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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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Adventure Log: Encore
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Encore

October 8, 2022 / Pinnacle Saddle /125 miles of 101 mile Summer of 70 goal A bull elk with a … Continue reading Adventure Log: Encore

One More Adventure: Plummer Peak
Adventure Log

One More Adventure: Plummer Peak

September 23, 2021 I thought my 2021 adventuring was done. I’ve hiked some twenty trails this season, and now I’m … Continue reading One More Adventure: Plummer Peak

Adventure Log: The Mountains
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: The Mountains

“Nothing is yours, but everything is for you.” —Puma Quispe Singona My friend Katherine from North Carolina is visiting. Katherine … Continue reading Adventure Log: The Mountains

Adventure Log: Whiteout at Paradise, Color Cancelled
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Adventure Log: Whiteout at Paradise, Color Cancelled

Can I leave home at the same time I did last year (4:30 am, four days earlier) and get to … Continue reading Adventure Log: Whiteout at Paradise, Color Cancelled

Adventure Log: Emmons Moraine, Glacier Basin
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Adventure Log: Emmons Moraine, Glacier Basin

On a day preceded by a week of rain, and another rainy week forecast, my mountain day is a gift … Continue reading Adventure Log: Emmons Moraine, Glacier Basin

Adventure Log: Paradise, Releasing My Mother
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Adventure Log: Paradise, Releasing My Mother

I traveled to Paradise yesterday to release some of my mother’s ashes into the vastness at my favorite spot in … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise, Releasing My Mother

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