Old Parkdale Inn
A Hood River Valley Bed and Breakfast
THE BLOG
By Mary Pellegrini
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 this game, once known as the “Great American GPS Stash Hunt’, will celebrate it’s 14th birthday with over … Continue reading “Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest and Beyond”
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 … Continue reading “Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest and Beyond”
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 “Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest 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 “Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest and Beyond”
By Mary Pellegrini
Get out and explore all of the Wonders of the World, in and out of this world! From Victoria Falls in Zambia to the Jezero Crater on Mars where the Perseverance Rover landed, your next geocaching adventure awaits. Two new levels have been added to Wonders of the World Geocaching Challenge: Natural and Solar System … Continue reading “Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest and Beyond”
By Mary Pellegrini
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 this game, once known as the “Great American GPS Stash Hunt’, will celebrate it’s 14th birthday with over 2 million … Continue reading “Geocaching in the Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National Forest and Beyond”