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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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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

Adventure Log: Juniper Ridge, Agony & Ecstasy
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Adventure Log: Juniper Ridge, Agony & Ecstasy

July 14, 2022 / 6.2 miles / 60.9 of 101 / new #3 of 7 After several days of Camp … Continue reading Adventure Log: Juniper Ridge, Agony & Ecstasy

Packwood Lake: Setting It All Aside
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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

Adventure Log: The Gorgeous Gorge
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Adventure Log: The Gorgeous Gorge

April 236 miles (to date: 17 / 70) I took my annual obligatory adventure to the Columbia River Gorge yesterday. … Continue reading Adventure Log: The Gorgeous Gorge

One More Autumn Hike: Snowgrass Flat
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One More Autumn Hike: Snowgrass Flat

“Stellajoe!” my father would say to my mother. “How would like to live in a place like this on a … Continue reading One More Autumn Hike: Snowgrass Flat

Autumn Comes to Norway Pass
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Autumn Comes to Norway Pass

September 5, 2021 Hiking season is winding down. One might think I would be cramming them in before the snows … Continue reading Autumn Comes to Norway Pass

Adventure Log: Not According to Plan
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Adventure Log: Not According to Plan

May 30, 2021 “Planned adventure,” one might argue, is an oxymoron. And one wouldn’t be completely wrong. I did have … Continue reading Adventure Log: Not According to Plan

Adventure Log: Lewis River Falls
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Adventure Log: Lewis River Falls

May 15, 2021 I’ve been to Lewis River Falls before: once camping in the rain with a leaking tent and … Continue reading Adventure Log: Lewis River Falls

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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Adventure Log: Weldon Wagon Trail
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Adventure Log: Weldon Wagon Trail

Washington’s public state lands opened back up for day use on Tuesday. Except the ones that didn’t. My favorite hiking … Continue reading Adventure Log: Weldon Wagon Trail

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