I followed the orange tree marks on my ascent and lost the trail at 3400-3450' (see dotted-red track) The main trail was about 100m north, and was well marked, and I descended that route (see dotted-yellow track.) The two trails diverge around 2250', and rejoin at 3500'. I marked these two waypoints, and the rock field (ROCKFD.) After the rock field melts out, the trail stays to the north of it. May 17, 2008

I climbed Mailbox today, 5/24/09, and didn't get lost. Others have said to stay to the left on the ascent, and I agree with that advice. You can tell the WTA has been out improving the trail, and it's now marked with triangular white reflectors. There's a little bit of snow on the trail before the rock field, and good snow coverage on the rock field making for an easy ascent.

The red track measures 4060', 2.56 mi, and the yellow measures 4070', 2.63 mi. As expected, the elevation gain of the two tracks is close, and the yellow track is a little longer. You can see some track deviation on the lower portion of the route where the forest is thick, so there's some error in both tracks. These tracks were generated using a Garmin Etrex Vista Hcx, and the antennae sensitivity is pretty good. The Garmin 60Csx might be a little more sensitive (quad helix vs patch antennae), but I went with the smaller unit, and haven't been disappointed.