Mailbox Peak

Slushy snow until the Boulder field, then deep snow with crust to the summit. I used microspikes then snowshoes. Beautiful, clear sunny day

Extremely high winds today. To the point where I had to brace myself or stop so I didn't get blown over in the boulder field

Hike the NEW trail!! I have done the old trail 3x times now and I tried the NEW trail  up and the OLD down. The

I told my dad, a grizzled old mountaineer, that I was doing this hike and he questioned my sanity. The old trail is no joke

This was a beautiful hike. It was also very challenging. Took the old trail up and down. It was a journey not a race. Shaded

We read you got to choose your poison with Old vs New Trail. Old Trail = straight up, New Trail = twice the distance but