Tamanawas Falls in the Mt Hood National Forest

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Tamanawas Falls in the Mt Hood National Forest

Monday, April 1st, 2013

Tamanawas Falls, in the Mt Hood National Forest, is one of my favorite hikes and one I send my guests on quite often.  The trailhead is about 7 miles from the Old Parkdale Inn.  This is an great hike year-round.  This 100 foot high, 40 foot wide waterfall is easily accessed by hiking an moderate/strenuous two [...]

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The Snow Will Go On As We Dream of Spring

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Spring skiing, and snowshoeing and cross-country are all going to be awesome!  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 in over the weekend.  Visit the Old Parkdale Inn website  and book your [...]

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What to Do? The List Goes On!

Friday, February 1st, 2013

I had a phone inquiry the other day: “We’re thinking about coming and staying at your lovely B&B but was wondering, is there anything to do in the area?” Really?  Well, let me tell you, one experience at a time. For us there is nothing better than a hike in the Mt Hood National Forest, [...]

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Snowshoe, Cross Country, and Downhill ~ All Near the Old Parkdale Inn

Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013

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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Timberline Ski Area Discount Lift Tickets Have Arrived

Saturday, November 17th, 2012

We’ve partnered again with Timberline Ski Area to offer discount lift tickets to our overnight guests. Timberline Ski Area is only about 34 miles from the Old Parkdale Inn.  And the Discount Timberline Ski Area Lift Tickets arrived yesterday. Just in time for opening day of Skiing on Mt Hood. $42 for Adult ~ 18-64 (regular [...]

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Not another Tie!

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

Father’ s Day is coming and do you really think Dad wants another tie?  Of course not!  What Dad really would like is fun, adventure, great dining and comfortable accommodations.  Wisk him off, or send him to, the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast.  Bring the bikes or hiking boots and explore the Mt Hood National Forest, just minutes from [...]

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Bald Butte via the Oak Ridge Trail

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

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, Indian Paintbrush, to name a few, covers the hillside from mid-April through June.  The views from the Butte are amazing, [...]

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Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest

Saturday, March 17th, 2012

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 [...]

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It’s March Madness at the Old Parkdale Inn

Thursday, March 1st, 2012

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 [...]

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‘Be Aware, this is not your lace-and-claw-foot bathtub kind of B&B’

Friday, February 17th, 2012

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 [...]

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