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It’s A Mountain Dogs Life near the Mt Hood National Forest

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

Many of you know Tilly, our canine hostess here at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast.  Her pedigree is half Greater Swiss Mountain Dog and half Bernese Mountain Dog.  She joined our family in December 2004 at just 3 months old.  At only 17 pounds she was able to ride on my lap home [...]

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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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Lodging Gift Vouchers Make Thoughtful Unique Gifts

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

  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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Easy Pickin’s in the Hood River Valley

Monday, October 3rd, 2011

I visited a farmer yesterday evening to pick up what might be my last flat of Blueberries.  While I was there she shared with me a box of Starkcrimson pears and Gravenstein and Akane apples.  I’ll set out large bowls of apples for our guests and use the blueberries and pears for breakfast treats.  I [...]

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Dahlias Put on a Show in the Hood River Valley

Monday, September 5th, 2011

The Hood River Valley is certainly known for having thousands of acres of fruit of which cherries, blueberries and peaches are finding their way to the fruit stands now.  We also have some amazing flower farms, one of which, The Gorge White House, has glads, daisies, cone flowers, snapdragons, Oriental lilies, lavender and more.  The dahlia fields [...]

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Come Out and Play

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Summer is here and fall is just around the corner.  Time to get out a play.  Hiking, biking, windsurfing, rafting and golf.  We have all this and more in the Hood River Valley, the Columbia River Gorge and the Mt. Hood National Forest, all just minutes from the Old Parkdale Inn. It’s river rafting season!  The [...]

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Dessert First ~ Happens a lot at the Old Parkdale Inn

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

We use the freshest, locally grown ingredients when preparing breakfast for our guests.  I once had a young guest say “this is cool, we get dessert first!’ Berries are big in Oregon and during July the Oregon farmer begins the harvest of the Blueberry.  The Blueberry Buckle Coffee Cake is so easy and is always a favorite summer [...]

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Hiking in the Mt Hood National Forest

Monday, August 8th, 2011

The Old Parkdale Inn is only minutes from the Mt Hood National Forest.  We like to think of it as our own personal backyard playground.  We hike, swim and snowshoe here.  Sometimes we just find a very quiet spot to sit and be still.   We found such a spot on Lookout Mountain when we hiked [...]

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Vacation in the ‘Cool’ Hood River Valley

Sunday, July 24th, 2011

While the rest of the country swelters in triple digit temperatures, we here in the Hood River Valley have been kind of enjoying a below average cool spring/summer.  I say kinda because it has been cool and a bit drippy.  The fruit harvest is about 2 weeks behind schedule so the blueberries and cherries aren’t [...]

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Another Great Lavender Cheddar Recipe from the Rogue Creamery

Friday, July 22nd, 2011

Guests at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast have been treated to the Rogue Creamery Lavender Cheddar Spring Tart several times now much to their delight.  This morning at our inn located in the Hood River Valley we served the Rogue Creamery Panini with Apples, Spinach and Red Onion.  I sauted the onion in a little [...]

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