VERY soon now – the brand new website will be up and running and I will be able … Continue reading →

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KA-BOOM!!

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Gayle Harper

Louie, my big, loving, serene (I would never say “lazy” cat), who spends most of his days in the office with me, got a little nervous one day last week. I didn’t quite set off fireworks, but I did get … Continue reading →

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COVER REVEAL!!!

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Gayle Harper

Hi my Friends! It’s been a bit of a quiet spell on this blog, but, believe me, there is LOTS going on! It’s a BIG day for our little raindrop today. The cover of Roadtrip with a Raindrop is being … Continue reading →

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Gettin’ My Fix

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Gayle Harper

Hello!! I’ve missed you! Things in Serendipity-land have been fun and exciting, although sometimes keeping up with it feels a bit like trying to drink from a fire hose! It is time, however, to stop and catch up with my … Continue reading →

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Flying Sweet Potatoes!

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Gayle Harper

Teeheehee! Like most of us, I’ve been keeping to a pretty intense schedule of work for what seems a long time now. For the past several days, I’ve been waking up at my usual 5:00 am and then, without actually … Continue reading →

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The View From Space

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Gayle Harper

In that life-changing moment when I first read on the National Park Service’s website that a raindrop falling into the headwaters of the Mississippi River in northern Minnesota would travel the river for 90 days to reach the Gulf of … Continue reading →

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From Soupy to Shiny

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Gayle Harper

Effigy Mounds National Monument is a fascinating and sacred place along the Upper Mississippi in a beautifully rugged region of northeast Iowa. The earthen mounds protected here by the National Park Service were built by prehistoric American Indian people between … Continue reading →

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The Miracle on Spindly Legs

Posted on December 20, 2013 by Gayle Harper

Happy Holidays, my friends! I chose this photo to share as my little holiday gift to you because, for me, it has always been a reminder that life is filled with small miracles. I can look at it and remember … Continue reading →

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Click!

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Gayle Harper

At precisely the perfect time, while up to my eyeballs in alligators during the Kickstarter campaign, Cathy Dondanville, a reader and a friend who I had not yet met, invited me to visit her home overlooking the Mississippi. Knowing that … Continue reading →

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