A Mt. Hood – Parkdale, Oregon B&B
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, [...]
We sure do! Our gardens are a flurry of avian activity! Sparrows, finches, blackbirds, chickadees…the list goes on. Our most colorful visitors so far this spring have been the Evening Grosbeaks. They are a beautiful bird, don’t you think? And we have had at least 50 feeding regularly at our many feeding stations. The gardens [...]
Keep reading Got Birds? Plenty here at our backyard feeders and throughout the Hood River Valley
Slow cooking pears in the crockpot sure makes the inn smell wonderful. I start with about 5-7 pounds of pears from the Hood River Valley. With so many growers we have the pick of the crop for the very best Pears in the World! The Hood River Valley is the largest pear growing region [...]
Keep reading Making Butter with Hood River Valley Pears in the Crockpot
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 [...]
Keep reading Stuffed Potatoes with Egg ~ A New Favorite at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast
The Old Parkdale Inn, in the Hood River Valley, can be the ideal location for your small business meeting or social retreat. Our table can seat up to eight with plenty of room to spread out. Wireless internet access is available throughout the inn and gardens. A 50″ wall mounted big screen tv is [...]
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 [...]
Keep reading Lodging Gift Vouchers Make Thoughtful Unique Gifts
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 [...]
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 [...]
Keep reading Social Media at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast
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
