{"id":34755,"date":"2016-12-10T23:02:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-11T05:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=34755"},"modified":"2016-12-10T23:02:27","modified_gmt":"2016-12-11T05:02:27","slug":"texas-bicycling-news-december-10th-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/12\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-december-10th-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Bicycling News December 10th 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasobserver.com\/arts\/a-year-after-tornadoes-ripped-through-garland-and-rowlett-volunteers-return-to-plant-trees-8980128\">A Year After Tornadoes Ripped Through Garland and Rowlett, Volunteers Return to Plant Trees<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3>By Alaena Hostetter | www.dallasobserver.com<\/h3>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/images1.dallasobserver.com\/imager\/u\/745xauto\/8980209\/retreet_feliciagraham.jpg?resize=745%2C497\" width=\"745\" height=\"497\" \/><br \/>\nOn the night of Dec. 26, 2015, nine tornadoes ripped through Dallas&#8217; eastern suburbs and leveled houses and schools, overturned vehicles and uprooted half-century old trees. In the hardest hit areas, Garland and Rowlett, parts of communities were destroyed, 13 people were killed and thousands of homes were damaged. This weekend, hundreds of volunteers from all over Texas and &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; A daylong planting expedition Saturday is just one of a series of events on the Rowlett Retreet calendar. The crew of Retreeters toured Dallas on bicycle Friday morning, followed by a welcome dinner that evening and a second bike ride on Saturday morning to kick off the planting, and a seed-bomb hike on Sunday. The &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">#meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix:after { visibility: hidden; display: block; font-size: 0; content: \" \"; clear: both; height: 0; }* html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix, *:first-child+html #meetup_oembed .mu_clearfix { zoom: 1; }#meetup_oembed { background:#eee;border:1px solid #ccc;padding:10px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;margin:0; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; }#meetup_oembed h3 { font-weight:normal; margin:0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:26px; font-family:Georgia,Palatino,serif; font-size:24px }#meetup_oembed p { margin: 0 0 10px; padding:0; line-height:16px; }#meetup_oembed img { border:none; margin:0; padding:0; }#meetup_oembed a, #meetup_oembed a:visited, #meetup_oembed a:link { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: none; cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; }#meetup_oembed a:hover { color: #1B76B3; text-decoration: underline; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button { font-size:14px; -moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;border-radius:3px;border:2px solid #A7241D;color:white!important;text-decoration:none;background-color: #CA3E47; background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #ca3e47, #a8252e); background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear, left bottom, left top, color-stop(0, #a8252e), color-stop(1, #ca3e47));disvplay:inline-block;padding:5px 10px; }#meetup_oembed a.mu_button:hover { color: #fff!important; text-decoration: none; }#meetup_oembed .photo { width:50px; height:50px; overflow:hidden;background:#ccc;float:left;margin:0 5px 0 0;text-align:center;padding:1px; }#meetup_oembed .photo img { height:50px }#meetup_oembed .number { font-size:18px; }#meetup_oembed .thing { text-transform: uppercase; color: #555; }<\/style>\n<div id=\"meetup_oembed\" style=\"height:270px\">\n<div style=\"max-height:230px;overflow:hidden\">\n<h3>Buffalo Bayou Bike Ride &#038; Brunch<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:5px 0;font-size:16px\">Saturday, Dec 17, 2016,  9:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 5px;\"><span style=\"font-size:14px\">Water Works at Sabine Street-Hobby Plaza<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-size:12px;\">Houston Water Production Houston, TX<\/span><\/p>\n<p>          <span style=\"color:#4F8A10;font-size:16px;\">11 Outdoor Adventurers Went<\/span>           <\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:5px 0 10px\" class=\"mu_clearfix\">\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/1\/0\/c\/b\/thumb_267484299.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/9\/3\/4\/thumb_248042356.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/b\/4\/7\/1\/thumb_266146193.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/2\/e\/a\/0\/thumb_243011936.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/4\/e\/3\/6\/thumb_54080022.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"photo\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/secure.meetupstatic.com\/photos\/member\/e\/0\/2\/0\/thumb_253857376.jpeg?w=1200&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"line-height:16px\">Let&#8217;s enjoy a morning ride together along the beautiful Buffalo Bayou Hike &#038; Bike Trail and all it has to offer. We&#8217;ll veer off course at about 11am to enjoy some brunch. We&#8217;ll keep our ride between 10 and 12 miles.We will keep a medium pace, so this will be appropriate for all fitness levels.During our last bike ride, there was some envy of what&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:10px 0 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/neohouston\/events\/236162798\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mu_button\"><strong>Check out this Meetup &rarr;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>Texas Bicycling from Twitter<\/h1>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thebikemasters?