Sahara Desert Dust – August 8th Bike Ride
The heat continues at least for today with another heat advisory:
* event… heat indices will range between 105 and 112.
* Timing… this afternoon and early evening. Highest heat indices will likely occur between 3 and 6 PM.
I got an earlier start leaving home at 9:59 under a clear sky (if you don’t count the slight haze from the Sahara desert dust) with the temperature at 85 degrees (66% humidity). No big route selection magic for today. I just rode north on US59 to New Caney and west to Gene Campbell Road. From there I headed to FM1314 and back towards Porter. Stopping at the Stripes station for a break with Diet Pepsi and Kashi cookies I watched the giant Texas flag hang limp on the pole with an occasional burst of wind. I arrived back home at 12:58 and the temperature had went up to 96.8 (humidity 41%). As I write this report my home weather station shows 100 degrees.
The ride ended up at 36.13 miles and the average speed was 16.0 mph. Look at the slides below for the week, month and year to date standings.
Tomorrow could be almost as hot but the heat advisory may not be in effect.
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