Quite a few small side trips you can take-needs more than 1 day

-Boeing Factory tour in Everette (open weekdays only)

These are not exactly on I-5, you have to drive on the side road but are easy to get to from I-5
-Mt Loop Scenic Byway to Big Four Ice caves (via the town of Granite Falls). Ice Caves are best viewed in late June early July and a whole valley of waterfalls within a short 1 mile easy hike
-Deception pass area and Whidbey Island off SR 20. Fort Ebbey State Park is another nice one with 360 degree view of snow capped mountains (on a clear day), Puget Sound, light house and old fort.
-The town of Anorcetes off SR 20 (Washington Park overlooking San Juan Islands)
-Take Hwy 20 East will get you into North Cascade NP area. If you don't have time to go to Cascade NP, get onto Baker Road, and you will uncover some hidden jewels, including two snow capped mountains reflected in a lake.
-Take the Chuckanut Drive exit off I-5 (it might say Hwy 11) and reconnect to I-5 in Bellingham. Beautiful drive overlooking the San Juans along Puget Sound the whole way.
-In Bellingham, take Hwy 542 east and you can go all the way to Picture Lake and Artist Point, one of the most photographed areas in North America.
-On your way back from Artist point, do not come back to I-5. Instead you can take the road going North to enter Canada, this entrance is much less crowded than the I-5 entrance.

This list can easily take you a few days.... instead of one day!

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• Wanderlust, could u give me detail instruction about Baker Road? -lvtotravel- ♀ (473 bytes) () 06/16/2006 postreply 19:54:06

• Baker Road and other tips -wunderlust- ♀ (1975 bytes) () 06/16/2006 postreply 23:28:16

• TKS a bunch for the valuable info -lvtotravel- ♀ (386 bytes) () 06/16/2006 postreply 23:44:18

• No need to hike 4 Mt Baker, Mt Shuksan/Picture Lake views -wunderlust- ♀ (296 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:21:58

• My point being hike will get you more views but with -wunderlust- ♀ (88 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:33:01

• If we wait for sunset at Picture Lake, where sould we plan our n -Lvtotravel- ♀ (501 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:59:20

• Bellingham is the closest big town, more lodging options -wunderlust- ♀ (315 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 22:32:59

• Any recommendation for Orca Island? -Lvtotravel- ♀ (553 bytes) () 06/16/2006 postreply 23:59:23

• The View atop Mt Constitution-360 d snow capped mts & ocean -wunderlust- ♀ (907 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:31:06

• The ferry ride from Orcas to Anacortes very scenic -wunderlust- ♀ (273 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 09:35:26

• I thought we are doing a rt from Anacorte? -Lvtotravel- ♀ (354 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 10:05:14

• I was absent minded when I said from Canada -wunderlust- ♀ (454 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 19:52:10

• if you still have time left back from Orcas, a side trip to -wunderlust- ♀ (189 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 19:54:54

• Give me some idea on both the N bound and S bound routings -Lvtotravel- ♀ (619 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 10:30:11

• Mt Loop does not connect to 530 any more -wunderlust- ♀ (654 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 20:30:42

• so it means it is no longer a loop (must double back) -lvtotravel- ♀ (172 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 21:24:23

• Right-see the national forest link -wunderlust- ♀ (60 bytes) () 06/17/2006 postreply 22:02:07