Mailbox Peak circumnavigation

This was a really good trail run, except for the bushwack around the Fire Training Center.

  • Date:
    2015/05/30
    Car-to-car:
    6 hours 11 minutes
    Round-trip distance:
    22 miles
    Elevation gain:
    5,500 feet
    Trip type:
    trail run
    USGS quad:
    Bandera
    In:
    Alpine Lakes Wilderness, South Fork Snoqualmie Drainage, Middle Fork Snoqualmie Drainage

  • Running up the Granite Lakes Trail
    Running up the Granite Lakes Trail
  • Thompson Lake Trail #1009A
    Thompson Lake Trail #1009A
  • Thompson Lake
    Thompson Lake
  • Looking down on I-90 from the south slopes of Mount Defiance.
    Looking down on I-90 from the south slopes of Mount Defiance.
  • On the summit of Mount Defiance.
    On the summit of Mount Defiance.
  • Descending the Ira Spring Trail.
    Descending the Ira Spring Trail.
  • On the connector trail between the Mason Lake trailhead and Dirty Harry's Balcony.
    On the connector trail between the Mason Lake trailhead and Dirty Harry's Balcony.
  • Descending the Dirty Harry road/trail.
    Descending the Dirty Harry road/trail.
  • Running up the road to the Fire Training Center.
    Running up the road to the Fire Training Center.
  • Oops. I didn't know I wasn't allowed to enter, although I should have guessed it. I bushwacked around the Fire Training Center.
    Oops. I didn't know I wasn't allowed to enter, although I should have guessed it. I bushwacked around the Fire Training Center.
  • Running up one of the connector trails from the Fire Training Center to the Mailbox Trail. It was not great, but it was better than no trail.
    Running up one of the connector trails from the Fire Training Center to the Mailbox Trail. It was not great, but it was better than no trail.
  • Descending the Mailbox Peak Trail.
    Descending the Mailbox Peak Trail.
  • All done!
    All done!
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