The annual Yakima River Canyon Marathon and Half Marathon was held on Saturday, March 29 between Ellensburg and Yakima. Reporting by Luke Thompson; Video by Evan Abell/Yakima Herald-Republic Full story in bio. | Yakima Herald-Republic

New 360-degree video -- rafting the Yakima River Canyon! For our latest 360-degree experience (aka, virtual reality), we take you down one of central Washington's most beautiful river canyons. Look down into the raft, check out the canyons to the left and right, or look up to see the cliff swallows flying overhead! The 360-degree videos work best on enabled web browsers with fast internet connections and smartphones with the YouTube app. The BLM has several campgrounds along the Yakima River Can