The

HoodRiver

Guide

Anyone living in the Hood River (or greater Portland) area knows that Mt. Hood offers spectacular skiing at any one of its three ski resorts, but its amazing just how often we all forget the noc...

History
At the turn of the twentieth century, the people of the Hood River region in the northwest portion of Wasco County expressed a desire for political separation from the pare...

Apparently the name Parkdale was selected by Ralph Davies in about 1910.  The primary economy was originally timber and fruit growing until recently when the timber industry ground ...

The Hood River Valley has long been known for outstanding fruit orchards and is one of the major suppliers of pears and apples in the region.  However, there is another fruit on the rise...

Every year the fruit of Hood River Valley must be harvested. And this is the inspiration behind the Hood River Fall Festival. The Harvest Festival event starts the third week in October when the...

Hood River valley and the surrounding area are slowly becoming a recognized wine country with vintners and wineries spread out along the Columbia gorge.  Many of these wineries and tasting ...

Some may not think of the Columbia Gorge as a mountain bike destination unlike the popular water sports like kite-boarding and windsurfing which are world renown. However, Hood River has some of...