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profdant139
Explorer II
Aug 14, 2014

LA to North Cascades: 395/97/20 or I-5 thru Seattle?

We are heading up to the North Cascades of Washington for (hopefully) several weeks of camping and hiking. Due to family issues, we can't leave much before the end of August, and there is one area (t...
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SteveAE
Explorer
Aug 15, 2014
Dan,

If where you want to wind up is on the West side of the Cascades, then I believe the quickest route would be up (boring) I-5. I don't know a good way through Seattle, but for Portland, I would highly recommend using I-205. The difficulty will be timing both cities just right. If not a weekend, maybe Portland about 9 - 10 AM and Seattle at about Noon to 1 PM would work.

If you do go up 97 and want a place to stay in the Bend area, give me a shout.

Steve

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