{"id":47803,"date":"2019-03-25T17:35:56","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T22:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=47803"},"modified":"2019-03-25T17:36:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T22:36:02","slug":"first-2019-spring-creek-greenway-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/25\/first-2019-spring-creek-greenway-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"First 2019 Spring Creek Greenway Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I set out at 11:51 AM to ride the Spring Creek Greenway for the first time in 2019. The last time I rode the greenway was October 30th 2018. I biked <strong>47.65 miles<\/strong> which put me over my March goal by <strong>35.3 miles<\/strong> at <strong>620.30 miles<\/strong>. Now the rest of the month will be how much I go over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Weather during while biking the greenway: start 74 (72% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind W 7 mph. Finish 86 (50% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind W 9 mph. I dressed like it would be 74 the whole ride and paid for over dressing. Attire: shorts, long sleeve jersey, and short sleeve jersey. If the greenway didn&#8217;t have as many trees as it does I would&#8217;ve been overheated by the time I exited at the US59 trailhead. The surface had damp places like it had rained before I got there with some puddles in low spots. I never felt any rain. When I checked the airport weather (not too fr from the greenway) it reported light rain, maybe the cause of the damp spots where there was an opening in the trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way to the US59 trailhead I rode through South Woodland Hills Village and saw two vintage cars which leads off the gallery of photos I took. The first one is a 1963 Ford Fairlane and the second is a 1955 Ford.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jsdelivr.net\/npm\/publicalbum@latest\/dist\/pa-embed-player.min.js\" async><\/script>\n<div class=\"pa-embed-player\" style=\"width:100%; height:480px; display:none;\"\n  data-link=\"https:\/\/photos.app.goo.gl\/ftEshnZA33ZHs1mt8\"\n  data-title=\"3-25-2019 Spring Creek Greenway Bike Ride\"\n  data-description=\"16 new photos \u00c2\u00b7 Album by Rick Ankrum\"\n  data-slideshow-repeat=\"false\">\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/opdX6YVTHmSPZ7BmiMiuB-CpEqof5_SWcl_2lGnk5_EL84k99608S0iw-Qe-NQFHd_6Ma8EkYIl4R7lnFd49ky4Y_WrM-JqyDKFFpD0lnzYEI6qQf85SLi7WpllmuYQKuiDdUwLEBWY=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/6cEGIOLtAvx0K8bVXWCVw7NEKst0jo6SrrZVobIpDtzw32qdGUntKLc--b101LwfPaxDdYH83gGk6KCmXRUnjnzLNBnTjHP8zUWJEeljD9-c0TIZo3UAi9dGzuj9MpqXTnGT8vqwZCk=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/Mm5pSS5TixbkHg91404wpLuX596kkuDk7rVf-GPcI06w7Y_HeevqSkWqapiXKwQyE9_2Vw-Gp81ThinCs92VZOoitetTW_QCOHsCfAUWc6Huucz91kjo_tAC7Al6NjsUdblIn75NbvA=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/RY2EvFtONRePNpc6G81AWsWbQw9cJq9tmD8AjvuNsHs0YVFOz6DFriGfMeKTniOVyXuwNAU5oYMPA93SPaOz8n5D13B98xzNqVQ6Vb1M-Dxg8K0HpxHI6-YmHWgvbvUu_l66oSWbc88=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/bSFdCUBO7DQGF3MPEBye17UHokgTAH3w2ygc6MpX-DCXw8ZR-oFJENYU1WEV2UHaKfEFTORTpPtEGGwPSbl7bugz2IY7ghThUYB2n-xmaYYbeVjAFZKits_-T_ZvjxVFaeCOuGEA82w=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/exjBtekfzxDakOXdBKKqp-zh7rkRuwLXYRxbbnkLEzj3ubMH31pCkAgjDFuRIpN-Ppel2V8oC4qVjeP__M4MVCACti4PpubUqLLSRGrI3lAyf2KZwCepGqcYqX8N3D-GokbSXZn1tW8=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/tKUME5xPj991Z8ueKjinlGoxdibo00s2fc5JAAWZQxylcC4DCYQGw_2F_B4OQOGapMjXdnMdpeBzO3FdSshCTFLw8flcaw8txfn0aUQMHnLiPzAy_4Kd1fH7gFMwAdOUky_Czv7KRhk=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/IOaj_N-QgSxP6XWIprxyw_XMjchVnRlIVj7lNNftx2XLk5dqrpgFYWnOEmwYC_CjALaoz31JcAmnN5iZd8fKmDjcMfHZG4biXVpUPKx3Ok9W-QyQ-eQPmsH3bdWVJvobjxvEoqi3aM8=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/rS9ANtC6aNoWeXbIn1LI65xjKJKJ8VhHxnNMqtgpVVxH3pRGhylD_lcR1ZCsQbpSHFwBQBngrEGG24e5n9L__XVTLn1mEekuaew-zGqtwig6AWEoLDhJEklE-9pIkcu_5Eoe4n0FS_Q=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/jKST-PT3yzZJdR-VifmQlEYBsATpTXFVkrVqqr2VfaASc5TwuYpeBROBAvk5_9Ppik858Bkkm6SHOvbU9lqn3iWnag0RqbxmZb12TOHAkNu0qSbWa0TM35cO6Ih5F5vVnRA8UdafUIc=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/WIWN6Bx2cOTZiqK336db80NE8TsNX1743XvzeqVDMAJXW99AL19VfYeyLsJdO6C_BJL-lKbwL8jry4YGPd5GIHsky6spxehFghAUalN0FPrUWNz261VR7weZfRj4W_KaXecrs6Uh7us=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/ZU6TTWqF0oG-gcyni6Y-L7Go_I8uviLXWOFmHg1qgNIc5VxY_85SpL5XBH1z3FTX2DautwTevfCaBQC_vto3dy7ls1Q3R5eMpVNq1YQQWfc5CJSLKcJD_ZeVB8cWUKaIdz7vvm2ScWs=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/NlAKbRQJJaQTIJxCurzWcwItIzMIW_QBwphHIu60cvEyaUGbpkyc-CupP9NuwwGy4KEph_7nJDvfN5Vim-0ZScHkyrlUwUgQ-dX5-zqx2NobQB6W2MJyLWA6kXb9Xdl25UKrwlWdNGk=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/__SFL2kctSrDvf72Fs5LVW1yEsyMRKPn_FsF8O3krb_GTzaYpMuE68vRxXoZTVvBhrmlVmUdfWOjfJ4rvrEq-5QNgTexgFAzGp6dmMc7w9zOJjrb9AVG0ohWcgBhTyXaEod9gUxEib0=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/8c4d9kAPwT7Zd3UvG6IxtJZtmTONf3aq9x2CtCPdzpMhBhGjtZMrpWsY0ZG0up8Ba_hHnT90H0lUXu3wXr2omqkTpxCUL8iaignZ53Mk9D1Lrw-6mqePCkLhCjaTHx5ravUndTTrtJg=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/4mnethOhDeZan9qEgrCP8l46Y-tcrPaIRMmrR62POatQXp9xmh77YgfamlN1aKxKx0FEPFLf7Y33W-DpT5FRfMaKaHSp_wOum17TakbmgSq66UwzeKWw_cfUPWjyDdG4YzdDTahpYnQ=w1920-h1080\" src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week at our city councilman&#8217;s town hall meeting I talked with the Houston Bike Plan people and they said a bike path along Hamblen Road is planned. The