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Post by roonectar on Feb 3, 2012 10:25:27 GMT -8
so me and my buddies have decided to go and i think were going to fly to avoid the 2 day drive
anyone know what the cheapest airport to fly into might be? do you think it would be cheaper to fly to like Montana or somewhere further from the gorge and just rent a car? I'm searching for flights but if anyone has any ideas it would help
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Post by Pea on Feb 3, 2012 10:40:40 GMT -8
Southwest Airlines if at all possible. Saved me boat loads of money on my flight to Coachella. Seattle would probably be your best bet, but keep in mind that it's still a 2.5 hour drive to the Gorge from there.
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Post by Drew on Feb 4, 2012 8:55:38 GMT -8
so me and my buddies have decided to go and i think were going to fly to avoid the 2 day drive anyone know what the cheapest airport to fly into might be? do you think it would be cheaper to fly to like Montana or somewhere further from the gorge and just rent a car? I'm searching for flights but if anyone has any ideas it would help Seattle's basically your only option. Don't get creative. Flying to Montana or Boise or some shit is just going to be more expensive and more of a pain in the ass |
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Post by Dr. Crane on Feb 4, 2012 16:59:06 GMT -8
Doesn't Spokane have an international airport? We had a Seattle vs. Spokane race to the Gorge one year and Spokane won by half an hour or so.
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Post by Drew on Feb 4, 2012 18:59:06 GMT -8
Yeah but it's not a major airline. You'll still need a connection from most locations.
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Post by mrlahey on Feb 5, 2012 0:59:49 GMT -8
I have made it to the gorge in under 2 hours on multiple occasions from the kan.
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Post by Lump on Feb 5, 2012 9:53:30 GMT -8
MassSquatch
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Post by roonectar on Feb 6, 2012 8:41:59 GMT -8
hell yea thanks guys, portland is the cheapest iv found but i think a 2.5 hour drive sounds better then a 5 hour drive after a long ass flight. how much time should i factor in for traffic? I'm trying to plan it so by the time we drive from the air port to the gorge the line is starting to build not get stuck at the end and be in it for like 6 hours
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Post by romanticizer on Feb 6, 2012 9:22:07 GMT -8
hell yea thanks guys, portland is the cheapest iv found but i think a 2.5 hour drive sounds better then a 5 hour drive after a long ass flight. how much time should i factor in for traffic? I'm trying to plan it so by the time we drive from the air port to the gorge the line is starting to build not get stuck at the end and be in it for like 6 hours Plan to spend at least 9 months in traffic if you leave the airport anywhere between 1pm and 7pm. Washington State DOT is garbage. |
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Post by blimeylimey on Feb 11, 2012 14:53:02 GMT -8
if you make it to SeaTac there is a new shuttle to the Gorge - just found this and getting it out there 'cos it aint advertised much and I stumbled on it by chance, but I called them and it is legit -http://www.cidentertainment.com/sasquatch/
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Post by J-Dawg on Feb 11, 2012 22:14:53 GMT -8
I don't know about traffic, not being a native of Seattle, but I left the downtown area and took I-5 to I-90 in the morning rush and found it actually pretty quick. From Seatac, take I-405 to I-90 and I suspect it won't be that bad.
You might want to stop for groceries at the Safeway in North Bend. That Safeway is almost right on I-90 and easy to get in and out of. I hit it up last year and was very happy I did rather than picking up groceries in Ellensburg. I already had my booze bought, though, and though Safeway sells beer and wine, you need to hit a state-sanctioned liquor store to buy hard stuff in WA.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Feb 12, 2012 4:00:07 GMT -8
I can attest to the awesomeness of North Bend Safeway. I'd plan for about 5-6 hours from Seattle-The Gorge, with traffic. Hopefully less. Sometimes a little more.
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Post by emptyfox on Feb 12, 2012 10:58:15 GMT -8
5-6 HOURS? It takes us 6-7 from Vancouver... unless the I-90 is ridiculous, which it has been in the past.
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Post by Dr. Crane on Feb 12, 2012 11:02:54 GMT -8
5-6 HOURS? It takes us 6-7 from Vancouver... unless the I-90 is ridiculous, which it has been in the past. |
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Post by zachsquatch on Feb 12, 2012 12:53:30 GMT -8
Why not fly into Pasco? The Tri-Cities are less than a two hour drive to the Gorge.
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Post by J-Dawg on Feb 12, 2012 16:57:35 GMT -8
5-6 HOURS? It takes us 6-7 from Vancouver... unless the I-90 is ridiculous, which it has been in the past. From downtown Seattle, including the stop at Safeway, I'm pretty sure it was 3.5 hours for me. I remember waking up at 8am with a 5-alarm hangover and I'm pretty sure I got to the gorge slightly after noon. 8:30 is the earliest I could have left. |
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Post by Dr. Crane on Feb 12, 2012 19:23:31 GMT -8
From downtown Seattle, including the stop at Safeway, I'm pretty sure it was 3.5 hours for me. I remember waking up at 8am with a 5-alarm hangover and I'm pretty sure I got to the gorge slightly after noon. 8:30 is the earliest I could have left. Good job dude, I could never get out that early. Afternoon I-90 is the fucking worst. |
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Post by romanticizer on Feb 12, 2012 19:25:54 GMT -8
Why not just take the shuttle offered?
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Post by J-Dawg on Feb 12, 2012 19:27:21 GMT -8
Well the plan was to have wheels rolling by 8:00am on Friday. Then for some reason I thought I should hit a couple of brew pubs then a bar or two on Thursday afternoon / evening (I was on vacation in Seattle for the 6 days prior to the festival). To this day, I still wonder whatever possessed me to do that, given that I had 4 days of Sasquatch! ahead and should have been resting up. Oh well. Still had a blast.
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Post by J-Dawg on Feb 12, 2012 19:28:41 GMT -8
Why not just take the shuttle offered? Shuttle is a great idea, but probably there's no option for a grocery / target / etc. run if you do. If I were me, it would boil down to how many people I was splitting a car rental with, and balancing that vs. cost of the shuttle. |
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