[pct-l] Getting off the PCT at Suiattle River thence to the outside

Sun Aug 23 19:44:48 CDT 2015

1. Be aware that the hikeout on the Suiattle River Tr to FR-26 is 10 mi, not 7 as the closure sign says.
2  I doubt the motel in Darrington has 50 rooms; I stayed there, and there were only about 10 rooms on the ground floor, that I saw; and lastly it's expensive--@ $100.
3. The restaurant on the W side of town, where WA-530 leaves town, is okay but expensive to me ($15 for a meatloaf dinner); right before it, walking W, is a pizza place; the only other choice that I know of is a cheap hamburger joint on WA-530 more in the center of town.
4. The library is very nice, and 1 block S of the motel.; the PO is about 4 blocks S of that, in the old downtown (?). 
5. The Snohomish County bus system only runs a bus from Darrington on weekdays, and only twice a day fairly early in the morning or evening; on weekends you'll have to hitch or get another ride to Arlington to get on that system. 
6. There's a nice town map in the IGA grocery next to the motel, on the Customer Service counter.

Trekker

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary <belle at isomedia.com>
To: Mel Tungate <mel at tungate.com>
Cc: 'pct-l' <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sat, Aug 22, 2015 10:32 am
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Getting off the PCT at Suiattle River thence to the outside

Depending on where you need to go, you can also get flights out of Bellingham
which is an international airport and sometimes less expensive to fly out of
there.

On Aug 21, 2015, at 10:06 AM, Mel Tungate wrote:

> A minor help -
when you get to Seattle, the light rail runs under 4th
> street.  So, if you
get off at 5th, there are several tunnels that go down
> to the Transit Tunnel
that runs under 4th.  Some are in department stores,
> some come out to the
street, some are just steps down, some have elevators.
> You can buy your
tickets to the airport in the tunnel ( actually a layer
> above the trains ). 

> 
> Seattle has a great mass transit system.  You can get anywhere in the
area
> relatively quickly and cheaply.
> 
> Not that it is important after
2600 miles, but that will save you five
> blocks and keep you dry.
> 
>
Mel
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pct-L
[mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Robert Henry
> Sent:
Thursday, August 20, 2015 7:57 PM
> To: pct-l <pct-l at backcountry.net>; Andrea
Dinsmore
> <andrea at dinsmoreshikerhaven.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] Getting off the
PCT at Suiattle River thence to the outside
> 
> I dug around some to
investigate what it takes to get from the Suiattle
> River Road (most likely
the effective end of the PCT for 2015).  I called
> the Snohomish County
transit help line (425) 353-RIDE (7433), and used our
> friend Google.
> 
>
Hitch a ride or walk from Suiattle River trail head to Darrington.  This is
>
about 30 miles, infrequently travelled mid week.  There's a motel in
>
Darrington with 50 rooms: (360) 436-1776.  I don't know about (stealth)
>
camping opportunities.
> 
> Leave Darrington at 747am or 710pm to the Smokey
Point transfer station;
> this takes about 1 hour.  Here's Google maps
Darrington to Everett
>
<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Darrington,+WA/Everett,+WA/@48.126633,-122.
>
0490948,11z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x5484dac629c1c5eb:0x363a
>
79518bb23f98!2m2!1d-121.6015142!2d48.2553867!1m5!1m1!1s0x5490006404f52f5b:0x
>
72449f271b24790!2m2!1d-122.2020794!2d47.9789848!3e3>
> 
> Take Bus 201 or 202
from Smokey Point to downtown Everett, which is a bus
> hub and also a stop for
the Amtrak or Sounder train.  This bus takes about
> 45 minutes.
> 
>
Downtown Everett is much more likely to have motel/hotel accommodations that
>
will be much cheaper than Seattle; Seattle is at capacity, crawling with
>
tourists this time of year, especially on the weekends when the cruise ships
>
flip.  I have no recommendations for either Everett or Seattle.
> 
> There are
about 5 Amtrak trains southbound to Seattle a day, probably fewer
> northbound
to Vancouver, BC. It is about an hour to Seattle, and maybe 2.5
> hours to
Vancouver. The Sounder train is a commuter only train, so only runs
> weekday
mornings, and only to Seattle.
> 
> You can then take Community Transit bus
512 from Everett to Downtown Seattle
> at 5th and Jackson; this takes about an
hour.
> 
> You can then walk 4 blocks south to the King Street Amtrak station,
to catch
> well-scheduled trains to Portland (3 hours), back to Vancouver BC,
and all
> other points on the system.  There is also a Bolt Bus stop East of
the
> Amtrak Station in the International District at 5th and King.
> 
> You
can also walk about 5 blocks north west to the Pioneer Square Station
> and
then go via the light rail station to the SeaTac International airport;
>
trolleys run every 15 minutes and take about 30 minutes.
> 
> Your options
will of course be different from Stevens
> Pass/Skykomish/Baring/Dinsemore's on
Route 2.  The options change hourly.
> 
> Robert "Collector" Henry  (my trail
name is so apt I almost die laughing)
> Seattle PCT 2012
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