Gayle Dean:
CLASS OF 1967
Jenkins High SchoolClass of 1967
Savannah, GA
Gayle's Story
I've worked since 1984 as a free-lance crossword-puzzle constructor making puzzles for all the major media. My work has appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post Magazine, Simon & Schuster books, Book of The Month Club books, and Dell Puzzle Magazines to name but a few. In addition, I have authored three of my own puzzle books, Wordplay Crosswords Vol. 1& 2, which have been published by Merriam-Webster.
Academic philosophy and environmental and animal welfare issues are of particular interest.
The perfect balance to all this mental exertion-- creating crossword puzzles and thinking about philosophical issues --is my avocation as an outdoors person. I worked for many years as a whitewater canoeing instructor and river guide, leading outdoor adventure trips in the Great Smoky Mountains of N.C. and on the big whitewater rivers of ...Expand for more
the southeast...the Ocoee and Nolichucky in Tennessee, the Nantahala and French Broad in N.C. and the Chattooga in S.C/Ga. The Chattooga is the beautiful National Wild and Scenic River made famous by the movie "Deliverance".
I have paddled hundreds of rivers in several countries, mountain-biked, hiked and camped in some of the most beautiful, pristine, and isolated spots on the planet. Those wild places are slowly disappearing and people are losing touch with nature and losing touch with themselves in the process. I try to stay in touch with both.
When I am not doing mental gymnastics at my desk, you can probably find me paddling my canoe on a scenic river, hiking a wilderness trail, or playing a game of speed chess.
I am not yet a formal member of Classmates, so I cannot reply to any messages - but you can Google my name for more...!
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