AlpineK Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Trip: Mailbox Peak - The Trail Route Date: 8/21/2007 Trip Report: I know so what it's just a hike. This is the first alpine thing with a summit I've done in over a year, so it's a big deal to me. The weather was suppose to be better after noon on this day, but it kept raining long after that. On this route there seem to be multiple trails that all work for the route up. The sun never came out, but there were some huckleberries on the trail. Nobody else was out this day which was nice. The mailboxes at the summit were both stuffed with letters and odds and ends. I spent long enough on the summit to take a couple pictures then headed back down to my truck and then Ken's Truck Town where I bought a box of beef jerky. Time to summit: 3hrs. Total Time : 5hrs I wonder if that idiot from Portland with the dog ever set a record car to summit? Summit in the rain. Hurry up and take that picture so I can get the hell out of here. Gear Notes: Shoes are needed. Approach Notes: Approach via Ken's Truck Town, Middle Fork Road, and Lake Dorothy Road. Park at a large lot on the left side of the road. Then follow the gated road to the right and bypass the gate. Follow the road till you see an obvious trail going uphill to the left of the road. Quote
olyclimber Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 excellent, i would have to agree that shoes are nice to have. what ever happened with the possibility of some governmental agency stepping in and making that an "official trail" and ruining all the fun steepness? way to crush Kurt! Quote
rob Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 sweet! I've been wanting to send the first shoeless ascent, up for it? Quote
Dechristo Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Solo? What, d'you have a death wish? Quit being so selfish and think of Pope's mother. Did it smell like wet dog up there? Quote
To_The_Top Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Right on, where you the one that "tossed the hydrant"? Quote
AlpineK Posted August 22, 2007 Author Posted August 22, 2007 This trip was a FA for me at least. I've never been up Mailbox before. It's a lot more fun than Si, and I've been up that a hundred times. Quote
Bug Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 si is all about the milf and teenyboppers Really? Quote
sverdina Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 My climbing boots have been soaking for well over a month now without a prayer of drying till next summer. Is there any chance I can do this in my Crocs? Quote
zoroastr Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 ...drove to the MB trailhead once before realizing i hadn't packed the shoes. i was pissed enough to do the thing in a pair of those addidas flip flop things that are just a sole with a big wide band over the front of your foot. worked great going up, but the tootsies were a little raw by the time i was ready for my large coffee and king-sized payday at ken's....strong work--way to git 'er done! [did i say that right?]... Quote
lizard_brain Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 They say Mailbox is "The new Mount Si". I don't believe them. Quote
Dustin_B Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 way to git 'er done! [did i say that right?]... No, its "Git 'R Dun" Quote
lizard_brain Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 All the times I've been weathered off that peak, bonked and turned back on that route, lost confidence and turned back because of routefinding issues, and you friggin' nail it on the first try. My hat is off to you, sir. Quote
marylou Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 I bet that felt pretty satisfying, even if it was "just a hike". Good job. Quote
goatboy Posted August 22, 2007 Posted August 22, 2007 Nice work! Did you eat any deep fried pickles afterwards? Quote
sobo Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 So....thats what you look like! Yeah, he looks a lot happier here, though, for obvious reasons... Quote
klar404 Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 A: He looks like a younger version of David Lynch. B: I once made it to razorback ridge on Garfield in Tevas in my burner dayz!Boots were elswhere..... Quote
mattp Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 I like the pictures. This one stumps me: it looks like Fireweed, maybe, but what are those "spikey" plants? Mullen? Self portraits, shot at the times that count, rule. Quote
Sherri Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Nice going, Feck! I love the foggy ambience of the TR pics. Adds drama. I want to see what is in that mailbox. Quote
rmncwrtr Posted August 23, 2007 Posted August 23, 2007 Yay, Feck!!!!! I second what Sherri said. What is in the mailbox? Quote
AlpineK Posted August 23, 2007 Author Posted August 23, 2007 There are all kinds of letters and little kiddy toys in there. I would have read a bit, but it was wet enough I didn't want to muck them up. Thanks everyone it wasn't anywhere close to rad climbing, but it was a bid deal for me given where I was at last year at this time. Quote
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