![]() ![]() The return is one fun downhill that whizzes you all the way back to Parkdale. Staff photo by Dede Biles Subscribe today Parkdale Mills plans to close its Plant 40 in Graniteville permanently at the end. (In case you didn’t have enough pictures of Mt Hood.) Parkdale Mills’ Plant 40 in Graniteville is on Ascauga Lake Road. ParkdaleHigh Park (provincial electoral district), a provincial Legislative Assembly of Ontario electoral district located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ![]() You continue up until you reach the true destination: the REALLY AWESOME view of Mt. There’s one turn off, part way up, that is just a dead end to the start of a hiking trail. When you reach Laurance Lake, at the end of the campground you will find a small gravel road to your left that is your turn. Say hello to Parkdale Lake, which Oncor says it is donating to Dallas’ parks department. There’s a ¼ mile of gravel where the stream washed out the road and provides a lovely open shot of Mt Hood. Neighborhood parks and trails are not just perks or vanity projects they are critical infrastructure in a 21st-century city. You continue up as the climb continues to get steeper, winding through the forest. The Dallas City Council authorized the acquisition of Parkdale Lake from Oncor, which will provide our community with access to 110 acres of natural park and trail land. There are subtle clues to the existence of these old streets. Get your phone out because there is one seriously beautiful view of Mt Hood with an open field as the foreground. In South Parkdale, Lake Shore Boulevard was created by merging and widening a number of residential streets, including Laburnam Avenue and parts of Starr Avenue. It now has a few hiking trails, great lakefront campsites, and is also a popular spot for fishing and paddling. (Be nice to the farm trucks, We didn’t have many, but they are busy folks.)Īt mile 2.7, you reach the turn off for Laurence Lake. Lake Shore Boulevard West at Thirty Ninth Street Farside Transit Stop. Pretty Laurance Lake is a reservoir that was formed by the building of a dam back in the 1960s, located 20 minutes southeast of Parkdale. It’s a consistent hill climb on a wide, paved, farm road with plenty of orchard activity. Once you have sucked down your coffee and polished off a fresh baked muffin, you head straight up the hill toward the mountain … through lovely orchards with constant views of Mt Hood. Looming is the only correct word for how that mountain hangs over this town. That’s the cool town of Parkdale, which is centered on local orchards but clearly taking advantage of the lost tourist who are there to snap pictures of apple trees with Mt Hood in the background. We love a ride that starts at a cool coffee shop (the Blue Canoe) and ends at a great brewery (Solera) or barbecue place (Apple Valley BBQ). ![]()
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