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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

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

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Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

Waiting for the sun with the dark-eyed juncos. Happy day of thanks and gratitude. I’m grateful for your presence here. Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

(I couldn’t choose just one.) Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

Mt. Rainier, the Other Side
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Mt. Rainier, the Other Side

Our adventures were over, the weekend forecast was for rain everywhere. We spent Friday and Saturday hunkered down inside doing … Continue reading Mt. Rainier, the Other Side

Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 5
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Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 5

Do-overs: Sunrise Point & Naches Peak LoopAugust 19, 2021 I’m up early to try again to watch the sunrise from … Continue reading Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 5

Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 4
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Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 4

Mt. Fremont LookoutAugust 18, 2021 The plan for Wednesday—with the promise of sun—is to hike to the lookout above Sunrise. … Continue reading Camping & Hiking the White River: Part 4

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

Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Sunrise in a Wildfire Haze Continue reading Wordless Wednesday

Adventure Log: Skyscraper Mountain
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Adventure Log: Skyscraper Mountain

August 25, 2020 Fifteen minutes. Ten even. That’s all I needed. If I’d gotten up fifteen minutes earlier than usual… … Continue reading Adventure Log: Skyscraper Mountain

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Wordless Wednesday

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Adventure Log: Owyhigh Lakes
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Adventure Log: Owyhigh Lakes

July 10, 2020 Lil darlin’ it’s been a long, wet, lonely summer…but I can see clearly now the rain is … Continue reading Adventure Log: Owyhigh Lakes

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