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paulj
May 12, 2014Explorer II
Winds would have to be blowing pretty hard - from the south in a major wind/rain storm - to rock the ferry on either run. That's a late fall kind of storm.
Traffic on the Kingston/Edmonds route is mainly commuter, to Seattle in the AM, back in the PM, with another peak around the weekend as city people head out of town, and back. That pattern isn't a strong on the PT/Coupeville, though to be honest, I've only taken that boat late morning/early afternoon, as part of a 1-2 day vacation loop.
A nice day's drive would start at one of the state parks near Port Townsend (Ft Worden, Ft Flagger), take the ferry, visit Coupville, and Depeception Pass, and end up at Rasar State Park east of Seedro-Woolley (or maybe the Newhalem NP campground). Then give yourself the next day to pass through the Nat Park, camping somewhere on the east side (Winthrop/Twisp) (state parks or Forest Service campgrounds).
Traffic on the Kingston/Edmonds route is mainly commuter, to Seattle in the AM, back in the PM, with another peak around the weekend as city people head out of town, and back. That pattern isn't a strong on the PT/Coupeville, though to be honest, I've only taken that boat late morning/early afternoon, as part of a 1-2 day vacation loop.
A nice day's drive would start at one of the state parks near Port Townsend (Ft Worden, Ft Flagger), take the ferry, visit Coupville, and Depeception Pass, and end up at Rasar State Park east of Seedro-Woolley (or maybe the Newhalem NP campground). Then give yourself the next day to pass through the Nat Park, camping somewhere on the east side (Winthrop/Twisp) (state parks or Forest Service campgrounds).
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