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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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Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down
Kickass Grandparenting in the TIme of Corona

Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

March 27, 2021 For the past seven months—to the day as I write this—I have spent four days of nearly … Continue reading Kickass Grandparenting: Winding Down

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
Adventure Log

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: Paradise with Grandchildren
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Adventure Log: Paradise with Grandchildren

August 29, 2020 Paradise with Grandchildren. Is that redundant? My Seattle family goes on an adventure nearly every weekend it … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise with Grandchildren

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

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: Lena Lake – A Mask, a Bear Bell, and the Hamma Hamma
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Adventure Log: Lena Lake – A Mask, a Bear Bell, and the Hamma Hamma

May 27, 2020 Pecan trees produce nuts on a boom and bust irregular cycle; growing and accumulating calories at different … Continue reading Adventure Log: Lena Lake – A Mask, a Bear Bell, and the Hamma Hamma

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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