The Stranger: Now Available at 4,926 Feet

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Holy crap, I got up there once and it nearly bored me to death/killed me with the switchbacks. Did someone "borrow" Keck's helicopter?

gloomy gus on July 7, 2010 at 9:40 AM

I believe that this obligates The Stranger to stock this paper box every week. Have fun! :D

stealingzen on July 7, 2010 at 9:47 AM

So... who's gonna stock this thing?

Kris on July 7, 2010 at 9:48 AM

They must use it for toilet paper.

Vince on July 7, 2010 at 9:49 AM

I hope someone takes it down, I hike up there to get away from shit like that.

on July 7, 2010 at 10:00 AM

That's fucking rad.

Now, please have the box removed. I don't want to see Mailbox Peak become a junkyard where everybody and their brother tries to haul up something heavy and leave it there, even if it is for the lolz. What's next, a fridge? A TV?

starsandgarters on July 7, 2010 at 10:09 AM

They might have used one of these.

Mahtli69 on July 7, 2010 at 10:16 AM

Hmph. 4926. Piffle.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on July 7, 2010 at 10:19 AM

I'm kind of with @5 and @6. It's cool that someone did this, but hopefully whoever brought it up there eventually takes it down (leave no trace, right?).

Julie in Eugene on July 7, 2010 at 10:43 AM

@8, it's pronounced Flatarado.

Randy Beaver on July 7, 2010 at 10:59 AM

Listen, as long as the Stranger delivery drivers keep that thing stocked, I think it should stay.

Some Old Nobodaddy Logged In on July 7, 2010 at 11:00 AM

Funny! Could someone haul a waterproof couch up there next? And a solar-powered fridge stocked with beers? When I get to the top my dogs are tired, all I really need is a good sit-down and a crisp cold one. I promise to leave as many beers as I take. It'll be nice to curl up with the paper now too, thanks!

treacle on July 7, 2010 at 11:04 AM

Hey now, 5280, you know it's not a fair fight when you're starting at, well, 5,280 feet.

laterite on July 7, 2010 at 11:15 AM

I don't believe it, I think this was done in Photoshop.

casualt on July 7, 2010 at 11:40 AM

1500 ft gain per mile, that's steep to me. I bet the view is lovely.

The highest I've climbed at present is ~10,500 ft and it was steep, perhaps, not this steep, though. It's a funny prank, it would be sad if people started dumping garbage at the top of trails.

kim in portland on July 7, 2010 at 12:06 PM

Kim, the view is lovely once you emerge from the trees and spot the mailbox, but then you get up there without the muffling of the trees and hear something you weren't expecting and you turn around and there's I-90 down there, piping its traffic noise up at you. Definite sonic letdown, but that's a day hike for you sometimes.

gloomy gus on July 7, 2010 at 12:18 PM

is this hike tougher than the Enchantments outside of Leavenworth?

biffster on July 7, 2010 at 12:32 PM

Kimmie, I've done the Grand Canyon. Don't know what the grade there is, but I'll betcha it's steeper than that.

Fifty-Two-Eighty on July 7, 2010 at 12:37 PM

5280,

I've done the Grand Canyon twice from the South Rim, one trip was to get down to my raft and I took the river to flippin' Hoover Dam, though. The other was an up and back in the same day beast. I don't know what the hell we were thinking, it reached 112 degrees F that day, but we were smart and started in the wee small hours of the morning and utilized shade well. One of these days I'm going to start at the North Rim and exit via the South Rim.

Gus,

Thanks for the heads up.

kim in portland on July 7, 2010 at 12:53 PM

Hiking out of the Grand Canyon in the early hours is key. We left the bottom around 3am and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Still freakin' hot, though -- thank god for that creek. Got to the top and inhaled the biggest pizza we could find. I'd love to do it again.

Rafting out would be INSANE!

Irena on July 7, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Irena,

Rafting out is awesome, I recommend it highly.

The Colorado has a ranking system all its own (1-10). One of my personal favorites is Lava Falls, class 10, 30 foot altitude drop, huge bowel and monster V waves. I did a 6 person paddle raft. This is Lava Falls: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWLsNxgR_… and this is Upset Rapid and very aptly named: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmAKf0M3R…

By the way, the wildlife along the river is amazing too.

kim in portland on July 7, 2010 at 3:27 PM

Hooray!

barzen on July 7, 2010 at 4:24 PM

This seems to be a lot of effort to do what most Stranger readers do anyway: read The Stranger while high.

wlodekb on July 7, 2010 at 7:09 PM

this is not garbage, it is playful art. there is a difference which i think we can all understand. leave no trace can be taken dogmatically, or it can be used flexibly, with exceptions made for creative works that most people will appreciate.

on July 8, 2010 at 10:56 PM

I was on the summit of Mailbox Peak Saturday 7/10/2010, and the box was stocked with plenty of the current weeks Stranger......who the hell took on that paper route?!?!?

smartin83 on July 12, 2010 at 10:36 AM

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