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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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Wordless Wednesday  & Adventure Log Wrap-up
Adventure Log, Summer of 70, Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday & Adventure Log Wrap-up

Just in time for the winter solstice and the return of the sun, here is my annual Adventure 2022 “best … Continue reading Wordless Wednesday & Adventure Log Wrap-up

Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes
Adventure Log

Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes

July 19-21, 2022 / 7 miles + 1 around the lake / 68.9 of 101 / new #4 of 7 … Continue reading Takhlakh Lake, Killen Creek & Voracious Mosquitoes

Adventure Log: Camping and Hiking the White River. Part 1
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Camping and Hiking the White River. Part 1

August 17, 2021 Grateful for the Luggable Loo It takes no special talent to see what’s ugly, numbing, depressing, and … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping and Hiking the White River. Part 1

Camping in a Heat Wave on the Skokomish
Adventure Log

Camping in a Heat Wave on the Skokomish

One hundred and nine degrees. That was the forecast for Monday when I left to go camping on Sunday. Here. … Continue reading Camping in a Heat Wave on the Skokomish

Adventure Log 2020
Adventure Log

Adventure Log 2020

With gratitude for this corner of the world I am privileged to live in; for a strong, healthy body; and … Continue reading Adventure Log 2020

Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain at Takhlakh
Adventure Log

Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain at Takhlakh

Dateline: September 8-12, 2018 Takhlakh Lake Campground, Gifford Pinchot National Forest I have a thing for this remote campground on … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping in the Rain at Takhlakh

Adventure Log: Camping 2018
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Adventure Log: Camping 2018

Dateline: July 23-16, 2018 Willaby Campground, Lake Quinault, Site 19 It’s an alternate plan after discovering the place I reserved … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping 2018

Adventure Log: Camping at Mt. Hood, part 2
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Adventure Log: Camping at Mt. Hood, part 2

Not My Mountain, the Second Day Since the mountain is hidden behind a smoky veil, I decide to hike a … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping at Mt. Hood, part 2

Adventure Log: Camping at Mt. Hood, part 1
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Adventure Log: Camping at Mt. Hood, part 1

I first became aware that I was a mountain snob when my family of origin traveled to Tennessee to camp … Continue reading Adventure Log: Camping at Mt. Hood, part 1

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