B&B close to Hood River Oregon

Grand old house built 1860. 2 miles to Hood River, OR, 30 miles to Mt. Hood, Mt. Adams, or Mt St Helens Volcano Monument. Your choice of breakfast from a menu with complementary espresso and cafe style seating. Outdoor hot tub, TV room. 7 rooms, no smoking, shared baths. Phone 7/24 for reservations

Joslyn House is located conveniently close to Hood River Oregon, Mt Hood, Mt Adams, the waterfalls and hiking trails of the Columbia gorge, and the high desert. Portland's shopping and cultural events are less than an hour's drive away. Joslyn House is centrally located to prime Gorge windsurfing areas. Easy walking distance to the Bingen Marina and Amtrak station. Enterprise car rental drop offs can be arranged.

FOR CENTURIES, the Native Americans living in the great Northwest knew about the wondrous beauty and grandeur of the mighty Columbia River and the spectacular gorge that carried it through the majestic Cascade mountains. As the first inhabitants, they depended on the abundant natural wealth of the area, and left a legacy that continues today.

1807 brought Lewis and Clark to this land, and the start of the European migration that followed. Early newcomers came to hunt and trap the abundant wildlife, and later to farm the fertile land and establish settlements.

ERATUS AND MARY JOSLYN were among those early pioneers. After their first house was destroyed by members of the Yakama Nation, they built what is now know as the Joslyn House in 1860. During the years they lived in the area, the Joslyns raised fruit and vegetables for the inhabitants of the gold rush boom towns of Oregon and Idaho, including the fledgling town called Portland. Early visitors came up the Columbia river by sternwheeler river boat.