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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 storyteller, a teacher, an attention payer, a hiker, and a back roads wanderer.

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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

Wordless Wednesday: Stay Home, Stay Healthy Week 10
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Wordless Wednesday: Stay Home, Stay Healthy Week 10

Washington’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy initiative expired this week and moved on to Safe Start. And with it this daily … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday: Stay Home, Stay Healthy Week 10

Adventure Log: Whiteout at Paradise, Color Cancelled
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Adventure Log: Whiteout at Paradise, Color Cancelled

Can I leave home at the same time I did last year (4:30 am, four days earlier) and get to … Continue reading Adventure Log: Whiteout at Paradise, Color Cancelled

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Adventure Log: Foggy Day at Dege Peak
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Adventure Log: Foggy Day at Dege Peak

My enthusiasm for hiking is in its end-of-season slide, as are the available good weather days. I’m ready for hunkering … Continue reading Adventure Log: Foggy Day at Dege Peak

Adventure Log: Emmons Moraine, Glacier Basin
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Adventure Log: Emmons Moraine, Glacier Basin

On a day preceded by a week of rain, and another rainy week forecast, my mountain day is a gift … Continue reading Adventure Log: Emmons Moraine, Glacier Basin

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Adventure Log: Paradise on Labor Day
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Adventure Log: Paradise on Labor Day

This post should start with 😳. It sounds insane for the solitary hiker who doesn’t hike on weekends and doesn’t … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise on Labor Day

Adventure Log: Sourdough Gap via Sheep Lake
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Adventure Log: Sourdough Gap via Sheep Lake

I really needed a routine Thursday: coffee shop, yoga, grocery shopping, an afternoon at home. Four days of camping, 24 … Continue reading Adventure Log: Sourdough Gap via Sheep Lake

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