On June 6, I hiked to Mailbox Peak, seven miles east of North Bend. It’s a busy trail, so I went late to avoid the crowds. I sauntered toward the trailhead as birds sang in the forest, flowers bloomed ...

After being called to the notorious trail to Mailbox Peak five times in one week, King County Explorer Search and Rescue (KCESAR) is reminding hikers how to explore the outdoors safely. RELATED | ...

NEAR NORTH BEND, Wash. -- A hiker stranded near Mailbox Peak was rescued late Thursday after she and a friend made an ill-advised trip up the popular trail. The pair left the trailhead at 11 A.M., but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hiker on Mailbox Peak was rescued by volunteer ground teams late Saturday after Search and Rescue units were called to help as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 17, a woman who was injured while hiking on Mailbox Peak called 911 to get assistance in coming back down. It’s unclear ...

A flurry of distress calls from a single hiking trail near Seattle prompted the local King County Explorer Search and Rescue (KCESAR) team to ask hikers to exercise better judgement and caution. All ...

King County rescue teams caution hikers after 5 calls for help on Mailbox Peak in one week King County rescue crews have seen a recent surge in calls for help at a popular hiking trail near North Bend ...

North Bend’s Mailbox Peak is one of the most popular hikes in Washington. It’s less than an hour from Seattle on Interstate 90 and combines a challenging route (4,000 feet of elevation in 9 round-trip ...

Photographer’s description: “An annual Mother’s Day hike up Mailbox Peak. We had just hiked out of a cloud and were surprised to get a lovely view of Mount Rainier above the cloud layer. My daughter ...

A hiker on Mailbox Peak was rescued by volunteer ground teams late Saturday after Search and Rescue units were called to help as darkness fell, according to Seattle Mountain Rescue and King County ...