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Trip Tips

Length: About 400 miles, plus side trips.

When to go: April through October. (The North Cascades Highway is closed between Ross Dam Trailhead and Mazama in winter.)

Not to be missed: Skagit Valley Tulip Festival (April): Burlington, LaConner, and Mount Vernon.

Nearby attractions: Boeing aircraft assembly plant, Everett. San Juan Islands (via ferry from Anacortes). Space Needle, Seattle.

Words to the wise: No fuel is available on the 70-mile stretch of highway between Marblemount and Mazama.

Further information: Cascade Loop Association, Box 3245, Wenatchee, WA 98801; tel. 509-662-3888; www.cascadeloop.com.
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