“I love the spirit of this project. So many ways to wander this world!”
—Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat Pray Love
“…a beautiful, warm and intimate portrait, as stunning to look at as it is to read, that makes us appreciate all that the Mississippi River has meant and continues to mean to America.”
—Bob Krist, National Geographic Photographer, from the Foreword to “Roadtrip with a Raindrop”
“Gayle Harper is a treasured writer whose beautiful soul shines through her writing and photography. Her all-American road trip is OUR story, capturing the very essence of the Mississippi River and its people. Thank goodness she has chosen to share it with us.”
—Deborah Reinhardt, Managing Editor, AAA Midwest and Southern Traveler Publications
“With Gayle’s lively and refreshing portrayals of her explorations and the Americans she met, combined with history, information and her insights, we not only learn about the Mississippi and the enduring spirit of its people, but we are reminded of why it is a national treasure.”
—Annette Anderson, Mississippi River Network
“Roadtrip with a Raindrop is a beautiful visual and written odyssey that captures the grandeur and diversity of this great river and its people. It will tantalize you to follow her travels for your own wonderment.”
—Robert Miller, Mississippi River Parkway Commission
“Beautiful and brilliant both in conception and achievement — in the plashing of words and images — this book is as mesmerizing as any eddy in the Mighty Mississippi. I am bound to love it, because it begins with the sentence, ‘Memory is a fickle and unreliable librarian.’”
—Tom Peters, Dean of Library Services, Missouri State University
“Gayle Harper’s gifts as a writer and photographer are only part of what makes ‘Roadtrip with a Raindrop’ a joy to experience. She is also an historian and a storyteller. This enriching travelogue and photo essay that is also a spiritual memoir is an adventure on several levels. I look forward to enjoying it again, offering it to friends, and to hearing from Gayle Harper again and again.”
—George M. Freeman, Editor, Ozarks Living Magazine
“The pages of this book capture the allure of the Mississippi and of her colorful people – and it shows us why the Mississippi is an American icon.”
—Chad Pregracke, CNN Hero of the Year, Living Lands and Waters