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For whom the lane tolls
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I-405 fast lanes are expected to open today, and the complicated tolling system will take drivers some time to get used to, the DOT warns. By Melissa Slager Herald writer
Expect lots of brake lights. Terrible congestion. And the new $338 million fast lanes designed to ease those troubles? Relatively empty. That’s the prediction from the Washington State Step-byDepartment of step guide Transportation, to I-405 toll which urges lanes, B1 patience and lowered expectations for the first commute week with tolling on I-405 between Lynnwood and Bellevue. “It’s going to take six months to a year to kind of settle down. We want our drivers to be prepared,” Stone said. Tolling was set to begin today on 17 miles of I-405, assuming the weather cooperated with lastminute striping work. It would
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The Pacific Crest Trail through Snohomish County is one of the most rugged, remote and rewarding stretches of the storied trek The Pacific Crest Trail in Snohomish County To Stehekin
Snohomish County
Suiattle Pass Glacier Peak
A mom’s confessional: Am I keeping my kids too busy? Good Life, D1
Chelan County Kodak Peak
IT’S A NEW ‘DAILY’ Pacific Crest Trail
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Stevens Pass
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Trevor Noah takes the reins from John Stewart.
the Snohomish stretch >> Hiking of the PCT: A nine-day diary, E1
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By Jessi Loerch Herald Writer
A wild, rugged and breathtaking trail runs through eastern Snohomish County. It’s steep and remote and offers first-rate views of Glacier Peak. If you want to see those views, though, you have to work for them. The Pacific Crest Trail is about 2,650 miles long and stretches from Mexico to Canada. The stretch through Snohomish County is among the most rugged. It traverses the remote terrain of the Henry M. Jackson and Glacier Peak wilderness areas. With feeder trails, the PCT is the primary route through much of the wilderness in Snohomish County. “It’s a wonderful, expansive section of wilderness,” said Bill Hawley, the regional representative for the Pacific Crest Trail Association in Washington. Access to the trail got slightly easier late last year when the Suiattle River Road reopened
Obituaries. . . . B4 Sports . . . . . . . C1
Success . . . . . .A8 Viewpoints . . . B7
Mount Baker in the distance from the PCT near Vista Ridge.
after more than a decade of washout. But to hike all of the PCT in the county still requires a backpack trip of at least a few nights — longer if you’re not up for 20-mile days. The trail enters Snohomish County about six miles north of Stevens Pass. It’s a beautiful, challenging and very isolated
Patchy 60/44, C10
87.5 miles from there to Suiattle Pass, where the trail leaves the county. Hikers must carry all the food they’ll need for hiking that stretch, which can take from four to 10 days, depending on who’s walking. From Stevens Pass to Suiattle
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A buck stands just off of the Pacific Crest Trail near Fire Creek Pass in August.
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