waumbek

Yesterday's hike: 4 h 5 min | 7.2 mi | 1.7 mph.

I hiked my twentieth 4000-footer, Mt Waumbek!

There's not much exciting about this hike, except for the fact that it's got to be the easiest trail I've taken to a 4000-footer so far. No struggle to get yourself over giant boulders at the top, and as you near the peak it doesn't get significantly steeper. Probably a good thing, since I'm severely out of training.

It does have some fun features. Near the start, you pass what appears to be an old well:

On the way to the summit of Mt Waumbek, you cross Mt Starr King. Right near the summit cairn for the latter is a USGS survey marker:

There's a cool fireplace along the trail, also near the summit of Mt Starr King:

You also get the best views here:

The summit of Mt Waumbek is, well, a bit understated, shall we say?

Tank 254

Total miles: 86136. Trip miles: 207.4. Gallons: 5.070. Price per gallon: $3.819. Screen mileage: 46.3. Tank mileage: 40.9 mpg.

Tank 253

Total miles: 85929. Trip miles: 422.8. Gallons: 7.518. Price per gallon: $4.039. Screen mileage: 47.4. Tank mileage: 56.2 mpg. The pump was faulty and I'm pretty sure the tank didn't fill up, which is why the tank mileage is incorrectly high.

Tank 252

Total miles: 85506. Trip miles: 362.4. Gallons: 8.044. Price per gallon: $3.799. Screen mileage: 48.9. Tank mileage: 45.1 mpg.

Tank 251

Total miles: 85144. Trip miles: 416.4. Gallons: 9.003. Price per gallon: $3.499. Screen mileage: 53.3. Tank mileage: 46.2 mpg.

Tank 250

Total miles: 84727. Trip miles: 452.5. Gallons: 8.305. Price per gallon: $3.479. Screen mileage: 52.1. Tank mileage: 54.5 mpg.

Tank 249

Total miles: 84274. Trip miles: 456.4. Gallons: 9.597. Price per gallon: $3.379. Screen mileage: not recorded. Tank mileage: 47.5 mpg.

Tank 247

Total miles: 83818. Trip miles: 341.7. Gallons: 7.001. Price per gallon: $3.459. Screen mileage: 52.0 mpg. Tank mileage: 48.8 mpg.

Tank 246

Total miles: 83476. Trip miles: 352.4. Gallons: 7.006. Price per gallon: $3.479. Screen mileage: 50.7 mpg. Tank mileage: 50.3 mpg.

Tank 245

Total miles: 83124. Trip miles: 379.2. Gallons: 7.670. Price per gallon: $3.529. Screen mileage: 50.7 mpg. Tank mileage: 49.4 mpg.

Tank 244

Total miles: 82744. Trip miles: 420.9. Gallons: 7.955. Price per gallon: $3.499. Screen mileage: 53.5 mpg. Tank mileage: 52.9 mpg.

Tank 243

Total miles: 82323. Trip miles: 366.6. Gallons: 7.806. Price per gallon: $3.499. Screen mileage: 53.9 mpg. Tank mileage: 47.0 mpg.

Tank 242

Total miles: 81957. Trip miles: 290.2. Gallons: 5.983. Price per gallon: $3.399. Screen mileage: 50.7 mpg. Tank mileage: 48.5 mpg.

Tank 241

Total miles: 81666. Trip miles: 336.0. Gallons: 6.531. Price per gallon: $3.499. Screen mileage: 48.2 mpg. Tank mileage: 51.4 mpg.

Tank 240

Total miles: 81330. Trip miles: 276.1. Gallons: 7.537. Price per gallon: $3.619. Screen mileage: 44.9 mpg. Tank mileage: 36.6 mpg.

Yikes, awful mileage!

Tank 239

Total miles: 81054. Trip miles: 353.3. Gallons: 6.725. Price per gallon: $3.719. Screen mileage: 47.4 mpg. Tank mileage: 52.5 mpg.

Tank 238

Total miles: 80701. Trip miles: 303.1. Gallons: 7.745. Price per gallon: $3.639. Screen mileage: 45.3 mpg. Tank mileage: 39.1 mpg.

Tank 237

Total miles: 80398. Trip miles: 373.4. Gallons: 7.611. Price per gallon: $3.439. Screen mileage: 49.4 mpg. Tank mileage: 49.1 mpg.