Mailbox Peak - Old Trail — Friday, Jun. 13, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

I have always wanted to go see the mailbox on mailbox peak...so today was the day! At the log with the hand holds nailed in (not far into the trail) a group of people coming down the trail told me ""it gets much worse"", I thought, well, it's supposed to be a good work out. And, it was. A little over half way, I met up with some friends from the Climb for Breast Cancer group that I did last year. We got to the top and discovered..no mailbox! After all that work.... However, Todd decided to go look for it (after discovering the ladder nearby in the bushes) and voila, he found it down the hill on the NW side. The mail was still intact, which led us to believe some idiot decided to move the mailbox for ""fun"". We had a great time checking out the mail inside, and Todd even had a letter waiting for him! He left it inside the black mailbox for all to read, it's a nice poem about hiking from one of his clients. We put the mailboxes back in their rightful places and started downhill. Downhill is nearly as difficult as uphill. To pass the time (and focus less on our knees), we played games of naming the capitals in all 50 states, naming game shows, and naming 3 animals that begin with each letter of the alphabet (anyone have more than Zebra for Z?) The day was great, the trail not bad (a bit muddy towards the top) and while the bugs were irritating, they didn't bite much. Tips: you NEED trekking poles, bring lots of water, sign your name in the Dr. Suess book (green mailbox), and enjoy the awesome view from the top. Key for enjoying this trip is to pace yourself and not worry about how long it takes. Oh yeah...the fire hydrant is down in the bushes on the NW side of the summit. Todd left that for some other helpful soul to bring back to it's rightful place! Great day had by all!