Mailbox Peak - Old Trail — Wednesday, Jun. 25, 2003

Snoqualmie Region > North Bend Area

We pulled into the parking lot that sits on the west side of the road, just passed where Dorothy Road and Middle Fork reconnect when you're coming from the South. Crossed the road and walked around the high gate noting that someone was offering a reward for a camera and one trekking pole. Up the road and just before the creek we hung a left and started to hike the trail as it meandered next to a pretty little creek. In no time at all we started going up. We encountered two forks in the trail and each time we took the high route. After the second fork someone marked the trail with hot pink flagging material and it was a breeze to follow the markings up to the talus field. After taking a left and using the trail around the talus field we started to run into bugs. Small biting bugs and even horseflies were at the peak, one horsefly took a nice chunk out of Kyle's arm. Bring your bug spray! At the peak were: two mailboxes, one ladder, one rope, one fire hydrant and miscellaneous paraphernalia. Ran into some mud at the beginning of the trail and on the trail near the rocks, other than that the trail was clear and steep! It was a picture perfect day. The views of Rainier, Glacier Peak and more from the peak were well worth the climb. Took us about 2:30 up and 1:45 down. We saw no one on the trail. Be prepared for sore quads the next day. A Big Thank You to the person who flagged the trail! CJ