Old Parkdale Inn
A Hood River Valley Bed and Breakfast
THE BLOG
By Mary Pellegrini
Apple Dumplings at the Old Parkdale Inn are a welcomed Fall breakfast pastry. Any season really as we have apples year round here in the Hood River Valley. The last of the summer plums went into a Plum Buttermilk Upside Down Cake and I made a trip up to Kiyokawa Farms for fall apples and pears from the …
By Mary Pellegrini
Say farewell to summer in Parkdale, Oregon. Plan your end of summer escape that includes a stay at the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast. We invite you to extend your summer season and leave the goodbyes for later! Enjoy the last days of the season with sunshine-filled days, a refreshing mountain breeze, and plenty … Continue reading “Say farewell to Summer in Parkdale Oregon ~ Plan your end of summer escape”
By Mary Pellegrini
Husum Falls Season is Here Many of you have eagerly been waiting for this moment. The White Salmon River is now at the perfect water level to run Husum Falls, the tallest commercially rafted waterfall in the country! The White Salmon River, just across the Columbia in Washington, beckons you with rapid water and beautiful … Continue reading “Husum Falls season is here with Wet Planet Whitewater Center”
By Mary Pellegrini
Designate your driver then head out to tour Brew Pubs, distilleries, cideries and wineries in Hood River and the Hood River Valley. We’d be honored to offer the Old Parkdale Inn as home base when the day is done. Camp 1805 Distillery and Bar. Lewis and Clark ran out of whiskey on July 4, 1805 and 206 years later, to the …
By Mary Pellegrini
Multnomah Falls is the most visited recreation site in the Pacific Northwest with 2 million stopping each year to take in the views. As a local innkeeper I suggest visiting the falls on either ends of the day and midweek to beat the crowds. I also suggest taking the time to hike the 6 miles … Continue reading “Multnomah Falls in the Columbia River Gorge”
By Mary Pellegrini
Wiesendanger Falls is the first of the two major upper waterfalls along Multnomah Creek in the Columbia River Gorge. The falls drop over a flat 55 foot ledge into a broad gorge overlooked by the switchbacking trail, upstream from its bigger, and slightly more famous sibling Multnomah Falls. The falls were named in 1997 for … Continue reading “Wiesendangerr Falls and Waterfall Wednesday in Oregon”