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@thebikemasters<\/a> for this coming event. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Christmas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Christmas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cycling?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cycling<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/McAllen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#McAllen<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mission?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Mission<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SouthTexas?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SouthTexas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ToyDrive?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ToyDrive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dPI3d3xB1N\">pic.twitter.com\/dPI3d3xB1N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/807798160995319809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pics from today&#39;s ride on the Borderwall&#8230;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3nJaoaaBgf\">pic.twitter.com\/3nJaoaaBgf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/807763210002694144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jT6ePTMMLP\">pic.twitter.com\/jT6ePTMMLP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Daniel Cruz (@DCRUZ547) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DCRUZ547\/status\/807763344623026176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Made it to the metroplex &amp; now we&#39;re super excited and proud to be taking part in the Megan Baab Memorial Ride in&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H6fyCkc2t0\">https:\/\/t.co\/H6fyCkc2t0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MSU Cycling Team (@MSUCyclingTeam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MSUCyclingTeam\/status\/807752066114392064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I don&#39;t know about you but 9 days without sun is rough. Could use some rays about now. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Cy<\/a>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wkAD2MKNmx\">https:\/\/t.co\/wkAD2MKNmx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wCDpvEA2Al\">pic.twitter.com\/wCDpvEA2Al<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bat City Cycling (@batcity) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batcity\/status\/807749846115434497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Join us on the Christmas Lights Bike Ride on Sunday, Dec 18, at 5pm. We&#39;ll meet at The Ivy Tavern for a drink&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K6xByavHlo\">https:\/\/t.co\/K6xByavHlo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; SwitchingGearsCycley (@SGCyclery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SGCyclery\/status\/807655431090950144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Single digit (Celsius), singletrack, singlespeed. Perfect afternoon. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3i8sgFLqkq\">pic.twitter.com\/3i8sgFLqkq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; John Fruehe (@JohnFruehe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JohnFruehe\/status\/807650415068217344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Go east, my friends, to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EastonParkATX?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EastonParkATX<\/a>! Join us for our Sunday ride from Lamar @ 8AM as we check out our BSS Primer Club sponsor.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/eastonpark?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#eastonpark<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VhBOnwRatq\">pic.twitter.com\/VhBOnwRatq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bicycle Sport Shop (@BSS_Austin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BSS_Austin\/status\/807600978451107840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Don&#39;t put your bike up for the winter, try our WF Circle Trail &amp; Wee-Chi-Tah Trail<\/p>\n<p>Bicycling is a year round adventure here!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChooseWF?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ChooseWF<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZRkEePWMpu\">pic.twitter.com\/ZRkEePWMpu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hotter&#39;n Hell 100 (@HotternHell100) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HotternHell100\/status\/807598501458747393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>New Event Added to Texbiker.net Calendar<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">New Event Buffalo Bayou Bike Ride &amp; Brunch &#8211; Houston, TX For full details, including the address, and to RSVP see:\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ozsVbY33S9\">https:\/\/t.co\/ozsVbY33S9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Ankrum (@texbiker) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/texbiker\/status\/807735798770626560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Year After Tornadoes Ripped Through Garland and Rowlett, Volunteers Return to Plant Trees By Alaena Hostetter | www.dallasobserver.com On the night of Dec. 26, 2015, nine tornadoes ripped through Dallas&#8217; eastern suburbs and leveled houses and schools, overturned vehicles <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2016\/12\/10\/texas-bicycling-news-december-10th-2016\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[5248],"class_list":["post-34755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bicycling-news","tag-texas-bicycling-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-92z","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34755\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}