Featured image courtesy Ben & Jerry's On Tuesday, April 9, from noon to 8 p.m. in your time zone, get your free ice cream cone or cup at a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop. Since this tradition started in 1979, Ben & Jerry's has handed out more than one million free scoops worldwide as … Continue reading April 9 is Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s

Featured image by Cheryl Landes Three weeks ago, I drove past Multnomah Falls for the first time since the devastating Eagle Creek fire. Much of the landscape is scarred from the fire. Vegetation has vanished, and tree trunks are charred behind the historic lodge. It's a miracle that the lodge was spared. The fire has … Continue reading Popular hiking trail at Multnomah Falls closed until further notice

Featured image: A Hawaiian Airlines A330 jet passes Diamond Head near Honolulu (photo courtesy Hawaiian Airlines) On April 4, the longest regularly scheduled non-stop interstate flight in U.S. history took off from Honolulu to Boston. Passengers who take this 5,095-mile route on Hawaiian Airlines fly from Logan International Airport to Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in … Continue reading Hawaiian Airlines now offers non-stop service from Boston to Honolulu

All photos made at the Yakima Area Arboretum by Cheryl Landes Learn about what we can do in our urban and wild forests at "A Walk in the Woods", the 20th annual Arbor Festival at the Yakima Area Arboretum on Saturday, April 13, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. More than 40 stations provide hands-on … Continue reading “A Walk in the Woods” theme of 2019 Arbor Festival in Yakima

Dozer Day® is like a fair, except the rides are heavy construction equipment and emergency vehicles. For kids of all ages, getting behind the wheels of these giant machines are a dream come true. The kids sit in the driver's seat of dozers, excavators, and other equipment and actually drive with a professional operator at … Continue reading Kids of all ages are in the driver’s seat at Dozer Day® in Yakima

Featured image by Townshend Cellar, Colbert, Washington Experience wine tasting in a new way—straight from the barrel. You'll discover that the varieties you'll try taste different than you experience from the bottle. Wineries in the Yakima Valley host the Spring Barrel Tasting each year, which showcases their new vintages. Be among the first to try … Continue reading Taste new Yakima Valley vintages straight from the barrel two weekends in April

Featured image by Brandon Oh from Pixabay What better way to celebrate spring than treating your favorite doggie friend or friends to a weekend at a campground? And it's even better when your buddies can stay for free. Friday-Sunday, April 12-14, bring your RV to Elk Ridge Campground or rent a cabin, and the pet … Continue reading Dogs camp free weekend at Elk Ridge Campground

Photos by Cheryl Landes Recently I said good-by to one of my favorite airport restaurants, Anthony's at Sea-Tac. It closed on March 31. Yesterday during another trip through Sea-Tac International Airport, a sign caught my eye at the old Anthony's location in the food court between Concourses C and D. The sign is an announcement … Continue reading Salty’s at the Sea to replace Anthony’s at Sea-Tac

Featured image by Cheryl Landes Every year, Nez Perce tribal members travel to sites important in their history to conduct traditional memorials honoring their ancestors. One of the tribe's stops is at Fort Vancouver, Washington, to remember Chief Red Heart. From 1877 until 1878, he was imprisoned for eight months without cause at the fort. … Continue reading Nez Perce remember Chief Red Heart in annual memorial at Fort Vancouver

Munch on tasty bites from more than 100 Rhode Island restaurants. Sip on more than 150 local varieties of beer, wine, and non-alcoholic drinks. Watch live demonstrations from some of the state's best chefs. It's all at the Crave Rhode Island food festival. And it's all for a good cause. The CVS Health Charity Classic … Continue reading Tickets on sale for Crave Rhode Island in June