Best route from Seattle to Bend, OR

If you don't start too early you will miss the in bound mess to Seattle and be able to use the Express lanes. This will give time also for the Tacoma/Fife mess to settle. Then again don't start the second day too early and 205 shouldn't be too bad and the exit 16 from 84 will be settled as well. The only real climb will be up Hood and that isnt real steep. Wtch the signs and going through bend is good also. LaPine State park is nice. If you want a little drive, John Wayne shot a movie on a river not far north of the Park and there is a fallen down cabin that was in the film still there.

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