I have been sick as a dog these past few days, but I think the second bottle of NyQuel has worked. I'll be at the Chevron in GF at noon.
I-5 north to Everett. East on US-2 (toward Steven's pass). Get in the left lane. At the east end of the trestle it splits left and right (right is the main road that goes to Snohomish); take the left fork. It
immediately forks again, stay in the left side and go up Highway 204 (I think) to Lake Stevens. At the first light get in the left lane. At the 2nd light turn left/north onto Highway 9. Go north to Highway 92; it's well
marked and there is a traffic light. Turn right. Go up 92 until you get to Granite Falls. You'll know you're there when you see the McDonald's on your right.
Head east from Granite Falls (i.e. the same direction you came in to Granite Falls) on Hwy 92...they also call it E. Stanley street in town. You're going to hit a 4 way stop with a bunch of signs...one says Mountain
Loop Hwy and points to the left...turn left.
Now's where the directions are going to get a bit fuzzy. You need to drive about 6 miles out of town on the Mountain Loop Hwy. At about mile 5, you're going to start heading up a big, long hill. Almost at the top of the hill, on the left side of the road, you're going to see a road that's blocked off with a gate. This is your clue to start slowing down as the very next possible left you can take is the entrance to the pit. There some room on the left side of the road to park.