Old Parkdale Inn
A Hood River Valley Bed and Breakfast
THE BLOG
By Mary Pellegrini
So the song goes and so is life here in the Hood River Valley during the summer months. Our guests at the Old Parkdale Inn can choose to relax in the gardens with a good book and a favorite beverage and do little to nothing at all. Or they can choose to get out and about, explore the …
By Mary Pellegrini
The Oregon Summer is Calling. June 21st marks the longest day of the year. Many, many hours of daylight to get out and explore. Over 16 hours of daylight actually. Two Scenic Byways and one Scenic Electric Byway lead to the Old Parkdale Inn Travel through the Columbia River Gorge on the Historic Columbia River Highway … Continue reading “Can you Hear that? Oregon Summer is Calling You 🌞”
By Mary Pellegrini
How fun to set out in search of Bigfoot and Geocaches in the Columbia River Gorge. You, too, can embark on the Bonneville Bigfoots Search GeoTour in North Bonneville, Washington. Along the designated two mile paved “Bigfoot Discovery Trail” we learned about this unique area and why the Sasquatches were drawn to this picturesque area on the banks of the Columbia …
By Mary Pellegrini
Geocaching to Rock Your Parkdale Vacation The Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area formation started approximately 40-60 million years ago. Pressure of molten lava pushed granite from inside the earth and caused the outline of the Columbia Basin. The Scenic Area stretches 85 miles on both sides of one of the largest waterways on our continent. … Continue reading “Geocache to Rock Your Mt Hood Parkdale Vacation”
By Mary Pellegrini
A search for caches within a 10 mile radius of the Old Parkdale Inn, zip 97041, will show over 500 hides! Did you know that Geocaching started right here in Oregon? On May 1 Geocaching will celebrate its 23rd birthday. Once known as the “Great American GPS Stash Hunt’ there are now over 3 million … Continue reading “Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and Beyond”
By Mary Pellegrini
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 continues all the way to the top, 2.3 miles, where it joins up with the Surveyors Ridge trail to Bald Butte. … Continue reading “A Bazillion Dollar View Geocache on the Oak Ridge Trail”
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