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Grace Tarnasky · Aug 6, 2026

Moving to The Dalles: what I tell friends who ask

The honest version of the sales pitch, from someone whose family has been here more than fifty years.

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Grace Tarnasky · Aug 3, 2026

The Dalles or Hood River? An honest twenty-minute comparison

Twenty minutes apart on I-84 and two very different price tags. Where each town wins, from someone who works both.

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Grace Tarnasky · Jul 20, 2026

Both sides of the river: what changes when you buy in Washington

I hold licenses in Oregon and Washington because the Gorge market does not stop at the water. Here is what actually changes when you cross it.

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