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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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A Rove & an Adventure
Adventure Log, Summer of 70

A Rove & an Adventure

The Rove4.7 mi / 103.1 of 101 / 136 connections I’m up early on Tuesday and heading to Paradise in … Continue reading A Rove & an Adventure

Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove
Summer of 70

Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove

August 9-10 / 9.4 mi / 83.9 of 101 / New #5 of 7 The Musing Part It’s been ten … Continue reading Summer of 70: A Musing and a Rove

Summer of Seventy: Roving through Paradise
Summer of 70

Summer of Seventy: Roving through Paradise

August 2, 2022 / 5.5 miles (74.5 / 101) My first official rove at Mt. Rainier’s Paradise was so friggin’ … Continue reading Summer of Seventy: Roving through Paradise

Adventure Log: Return to Spray Park
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Return to Spray Park

August. 9, 2021 I did it! I got to the “other” side of Mt. Rainier with no wrong turns! And, … Continue reading Adventure Log: Return to Spray Park

Adventure Log: Paradise Found
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Paradise Found

July 13, 2022 Who woulda thought I’d go to Paradise twice in a week? But Vickie from North Carolina who … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise Found

Adventure Log: Paradise Lost
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Paradise Lost

July 10, 2021 Not really. Paradise is never lost, but I have already used “No Bad Days” as the title … Continue reading Adventure Log: Paradise Lost

Adventure Log: Grand Park via Lake Eleanor 3
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Adventure Log: Grand Park via Lake Eleanor 3

July 21, 2020 Grand Park in Mt. Rainier National Park is the eighth natural wonder of the world. Or should … Continue reading Adventure Log: Grand Park via Lake Eleanor 3

Adventure Log: Paradise on Labor Day
Adventure Log

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: Redwoods & Rainier
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Adventure Log: Redwoods & Rainier

Just over a week ago, I was walking through the California redwoods. I live and hike through old growth forests … Continue reading Adventure Log: Redwoods & Rainier

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