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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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Gretchen Staebler

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

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Tag: Olympic National Forest

Adventure Log: Return to Mount Zion
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Adventure Log: Return to Mount Zion

June 24, 2022Mount Zion / Olympic National Forest /6.5 miles / 42.6 of 101 /1030 ft. elevation change It’s hard … Continue reading Adventure Log: Return to Mount Zion

Adventure Log: Lena Lake— A Broken Open Heart
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Adventure Log: Lena Lake— A Broken Open Heart

6.4 miles (31 / 70). There needs to be a word for when you are a weepy mess, but there … Continue reading Adventure Log: Lena Lake— A Broken Open Heart

Adventure Log: Big Creek Loop (and on turning 70)
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Adventure Log: Big Creek Loop (and on turning 70)

April 4, 20227.9 miles1050 feet elevation change I’ve been giving thought to how I want to celebrate this calendar year … Continue reading Adventure Log: Big Creek Loop (and on turning 70)

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

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

Adventure Log: We Did the Hoh Thing
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Adventure Log: We Did the Hoh Thing

Where to go when your visiting friend is in Washington for the first time and has only one day? And … Continue reading Adventure Log: We Did the Hoh Thing

Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain Forest
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Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain Forest

June 18, 2020 “‘Weep,’ calls a toad from the water’s edge. And I do. If grief can be a doorway … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain Forest

Adventure Log: Quinault Rain Forest
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Adventure Log: Quinault Rain Forest

Turns out the first day of DST is a perfect Sunday for adventuring. The Universe says it’s dawn—my preferred departure … Continue reading Adventure Log: Quinault Rain Forest

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

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

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

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