{"id":1742,"date":"2011-03-06T22:26:18","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T06:26:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1742"},"modified":"2012-05-24T19:18:18","modified_gmt":"2012-05-25T03:18:18","slug":"mailbox-peak-march-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=1742","title":{"rendered":"Mailbox Peak Hike, March 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mailbox Peak<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> March 6, 2011<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong>\u00c2\u00a09 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 5 miles roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 4,000<br \/>\n<strong>Time:<\/strong> 4 to 5 hours<br \/>\n<strong>Location:<\/strong> Near North Bend, Washington<br \/>\n<strong>Users Group:<\/strong> Hikers &amp; Dogs Only<br \/>\n<strong>Permits:<\/strong> No Permits Required<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Muddy to Packed Snow<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking With:<\/strong> Rick Massie\n\t\t<style 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gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1750'>\n\t\t\t\tCalorie Burn\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>I wasn&#8217;t for sure\u00c2\u00a0if was going to hike this morning as I lay in bed, so I didn&#8217;t plan where I was going or talked to anyone to go with me.\u00c2\u00a0 The weather looked decent, so I decided to rally and send out a text to any friends that might want to hike up the steep Mailbox Peak with me.\u00c2\u00a0 Only one friend found\u00c2\u00a0time this moring and decided to join me on this death march.\u00c2\u00a0 I met Rick Massie at the Starbucks in North Bend and we took one car to the trailhead.\u00c2\u00a0 As we pulled up, there were no parking spots available and so we had to park along the road.\u00c2\u00a0 When I first started hiking Mailbox about 10 years ago, you would only see one or two cars at the trailhead; the word must have gotten out about the 360 view and the challenging trail it offers.<\/p>\n<p>We started with gators due to the snow and slowly\u00c2\u00a0made our way to the top.\u00c2\u00a0 I had brought my crampons, but left them in the car&#8230;.that was stupid, I could have used them the the first mile.\u00c2\u00a0 Rick was struggling after the 1\/2 mile mark, he did a leg work out in the gym the day before&#8230;that was stupid.\u00c2\u00a0 After a snack and sun break on top, we headed back in the deep snow.\u00c2\u00a0 Instead of staying on the pack snow trail, we leaned back and\u00c2\u00a0slowing descended straight down the mountain.\u00c2\u00a0 This was a life savor for my knees, I couldn&#8217;t tell I even hiked the next day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mailbox Peak Date: March 6, 2011 Difficulty:\u00c2\u00a09 out of 10 Distance: 5 miles roundtrip Elevation Gain: 4,000 Time: 4 to 5 hours Location: Near North Bend, Washington Users Group: Hikers &amp; Dogs Only Permits: No Permits Required Trail Conditions: Muddy &hellip; <a 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