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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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Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove
Summer of 70

Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove

August 9-10 / 9.4 mi / 83.9 of 101 / New #5 of 7 The Musing Part It’s been ten … Continue reading Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove

One More Adventure: Plummer Peak
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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

Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 4
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Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 4

Mt. Fremont LookoutAugust 18, 2021 The plan for Wednesday—with the promise of sun—is to hike to the lookout above Sunrise. … Continue reading Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 4

Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 2
Adventure Log

Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 2

Emmons MoraineAugust 16, 2021 After the morning debacle (read that here), I abandon my plan to drive back down the … Continue reading Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 2

Adventure Log: Paradise Found
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Paradise Found

July 13, 2022 Who woulda thought I’d go to Paradise twice in a week? But Vickie from North Carolina who … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise Found

Adventure Log: Eagle Peak Saddle
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Adventure Log: Eagle Peak Saddle

August 14, 2020 Gradual but relentless, relentless but gradual; choose your perspective. WTA said 2900 feet elevation gain, my phone … Continue reading Adventure Log: Eagle Peak Saddle

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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