road is rough but it is only a short distance to the u-turn under I-69\/US59 where I entered the Bevil Jarrell Bridge to get to the trailhead. The bridge once was US59 over the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I didn&#8217;t expect any major changes on the greenway but there were a couple. The first one is improved mile markers along the route. The second fixes the problem I had the first time I rode and got lost in Jesse Jones Park trying to find where the greenway went from the parking lot. A new asphalt path goes from the entrance west in Jesse Jones Park to the parking lot where it use to just disappear. Thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I saw about 20 other cyclists, some of them multiple times as I rode west and passed them. Numerous walkers too which is great. The greenway is wide enough to accommodate both but sometimes coming around a corner you can be surprised. Around the 6 mile point going west a group of 6 horse riders came across the route  and stopped at the water station. I have seen horses before but only one or two at a time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After reaching the western terminus I took a couple of photos and noted this was south of the Rayford and Sawdust Roads exit on I-45 which I passed under. On the way back east I stopped at the Dennis Johnston Park to fill my water bottle and eat a quick snack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By then it was heating up and I was glad for the shade to kind of keep me cool with the double jerseys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back at the I-69\/US59 I rode back into Forest Cove and then Kingwood finishing the ride at 4:09 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tuesday weather forecast: sunny, high near 76, north wind 5 to 10 mph. Sounds like good bike riding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2>SportTracks Bike Ride Summary<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sporttracks.mobi\/activity\/20303465\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\" data-attachment-id=\"47805\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/25\/first-2019-spring-creek-greenway-bike-ride\/3-25-2019-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1861%2C1039&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1861,1039\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick Ankrum&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1553532877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-25-2019 SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=600%2C335&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=800%2C447&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1200%2C670&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"SportTracks Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-47805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1861&amp;ssl=1 1861w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=640%2C357&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=600%2C335&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=800%2C447&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/2240551870\/embed\/c15f19c97c3e27f66c7f05ea2aa34a8067cffd69\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2>Strava Year Progressions Graph<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I narrowed the gap between 2019 and 2016 to 15 miles. Trail 2017 by 128 miles and 2018 by 47 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1046\" data-attachment-id=\"47806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/25\/first-2019-spring-creek-greenway-bike-ride\/3-25-2019-strava-year-progressions-graph\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?fit=1326%2C1156&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1326,1156\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Rick Ankrum&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1553535171&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"3-25-2019 Strava Year Progressions Graph\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?fit=516%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?fit=688%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?resize=1200%2C1046&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Strava Year Progressions Graph Bike Ride Miles\" class=\"wp-image-47806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?w=1326&amp;ssl=1 1326w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?resize=551%2C480&amp;ssl=1 551w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?resize=516%2C450&amp;ssl=1 516w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/3-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.jpg?resize=688%2C600&amp;ssl=1 688w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I set out at 11:51 AM to ride the Spring Creek Greenway for the first time in 2019. The last time I rode the greenway was October 30th 2018. I biked 47.65 miles which put me over my March goal <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/03\/25\/first-2019-spring-creek-greenway-bike-ride\/\"><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":[22],"tags":[5324,1424,3726],"class_list":["post-47803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-road","tag-spring-creek-greenway"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-cr1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47803"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47803\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":47807,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47803\/revisions\/47807"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}