[pct-l] Washington Trailhead Transportation?

[Bill Walters]

Great info, thanks all!

On 5/31/07, robert vance <hikerrobbie at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Bill Walters <willwalt at gmail.com> wrote:    Good day-
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> I am planning two sections hikes this summer (2007), one from
> Snoqualmie to Stevens and then later Stevens to Manning. I have not
> had much luck finding transportation options to and from the
> trailheads, any ideas? I see I can take some of Seattle's transit
> for part of the route, but not to the top of the passes.
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> I have seen the "No Hitchhiking" signs in Washington before, does
> this only apply to on the freeways (Snoqualmie)?
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> you have several options,lets start with the easyest one. stevens pass is
> usally a breeze to hitch to. take community transit(snohomish county) to
> gold bar and put your thumb out,it`s rarely taken me longer than a half hour
> to get a ride.
>   snoqualimie a bit trickyer.the bus drops you off in north bend(by the
> safeway i belive) the problem with hitching from this spot is you can`t
> stand in the interchange. so you have two choices. one, make a sign then
> stand by the signal north of the interchange and wait for a ride,or walk
> east a couple of miles on north bend way to edgewick rd. and hitch from that
> on ramp.
>   there is one more option that may appeal to some. from the airport take
> the bus to downtown seattle and get off at jackson st. walk a couple of
> blocks south to the salvation army and purchase a cheap bicycle,  put it on
> the bus to north bend and from there pedal east towards rattlesnake
> lake,where you pick up the iron horse trail(old railbed),from there
> it`s  only about 12 miles  to the pass(plus it`s a fun ride)
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