{"id":4557,"date":"2015-08-07T19:44:38","date_gmt":"2015-08-08T03:44:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4557"},"modified":"2015-11-02T06:33:48","modified_gmt":"2015-11-02T14:33:48","slug":"mailbox-peak-august-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4557","title":{"rendered":"Mailbox Peak Hike, August 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Mailbox Peak<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Date:<\/strong> August 7, 2015<br \/>\n<strong>Difficulty:<\/strong> 9 out of 10<br \/>\n<strong>Distance:<\/strong> 7.5 Miles \/ 12 Kilometers Roundtrip<br \/>\n<strong>Elevation Gain:<\/strong> 4,000 feet \/ 1,219 Meters<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> Discovery Pass<br \/>\n<strong>Trail Conditions:<\/strong> Dry<br \/>\n<strong>Hiking With:<\/strong> Maxime Tissier and my wonder dog Macho.<br \/>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4557&quot;}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4557 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4723'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4723\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail4.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail4.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail4.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail4.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4723\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4723\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail4.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438980183&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.25&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Koean BBQ\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;After a shower we had dinner at our favorite Korean BBQ place&amp;#8230;.Miraks, in Federal Way, Washington&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail4.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4723'>\n\t\t\t\tAfter a shower we had dinner at our favorite Korean BBQ place&#8230;.Miraks, in Federal Way, Washington\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4722'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-4722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail2.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail2.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail2.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail1.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail1.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-attachment-id=\"4721\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?attachment_id=4721\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail1.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 6 Plus&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438958660&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.15&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00042992261392949&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Freeman &amp;#038; Tissier\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Rick Freeman &amp;#038; Maxime Tissier at the famous Mailbox near North Bend, Washington&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Mail1.jpg?fit=584%2C779&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-4721'>\n\t\t\t\tRick Freeman &#038; Maxime Tissier at the famous Mailbox near North Bend, Washington\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\nThis was the third time this year I conquered the famous mailbox peak, but this time I invited a newbie on this heart pounding steep hike.  My new recruit was Maxime Tissier, a young French man visiting here on a college exchange student program.  <\/p>\n<p>Currently the road to Mailbox is undergoing major road work so the trail doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t open up until noon on Fridays.  We started up the old steep trail around 12:30 and made good time passing all the people that started before us.  We were the first ones to the top so we had the Mailbox to ourselves.  After a few pictures and some lunch we headed down the long dreaded 5 mile \u00e2\u20ac\u0153easy\u00e2\u20ac\u009d route down.  <\/p>\n<p>Since traffic back to Seattle was horrendous, we made a pit stop at the North Bend Bar &#038; Grille for a couple of Mac-n-Jacks.  Once we made it through traffic and back home, a quick shower was in order.  My wife Linna, Maxine and I drove to our favorite Korean restaurant Miraks in Federal Way, Washington for some delicious Korean BBQ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mailbox Peak Date: August 7, 2015 Difficulty: 9 out of 10 Distance: 7.5 Miles \/ 12 Kilometers Roundtrip Elevation Gain: 4,000 feet \/ 1,219 Meters Time: 4 to 5 hours Location: Near North Bend, Washington Users Group: Hikers &amp; Dogs &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/?p=4557\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[124,574,531,20],"class_list":["post-4557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-difficult-hikes","tag-mailbox-peak","tag-maxime-tissier","tag-mirak-restaurant","tag-rick-freeman"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jXSd-1bv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4557"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4820,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4557\/revisions\/4820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wanderjunkie.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}