Blog from the Old Parkdale Inn Bed and Breakfast

At Kiyokawa Family Orchards apples are coming in from the orchard. Each variety is labeled with its best uses—whether for

A Fall Escape to the Hood River Valley and Columbia River Gorge brings sunshine-filled days, cool nights, refreshing

Mt. Hood Meadows has more than 8 miles of hiking trails for a Mt. Hood’s Premier Chairlift-served Hiking Experience and

The Hood River Valley cherry crop is amazing. We pick up about 5 pounds of fresh cherries every few days and they become the

Lola Pellegrini,  @lola_pellegrini on Instagram and Miss Lola Pellegrini on Facebook, is our canine hostess at the Old

The Oregon Summer is Calling. June 21st marks the longest day of the year. Many, many hours of daylight to get out and

The livin’ is certainly easy during the summer here in the Hood River Valley and no doubt it’s been warm. Our home

Fields of sunflowers, a perfect opportunity to paint, take photos and cut these summer beauties. The Sunflowers at Packer

So, I started researching walks, runs, marathons and half marathons near us here at the Old Parkdale Inn. Knew there were

The Oregon Timber Trail is an iconic 670-mile back country mountain bike route spanning Oregon’s diverse landscapes from

It’s official: With the warming weather our rivers in the Gorge will start rushing and will be so fun to raft in just

Who’s ready for some river time? The White Salmon River, just across the Columbia in Washington, beckons you with