Thursday, August 23, 2012

Scrambling Mailbox Peak, Washington

A scramble of Mailbox Peak in November, 2009.

A view looking south from near the summit:
 
Looking back down: 

Breaking out of the forest near the summit:

Looking down at I-90:


The summit clearing:


Swirling clouds:


The ridge connecting Mailbox Peak with Dirty Harry, Bandera, etc.  There are probably some very nice traverse possibilities along this ridge:


From the summit:
 
Some early snow: 

The mailbox on the summit:
 
Looking back down:

The summit ridge:
 
A very good conditioning hike, 4,000 vertical feet of gain in around two miles. 
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