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<\/a><\/p>\nThe dirt is where the sediment barriers were in place. On my previous bike ride to Tavola a company was removing them. The first photo gives a hint of how the land looked before Tavola came into being.<\/p>\n Making my way to Roman Forest Blvd. through Tavola I stopped at the Shell station to refill my water bottle with ice and water. The wind wasn’t too bad riding west on Roman Forest Blvd. but I knew the headwind was waiting for me atI-69\/US59 as the route turns to the south. I managed to maintain my speed at 16 mph biking south with the wind held in check by trees and the roadway but once I was south of Walmart the trees went away and I-69\/US59 didn’t offer much blocking as it got flatter. Thankfully I made the right turn onto Valley Ranch Parkway and the wind now was from my left side. This lasted until the Grand Parkway overpass with the road going south.<\/p>\n From there to the finish the wind was always in my face slowing me down.<\/p>\n The Hunters Ridge Village pool opened today and they were having a pool party with free Kona ice cones. I was looking forward to the ice and stopped to get one. This photo shows the pool crowd as I sat on a bench outside the pool area.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n