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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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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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Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes
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Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes

July 19-21, 2022 / 7 miles + 1 around the lake / 68.9 of 101 / new #4 of 7 … Continue reading Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes

Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 3
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Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 3

Sheltering in PlaceAugust 17, 2021 Monday night was freezing. I wore my sweatshirt and socks to bed. Nevertheless, I am … Continue reading Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 3

Adventure Log: Camping and Hiking the White River. Part 1
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Adventure Log: Camping and Hiking the White River. Part 1

August 17, 2021 Grateful for the Luggable Loo It takes no special talent to see what’s ugly, numbing, depressing, and … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping and Hiking the White River. Part 1

Camping in a Heat Wave on the Skokomish
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Camping in a Heat Wave on the Skokomish

One hundred and nine degrees. That was the forecast for Monday when I left to go camping on Sunday. Here. … Continue reading Camping in a Heat Wave on the Skokomish

Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

March 27, 2021 For the past seven months—to the day as I write this—I have spent four days of nearly … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

Adventure Log: Olympic National Park, Camping with the Littles
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Adventure Log: Olympic National Park, Camping with the Littles

I returned last week to a campground of my childhood, Mora, at Rialto Beach in the Olympic National Park. I … Continue reading Adventure Log: Olympic National Park, Camping with the Littles

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