Sunday morning we left Bellevue at around 7:40, drove north on I-5, veered to highway 20, continuing east for about an hour and arrived the Wilderness Information Center in Marblemount at around 10:30. We discussed the itinerary with the ranger. She doesn’t seem to be very familiar with the trail and doesn’t have a detailed map. It later proved that her suggested itinerary isn’t very optimal.

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