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Gretchen Staebler

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. Check out my website (and my memoir) at www.gretchenstaebler.com.

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Mother Lode: Confessions of a Reluctant Caregiver
She promises one year, living with her stubbornly independent 96-year-old mother, cleaning out the house her parents had stashed musty history in for five decades, and getting her mother moved elsewhere. Four years later, the author is still trying to stay sane in the face of her mother’s increasing dementia, fighting old battles and learning respect and acceptance.
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“Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.”

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Category: Summer of 70

Wordless Wednesday  & Adventure Log Wrap-up
Adventure Log, Summer of 70, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday & Adventure Log Wrap-up

Just in time for the winter solstice and the return of the sun, here is my annual Adventure 2022 “best … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday & Adventure Log Wrap-up

Adventure Log: Huckleberry Creek
Adventure Log, Summer of 70

Adventure Log: Huckleberry Creek

October 2, 20225.5 miles (120.5 of 101), 7 of 7 new hikes I like anticipation. I’m looking forward to the … Continue reading Adventure Log: Huckleberry Creek

My Summer in Paradise
Summer of 70

My Summer in Paradise

Sept. 5-6, 2022 /11.9 miles (115 of 101) / 189 connections They are my last meadow roves for Season 1. … Continue reading My Summer in Paradise

A Rove & an Adventure
Adventure Log, Summer of 70

A Rove & an Adventure

The Rove4.7 mi / 103.1 of 101 / 136 connections I’m up early on Tuesday and heading to Paradise in … Continue reading A Rove & an Adventure

Summer of 70: An Epic Hike Reprised
Adventure Log, Summer of 70

Summer of 70: An Epic Hike Reprised

August 18, 2022 / Indian Henry’s Hunting Ground / 14.5 mi / 98.4 of 101 Autumn 2017 “My mother was … Continue reading Summer of 70: An Epic Hike Reprised

Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove
Summer of 70

Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove

August 9-10 / 9.4 mi / 83.9 of 101 / New #5 of 7 The Musing Part It’s been ten … Continue reading Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove

Summer of Seventy: Roving through Paradise
Summer of 70

Summer of Seventy: Roving through Paradise

August 2, 2022 / 5.5 miles (74.5 / 101) My first official rove at Mt. Rainier’s Paradise was so friggin’ … Continue reading Summer of Seventy: Roving through Paradise

Meadow Rover in Training at Paradise
Adventure Log, Summer of 70

Meadow Rover in Training at Paradise

July 26, 2022 I was a wee bit anxious the night before my orientation as a volunteer Meadow Rover at … Continue reading Meadow Rover in Training at Paradise

Summer of 70 and a Dream Deferred
Summer of 70

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

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