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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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Flora & Fauna Friday
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Flora & Fauna Friday

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(not quite) Wordless Wednesday
Wordless Wednesday

(not quite) Wordless Wednesday

My mother and I shared a love of the lowly daisy. My father did not. She put bouquets of them … Continue reading (not quite) Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Adventure Log: Kelly Butte
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Adventure Log: Kelly Butte

June 23, 2020 Summer heat has arrived to the PNW, which means mid-80s at mid-day, some days, dropping to the … Continue reading Adventure Log: Kelly Butte

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

Wordless Wednesday
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Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

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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: 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

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

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