camping

If you’re hitting the open road for a nice long RV vacation you want to be sure you’re fully prepared for whatever minor hold-ups could be standing between you and your great adventure.

I moved to Yakima in 2002 and there are still places in town that I have never been to this whole time. That made me think of all of the other places I have never ventured out to. I could think of a few.

If you’ve ever been left in the dark during a strong snow or thunderstorm you’re well aware of just how precious electrical power is. With winter in full-effect (and stormy spring/winter and active hurricane season just months away) now is a great time to purchase some portable back-up power options for your home so you’ll never have to be that guy scrounging off your neighbors during a state of emergency. Prepare to stay calm, cool (or warm) and connected with these highly-rated, best-selling generators.

Now we can mozy on over to any of Washington's beauteous state parks without having to have one of those fancy Discover Passes.

Grab your sleeping bags! Get ready for a FREE live-streaming camping event for the whole family!

If you were planning on getting away from the city folk and enjoy from fresh air your options have just become more limited.

"Planking!" "Owling!" "Cinnamon Challenge!" "Tide Pods!" "Condom Snorting!" What's going to be the next viral sensation sweeping the nation? It's the "24-Hour Overnight Camping Challenge!"

KATS-FM will be at the Yakima Valley SunDome this weekend for the 28th Annual Central Washington Sportsmen Show. The doors open on the show at 1 p.m. Friday and runs through Sunday (Feb. 17-19). The show boasts the region's only officially scored Horn and Antler Competition, but don't miss KELLY WEST on Saturday afternoon at 3pm to see our KATS Kids fishing fun...

I love to camp and I do it every chance I get. We have some amazing places to camp in the state of Washington. All the way to the beach to right here in our backyard. I love going over White Pass and camping at Cascade Peaks Resort.

Guns, knives, camping and fishing gear, clothing, boats -- and yes, even bears. (The kind that've been through the taxidermist, that is.) You name it, they've got it at the Central Washington Sportsmen Show at the Yakima Valley SunDome. The annual fair, which draws vendors and visitors from all over the region, continues through Sunday...

The third annual Chinook Music Festival kicks off tonight at Jim Sprick Community Park in Naches. The festival is getting high praise as one of the best small fests on the West Coast and is attracting artists that are getting national notoriety such as Sturgill Simpson, whose new album was recently profiled in Rolling Stone magazine and recently performed on David Letterman's show.

I took a trip to the Oregon Coast this past week and had a beach fire just about every night. Of course we had to have s'mores as my kids love them almost as much as I do. We decided to experiment a little when I came up with my new favorite variation - the 'Kit Kat S'mores'. Here's how to make it.