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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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Tag: Hummocks Trail

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens and Dem Bones
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens and Dem Bones

May 11, 2023 ▪ 5.9 miles Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it! shouted volcanologist David Johnston into his transmitter. It was … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens and Dem Bones

A Walk in the Woods a Day. And Spring Clean-Up
Notes from Three of Earth Farm

A Walk in the Woods a Day. And Spring Clean-Up

March 26, 2023 Wednesday was the sunny day last week amidst the overcast, rain, and hail ones. I have, of … Continue reading A Walk in the Woods a Day. And Spring Clean-Up

A Fair Weather Escape: Mt. St. Helens, Gardening, and Approaching 70
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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

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens

February 25, 2022 I should, I suppose, have gotten a jump on yard work today. But I’m not much for … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens (and jury duty)
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens (and jury duty)

April 14, 2021 It happens every year. My sister adventure blogger starts posting about her 3:30 AM risings to drive … Continue reading Adventure Log: Mt. St. Helens (and jury duty)

Adventure Log in the time of Corona: Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens
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Adventure Log in the time of Corona: Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens

March 20, 2020 On the first full day of spring I head out before daylight for a frosty, snow-patched trail. … Continue reading Adventure Log in the time of Corona: Hummocks Trail, Mt. St. Helens

Adventure Log: Boundary West, Mt. St. Helens
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Adventure Log: Boundary West, Mt. St. Helens

The day dawns yellow sun rising to cloudless blue. My destination sits at the end of the valley from my … Continue reading Adventure Log: Boundary West, Mt. St. Helens

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