Old Parkdale Inn

A Hood River Valley Bed and Breakfast

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Best Weekend, or midweek, Adventures In Mt Hood National Forest

Hiking: Enjoy 6 wonderful hikes and around

August 10, 2020 | Mary Pellegrini

Travel Inspirations Brought to you by the Old Parkdale Inn

Travel Inspirations are those little moments when the truths about travel, adventure, and life become clear. They remind me that the feelings I have felt while traveling have been experienced

August 7, 2020 | Mary Pellegrini

A Bazillion Dollar View on the Oak Ridge Trail

The Oak Ridge Trail is a lovely trail that takes you up out of the Hood River Valley, through a mixed conifer forest and on to open slopes with stands of Oregon White Oak. The trail

August 4, 2020 | Mary Pellegrini

2020 Meteor Showers in the Dark Skies over Mt Hood

Oregon has some of the largest expanses of dark skies in the US. Photographers come from around the world to capture the infamous shot of Mt Hood and the Milky Way. I don't pretend to be one of

August 2, 2020 | Mary Pellegrini

Keep Your Pets Safe This Summer

Lola Pellegrini (#lolapellegrini on Instagram) is our canine hostess at the Old Parkdale Inn. As you can imagine she'd much rather be bounding through a snow field than sweltering in

July 29, 2020 | Mary Pellegrini

An Alternative to Air Conditioning

The livin’ is certainly easy during the summer here in the Hood River Valley but lately it's been hot! Our home is air conditioned including our guest rooms. We think you'll

July 29, 2020 | Mary Pellegrini