Travel
Route overview
Cowiche (St. Juan Diego) → Bellevue → Lynnwood → Edmonds → back to Lynnwood (hotel block) → Seattle (Gas Works, St. James, Pike Place) → Bellevue (Bellevue Square) → Cowiche.
Leg by leg
Estimated times. Add buffer if the pass is slow.
St. Juan Diego (Cowiche) → Meydenbauer Center
Meet at St. Juan Diego, 15800 Summitview Rd, Cowiche. Rest stop at Pilot Travel Center, Ellensburg. Watch for Snoqualmie Pass slowdowns.
La Quinta → North American Martyrs
Sunday morning. Depart 6:15 AM, arrive by 6:40 AM for 7:00 Mass.
NAM → La Quinta (hotel block) → Gas Works Park
Sunday morning loop: back to the hotel after Mass. Hotel block — optional breakfast at Kona Kitchen Lynnwood (3805 196th St SW) for anyone who wants it, or stay at the hotel to rest, pack, and chill. Everyone regroups at the hotel by 10:30 for checkout, then south on I-5 to Gas Works for skyline views.
Gas Works → St. James Cathedral
Mother church of the Archdiocese of Seattle. Visit, prayer, light candles.
St. James → Pike Place
Park at the Pike Place Market PDA Garage (1531 Western Ave) — direct elevator to MarketFront. Grab lunch in your small group (on you), take a quick walk through the Market and the Overlook Walk, then back to the garage by ~2:00 to head over to Bellevue Square.
Pike Place → Bellevue Square → Cowiche (St. Juan Diego)
Drive over I-90 to Bellevue Square (575 Bellevue Square, Bellevue WA 98004). Small-group time at the mall and the surrounding Bellevue Collection — shopping, coffee, chill. Back at the cars by 4:30 PM sharp; depart for Cowiche, drop-off back at St. Juan Diego ~7:00 PM, give or take traffic over Snoqualmie Pass.
Check Snoqualmie Pass the night before
Even in May, pass conditions can slow you down. If there's snow or heavy rain, add buffer time and wake up a little earlier.
Parking
Meydenbauer Center
434 underground parking spaces. Arrive early so the group parks together.
La Quinta Lynnwood
Free parking on site. Park near the lobby entrance for check-in.
North American Martyrs Parish
Free parish lot. It can fill up for Sunday Mass — arrive 15 minutes early.
Gas Works Park
Free parking lot at the park. Can fill up on sunny weekends — arrive early or park on nearby streets.
St. James Cathedral
Street parking on Sundays is typically available. Metered spots downtown Seattle — bring quarters or pay via app.
Pike Place Market PDA Garage
1531 Western Ave, Seattle, WA 98101. 800 spaces, open 5 AM–2 AM. Direct elevator up to MarketFront. Sunday rates: roughly $8 first hour, $12–$18 for our ~1h 30m visit.
Carpool assignments
Who's driving, who's riding with whom. Three private passenger vehicles drive together from St. Juan Diego in Cowiche Saturday morning. Deacon Enrique Alejandro Galeana drives Car 1 and his wife Patricia Galeana drives Car 2. Car 3 is the adult vehicle.
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