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Francesca_Knowl
Jul 12, 2013Explorer
GordonThree wrote:
When does the parking lot usually clear up? The 3pm in my previous post is when my trip planner estimates I'll hit Goldbar, not Everett, so I'll be driving right into the thick of it. If I cool my heals for a bit and leave Sandpoint late, or make several stops along the way, I could try and time my arrival to Everett around 7-8pm instead?
That's what I'd do...why rush? It's one of the most beautiful drives in Washington. Enjoy the fantastic flood-scoured geology of the scablands between Spokane and Coulee City (where you can marvel at the Grand Coulee, now filled with water thanks to the great dam named after it)...get out and walk around Waterville, a tiny little place totally reminiscent of 1950's America...have a picnic along the Columbia River...stop at the Aplets and Cotlets factory in Cashmere...
There's so much to do/see along there that if you play your cards right, you won't get to Everett until long after the traffic has eased.:B
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