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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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Adventure Log: No-Snow-Hiking Days Are Over!
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: No-Snow-Hiking Days Are Over!

February 24, 2023 ▪Big Creek, ONF ▪ 5.2 mi. I don’t do winter sports, by which I mean skiing, snowshoeing, … Continue reading Adventure Log: No-Snow-Hiking Days Are Over!

Wordless Wednesday  & Adventure Log Wrap-up
Adventure Log, Summer of 70, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday & Adventure Log Wrap-up

Just in time for the winter solstice and the return of the sun, here is my annual Adventure 2022 “best … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday & Adventure Log Wrap-up

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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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: 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

Adventure Log: Lena Lake— A Broken Open Heart
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Lena Lake— A Broken Open Heart

June 1, 20226.4 miles (31 / 70). There needs to be a word for when you are a weepy mess, … Continue reading Adventure Log: Lena Lake— A Broken Open Heart

Adventure Log: In Which I Invoke All Three Great Prayers—Help. Thanks. Wow.
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: In Which I Invoke All Three Great Prayers—Help. Thanks. Wow.

May 17, 2022South Coldwater Lake Trail, 8.2 miles (25 / 70) It’s been over two weeks since I’ve been on … Continue reading Adventure Log: In Which I Invoke All Three Great Prayers—Help. Thanks. Wow.

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

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A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70
Adventure Log, Notes from Three of Earth Farm

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

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