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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.

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Wordless Wednesday (on Thursday, oops) Words and more photos of my (scary) hike at Mt. St. Helens at www.writingdownthestory.com
Evening Sky. After a day of rain. #eveningsky #clouds
Wordless Wednesday. For more photos of the camas, visit www.writingdownthestory.com #camas #mimamoundsnaturalareapreserve, #prairiecamas, #bluecamas, #springinthepnw
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Morning Sky: the lull before the rains return. www.writingdownthestory.com
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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.

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  • Caregiver Ally / Author

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“Story is the shortest distance to the human heart.”

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  • About Me
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Tag: hiking in the time of corona

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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