Packwood Lake: Setting It All Aside
June 30, 2022 /12.1 miles / 54.7 of 101 The news of the day, every day, is overwhelming and beyond … Continue reading Packwood Lake: Setting It All Aside
Author: Gretchen Staebler
I am a Pacific Northwest native transplanted to the southeast for 36 years. In 2012, I returned to my childhood home and fell in love with this corner of the country again. I am a grandmother, a storywriter, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer.
Wordless Wednesday
Crying in Yoga: A Coming Out Story
At the beginning of yoga this week, my teacher hesitantly but firmly spoke her mind about the Supreme Court’s overthrow … Continue reading Crying in Yoga: A Coming Out Story
Adventure Log: Return to Mount Zion
June 24, 2022Mount Zion / Olympic National Forest /6.5 miles / 42.6 of 101 /1030 ft. elevation change It’s hard … Continue reading Adventure Log: Return to Mount Zion
An Epic 70th Birthday, and Camp Gigi Part One
It’s back! My birthday, the summer solstice, the first warm day in the PNW; and, after a hiatus last summer—following … Continue reading An Epic 70th Birthday, and Camp Gigi Part One
Wordless Wednesday
Adventure Log: In which I demonstrate I can learn a lesson
June 15, 2022 / Coldwater Lake, Mt. St. Helens /5.1 miles / 36.1 of 101 Wednesday is forecasted to be … Continue reading Adventure Log: In which I demonstrate I can learn a lesson
Wordless Wednesday
Summer of 70 and a Dream Deferred
It’s been forty-eight years since my last college summer. I spent that season as a life guard at a church … Continue reading Summer of 70 and a Dream Deferred
Writing Down the Story 