Today’s ride featured two out of the ordinary things. First while I stopped at the Huffman Chevron I saw a woman riding her bike towing a one wheel trailer going west on FM1960. The trailer sported bright yellow bags that appeared to be filled. The woman rode at a steady pace but not real fast. I was almost finished with my snack and got on my bike a few minutes after she passed out of sight. I wanted to catch up with her to ask how far she was going. While I was dressed in my cool weather gear ( long sleeve jersey, leg warmers, windbreaker jacket and shorts) she was bare armed with shorts.

As I pedaled hard to catch up with her I spotted a dark blue Yugo sitting not far from the pavement in the grass on the north side of FM1960. The paint shined from a nice wax and the for sale sign in the window beckoned people to come look but no one was there as I passed by. I can’t remember the last time I saw a Yugo and I wondered if this was a lone survivor around here.

Once I got beyond the Yugo I kept up the pace and finally caught up with the woman rider on the west side of the FM1960 causeway over Lake Houston. I asked if she was riding far and I was surprised when she said no just to Kingwood. I rode on leaving her behind and wishing her a good ride. My mind came up with several explanations on why she was pulling a trailer with a load of stuff but no clear one.

Today must have been bike trailer day. Earlier on my way south out of Kingwood I passed another bicyclist pulling a two wheel trailer and then another one on my return ride back into Kingwood. The two bicyclists not pulling a trailer also in the early part of the ride were out numbered.

As I rolled out the driveway at 1:24 the sky was blue and the temperature stood at 68. The light breeze did not present a problem. I was pleased with my wardrobe selection and felt comfortable. I did notice while I stopped at the Huffman Chevron that my gloves were dam around the top. By the time I got to Kingwood Drive my gloves were soaked and I wiped them on my shorts in an attempt to dry them some. By the time I got home they were almost dripping. The cause of this is my new Pearl Izumi jacket. The jacket is warm and blocks the wind but there are no vents so as I heat up the moisture is trapped inside. I unzipped the jacket some but there is a limit on this if I want to stay warm and not catch too much wind.

Riding the Atascocita – Walden – Huffman route totaled 31.26 miles at a 15.4 mph average speed. January miles now total 210.96 putting me less than 100 miles to my 309 mile goal. With 13 days left I should make it but the weather can be fickle so it is not s sure thing. No riding tomorrow but the weather on Monday should be 75 with a clear sky; perfect for riding.

I am trying two new ways to display ride information. First the gallery below is different. Click on one of the images to enlarge it. Next I am only including interactive route maps. Click on either map to go to Ridewithgps.com or Garmin Connect. You can inspect the route and ride metrics further at those websites.

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