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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: Mt. Townsend Revisited—What Was I Thinking?
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Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend Revisited—What Was I Thinking?

July 4, 2021 I have nothing more to prove, to myself or anyone else. Side story: I am in better … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend Revisited—What Was I Thinking?

Adventure Log: Staircase Rapids
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Adventure Log: Staircase Rapids

Dateline: May 18, 2021 I’m a little late hitting the road this hiking day. I woke in the wee hours … Continue reading Adventure Log: Staircase Rapids

Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend
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Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend

It was a last minute change of plan, and I can’t remember now where I heard about the Mt. Townsend … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. Townsend

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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The First Christmas without My Mother
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The First Christmas without My Mother

I’m spending Christmas at a friend’s wee place on the edge of Hood Canal on the Olympic Peninsula. The Olympics … Continue reading The First Christmas without My Mother

Adventure Log: Mount Zion
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Adventure Log: Mount Zion

It was a long week. My mother’s memorial service was Saturday and there were guests in the house for a … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mount Zion

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Wordless Wednesday

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Adventure Log: Lower Lena Lake
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Adventure Log: Lower Lena Lake

July 1, 2017 Trip latte in hand, I left town at 6:30 Friday morning and turned CuRVy toward the Olympic … Continue reading Adventure Log: Lower Lena Lake

Adventure Log: Dry Creek
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Adventure Log: Dry Creek

Dateline: June 4, 2017 Dry Creek, Olympic National Forest, Lake Cushman 8.4 miles RT I finally got out of town … Continue reading Adventure Log: Dry Creek

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