A Mt. Hood – Parkdale, Oregon B&B
There are over 50 Geocaches within 10-15 miles of the Old Parkdale Inn. Our guests this week found three within walking distance of our inn! Someone has ‘placed’ about 10 right here in the Upper Hood River Valley! Did you know that Geocaching started right here in Oregon? A little history lesson, the full version [...]
Keep reading Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest
There’s a few holidays coming up where one ponders what to gift a deserving and special person. Mothers’ Day, Fathers’ Day, a Wedding or Graduation. A Birthday. Sometimes you don’t even need a special event to gift a unique experience at a member inn of an Oregon Bed and Breakfast. Lodging Gift Vouchers make [...]
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During our very busy summer months I haven’t got time to try out new recipes. So I like to take advantage of this slower time of year to research new breakfast menu ideas. I’ve created a Pinterest page for the Old Parkdale Inn, http://pinterest.com/innparkdale. One board is called ‘Maybe for Breakfast.’ The photos and links on [...]
March tends to be a bit of a quiet month up here in the Hood River Valley. But with all the snow we have, and are still getting, on Mt Hood, spring skiing could quite possibly go til the first of May! Not only skiing but snowshoe and XC skiing will probably still be an [...]
Spring skiing, and snowshoeing and cross-country are all going to be awesome! With just over a 100 inch base and more snow in the forecast, Mt Hood will be buried in a deep blanket of white well into April. If you like storm skiing this weekend will be to your liking as another storm rolls [...]
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That is what a guest wrote in a recent bedandbreakfast.com review. And we aren’t. I knew when we were looking to purchase an inn that I just wasn’t that kind of person. Our vision was to have an inn in the country, near plenty of outdoor activities that we could share with our guests, where folks [...]
Keep reading ‘Be Aware, this is not your lace-and-claw-foot bathtub kind of B&B’
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 conferences, this past week it was the Innkeeping Conference and Trade Show hosted by the Professional Association of Innkeepers International in Little [...]
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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 devices. The basic idea is to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, outdoors and then share your experiences online. Geocaching is enjoyed by people …from all age [...]
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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 than a hike in the Mt Hood National Forest, fresh snow, no wind, fresh tracks. If it’s [...]
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On January 1st I participated in the 2012 Christmas Bird Count. Although this yearly event has been going on now for 111 years through the Audubon Society it is the 24th event in the Hood River Valley. Unlike many, I stayed close to home participating in the FeederWatch Count. Thousands of volunteers braving the winter weather, grab their binoculars, [...]
Bald Butte via the Oak Ridge Trail:
A hike to the top of Bald Butte is a a great choice for an early season hike in the Upper Hood River Valley! A wonderful display of Mt Hood National Forest wildflowers, Lupine, Balsam Root, Indi...
Now We Wait and Watch 'Em Grow:
The acres and acres of blossoms in the Hood River Valley have now turned to itsy bitsy pieces of fruit. And for the next 4 months we will watch them grow and wait for the amazing crop of pears, a...
Winter's Holding On in the Hood River Valley: Snow levels dropped to about 3000' last night just above the orchards which sit in the Upper Hood River Valley at about 2000'. The valley beekeepers just put the hives into the blooming orchards thi...Old Parkdale Inn
4932 Baseline Rd
Parkdale, Oregon 97041
phone: 541-352-5551
email: parkdale@hoodriverlodging.com
