A Mt. Hood – Parkdale, Oregon B&B
The Hood River Valley is our nations largest pear growing regions but we don’t stop there. Cherries and apples also are a huge crop along with the berries, stone fruit, lavender, wine grapes and more. July’s warmth ripens the cherries, blueberries, raspberries and strawberries and begins the 2010 harvest. From now through the summer, something is always [...]
Father’s Day is Sunday, June 20. Treat Dad to a Hood River Valley getaway. Tour wineries, breweries, take a hike. The Elliot Glacier Public House and Brewpub is just across the street from the Old Parkdale Inn. Good food, brews and view of Mt Hood. The Hood River Valley has many wineries open for tasting. [...]
There are many, many Lavender Farms in Oregon, and I may be a little bias but my favorite lavender farm is Hood River Lavender Farms as it is just 8 miles from the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast. Recently selected for inclusion in the Central Cascades Geotourism Project, Hood River Lavender Farms is a certified-organic u-pick lavender farm situated [...]
In 1909 the Mt Hood Railroad line from Hood River to the Dee mill was extended up the Hood River Valley and the town of Parkdale was established. The first train into town carried lumber for the building of McIssac’s Store, which opened its doors one hundred years ago this month. McIssac’s sold everything from hardware and furnishings to [...]
Not far from the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast, a nice drive I like to share with my guests, is Central Oregon. Head east on I-84 and the Columbia River Gorge opens up to the rolling high desert wheat fields of the Columbia Basin. It is stunning, big skies and vast views. Rock formations left over [...]
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Social Media at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast:
It was 9 years ago that I went to my first Innkeeper's Conference. It just amazes me how marketing has changed, moving rapidly toward more and more internet presense. I've been to a few conferenc...
Geocaching near the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast:
I have acquired a new hobby. Or should I say an obsession. Geocaching. "Geocaching is a high-tech treasure hunting game played throughout the world by adventure seekers equipped with GPS device...
Snowshoe, Cross Country, and Downhill ~ All Near the Old Parkdale Inn:
My favorite is snowshoe. Never really did too much downhill as a child and now I don't like to fall down as much and speed is not a necessity! So we snowshoe. For us there is nothing better tha...Old Parkdale Inn
4932 Baseline Rd
Parkdale, Oregon 97041
phone: 541-352-5551
email: parkdale@hoodriverlodging.com