Outdoor Photo of the Week: Mailbox Peak

From the summit of Mailbox Peak, Casey gazes off at Mount Rainier in the distance. The hike was about 6 miles round trip. 2.5 miles up at over 4,000 elevation gain. And despite the warm weather, there was still snow at the top. The small gray road below the rock Casey is sitting on is Interstate 90. Photo taken May 27, 2009. (Photo by Jeff Hudspeth, Issaquah, WA)

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Northern Rangers: Mailbox Peak

Today we headed out to Mailbox Peak above North Bend, Washington. This hike is tough, but well worth the effort for the views from the top. Even the sign at the trailhead states this hike is for serious hikers only.

Well, seeing as how we are serious hikers, and we are the Northern Rangers, we took off. Here's what we found. 6 miles round trip, elevation 4,000 feet.