Old Parkdale Inn
A Hood River Valley Bed and Breakfast
THE BLOG
By Mary Pellegrini
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 … Continue reading "Snowshoe, Cross Country, and Downhill ~ All Near the Old Parkdale Inn"
By Mary Pellegrini
Imagine a straight, west-east line from Oregon coast, through Parkdale and on to the Snake River and the Idaho border. This is the Willamette Baseline, the east west baseline of the Willamette Meridian. The Old Parkdale Inn B&B, address 4932 Baseline Drive, is located on THE Willamette Baseline. If you're in the vicinity of Portland, …
By Mary Pellegrini
Welcome the Winter Solstice, the first day of Winter. The return of the Tundra Swans to Mirror Lake marks the beginning of Winter for me. They arrive sometime in November where they winter in the Columbia River Gorge. Mirror Lake is at the foot of Crown Point, visible from Interstate 84 just west of the … Continue reading "Tundra Swans Return to Mirror Lake Marks the Beginning of Winter"
By Mary Pellegrini
By: Mary Pellegrini 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. … Continue reading "Dahlias Put on a Show in the Hood River Valley"