Mailbox Peak

6/13/2006

Mailbox Peak is a brutal trail. Something interesting in:

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/getaways/112797/hike27.html

"However, having accomplished the hike, you might not want to get out of bed the next day. Plan this hike on a Saturday if your work requires you to show up bright eyed and limber on Monday. However, if you can hike up Mailbox Peak and get out of bed the next day, you are in moderately good condition. If you climbed Mount Si the day before, you are in excellent condition."

It's a cloudy and even raining. Nevertheless, I headed to Mailbox peak trying to prove that I am in excellent condition.

I knew it is hard so I started slow. At trail head, a American hunk passed me easily. However, after 30 minutes, I caught him resting. "Slow and steady win the race", as he says.

I continued upwards for about another one hour. Unfortunately, after crossing a few fallen trees, I saw a red ribbon on a tree. Starting from there, I tried futilely for about half an hour on all the directions. Losting in a mountain with maybe only one other hiker is not funny. I headed back.