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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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Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens and Dem Bones
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens and Dem Bones

May 11, 2023 ▪ 5.9 miles Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it! shouted volcanologist David Johnston into his transmitter. It was … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens and Dem Bones

Adventure Log: In which I demonstrate I can learn a lesson
Adventure Log

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
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70
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A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70

April 7, 20224 miles (to date: 11.9 / 70) After last week’s daily change in this week’s weather forecast—three days … Continue reading A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens
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Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens

February 25, 2022 I should, I suppose, have gotten a jump on yard work today. But I’m not much for … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens

Adventure Log: Camp Gigi and Harry’s Ridge
Adventure Log, Camp Gigi, kickass grandparenting

Adventure Log: Camp Gigi and Harry’s Ridge

The week has been full to the brim. I met Adrian (and a mom, who returned home) at Nisqually Wildlife … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camp Gigi and Harry’s Ridge

Adventure Log: Chasing a Mountain
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Chasing a Mountain

May 2, 2021 I hadn’t planned to go to a mountain today. In fact, though I had thought about it … Continue reading Adventure Log: Chasing a Mountain

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens (and jury duty)
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens (and jury duty)

April 14, 2021 It happens every year. My sister adventure blogger starts posting about her 3:30 AM risings to drive … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens (and jury duty)

Adventure Log: Boundary West, Spontaneity
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Adventure Log: Boundary West, Spontaneity

July 19,  2020 I did something yesterday I never do. I went for an unplanned hike. I was late getting … Continue reading Adventure Log: Boundary West, Spontaneity

Adventure Log in the time of Corona: Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens
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Adventure Log in the time of Corona: Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens

March 20, 2020 On the first full day of spring I head out before daylight for a frosty, snow-patched trail. … Continue reading Adventure Log in the time of Corona: Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens

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