Muir Information for Newbie

ron - Thanks for the info, she is a pretty tough girl (heck, she puts up with me ) but I can see a sunny afternoon working alot better than a whiteout, sleeting day.<br> <br>jason - If the weather looks right I could make Friday.

first of all, how long is the drive from seattle?

<br><br>It's about 2.5 hours if you go I5-I405-167-Puyallup-Eatonville-Rainier<br><br>

<br>If I were going to drive down, what time should I leave in order to be back to the car and on the road by dark?

<br><br>I would say 2.5 hours before sunset.<br><br>

<br>How long (in hours) is the trip up? <br>

<br>About 4+ depending on how fit you are. <br>

It's about 2.5 hours if you go I5-167-Puyallup-Eatonville-Rainier

<br>It's 2.5 hours to Paradise from Seattle?! I thought it was shorter than that. How long does it take the Tacoma folks to get there?

<br>It's 2.5 hours to Paradise from Seattle?! I thought it was shorter than that. How long does it take the Tacoma folks to get there?

<br>About 30 minutes.<br>

<br>About 30 minutes.<br>

<br><br>What the heck? ??? 30 Minutes? From Tacoma?<br>It seems like I am following Ron's posts looking for technical details to correct. But really Ron I'm not! <br>Do you mean 1 hour 30 mins? <br><br>Though Ron is right about making the memories lasting in a positive way.<br>It's better have lasting good memories, of first experiences, than frozen my hands off, never do that crap again memories.<br>Joe

<br>About 30 minutes.<br>

<br>the drive from Richmond to Dulles Airport 2.5 hours<br>Dulles-to-SEATAC on Independence Air flight 883 4.5 hours<br>the drive from SEATAC to Paradise 1.75 hours<br>

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<br> total 8.75 hours.<br>