{"id":21592,"date":"2013-06-14T15:29:16","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T20:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=21592"},"modified":"2017-01-18T20:44:20","modified_gmt":"2017-01-19T02:44:20","slug":"flag-day-june-14th-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2013\/06\/14\/flag-day-june-14th-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Flag Day – June 14th Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is Flag Day so I was on the lookout for special flag displays. My route through Kingwood, Atascocita, Walden and Huffman offered plenty of flags and I found the best one on Atascocita Shores Drive on the way back home. Here is what I saw:<\/p>\n

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I almost rode past this display and turned back 50 feet to get the photo.<\/p>\n

The weather was hot today starting at 85 degrees as I pulled out of the driveway at 10:00 and 94 as I arrived back home at 12:39. I could have used a little more of a breeze to help keep cool. Partly cloudy skies let the sun shine and heat things up. When I stopped in Huffman for a drink and rest it took about 15 minutes for my body to cool down enough to stop pouring sweat on my arms. I did enjoy some cooling wind riding west on FM1960 from Huffman to my turn onto Atascocita Shores Drive. I went through two water bottles over the 31.89 mile<\/strong> route. Average speed was 15.4 mph thanks to some help from the breeze.<\/p>\n

Nothing unusual about today’s ride but I did notice the dead bug piles on the east bound shoulder over Lake Houston have largely disappeared along with their aroma.<\/p>\n

Links to Garmin Connect<\/strong><\/a> and RideWithGPS.com<\/strong><\/a> maps and metrics.<\/p>\n

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