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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 storyteller, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer.

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Adventure Log 2020
Adventure Log

Adventure Log 2020

With gratitude for this corner of the world I am privileged to live in; for a strong, healthy body; and … Continue reading Adventure Log 2020

Adventure Log: Soul Rising at Paradise
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Adventure Log: Soul Rising at Paradise

October 3, 2020 I didn’t leave early for my last hike of the season, unless you consider 6:15 early. It … Continue reading Adventure Log: Soul Rising at Paradise

Adventure Log: Kelly Butte
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Adventure Log: Kelly Butte

June 23, 2020 Summer heat has arrived to the PNW, which means mid-80s at mid-day, some days, dropping to the … Continue reading Adventure Log: Kelly Butte

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Adventure Log: Grove of the [Ancestors] & Silver Falls
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Adventure Log: Grove of the [Ancestors] & Silver Falls

Here are  more photos from my hike on Wednesday. As I said in my other post about the day (here), … Continue reading Adventure Log: Grove of the [Ancestors] & Silver Falls

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: Foggy Day at Dege Peak
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Adventure Log: Foggy Day at Dege Peak

My enthusiasm for hiking is in its end-of-season slide, as are the available good weather days. I’m ready for hunkering … Continue reading Adventure Log: Foggy Day at Dege Peak

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Wordless Wednesday

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Adventure Log: Naches Peak Loop
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Adventure Log: Naches Peak Loop

“There has to be life after death,” I have heard people say in rationalizing an existence of heaven; “because this … Continue reading Adventure Log: Naches Peak Loop

Adventure Log: Van Trump Park & Comet Falls
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Adventure Log: Van Trump Park & Comet Falls

In the past seven years, I have hiked pretty nearly all the iconic trails at the Paradise side of Mt. … Continue reading Adventure Log: Van Trump Park & Comet Falls

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