{"id":48680,"date":"2019-04-25T17:08:29","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=48680"},"modified":"2019-04-25T17:08:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T22:08:40","slug":"awesome-blue-sky-replaced-overcast-sky-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/25\/awesome-blue-sky-replaced-overcast-sky-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Awesome Blue Sky Replaced Overcast Sky Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From overcast sky yesterday to full blue sky today. What a difference a rain front passing through can make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Choosing the &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; SH 242 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route I set off to the north facing a headwind until I made the u-turn at SH 242. I started the ride at 11:54 AM and rode <strong>37.36 miles<\/strong> improving my April total to <strong>676.53 miles<\/strong>. I am at <strong>141.7 miles<\/strong> for the week. So far this year I biked <strong>2,161 miles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the blue sky this is the weather during the bike ride: start 77 (62% humidity), a few clouds, wind W 10 mph gusts 20 mph. Finish 82 (47% humidity), a few clouds, wind NW 14 mph. I wore shorts, a long sleeve jersey topped with a short sleeve jersey. This was a good choice and I was comfortable riding into the wind and with the tailwind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the way to SH 242 I rode through Tavola to add a couple of miles to the route and took these photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockgallery-stacked alignfull\"><ul class=\"blockgallery has-fullwidth-images\"><li class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1-800x600.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"48678\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 2 XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556197236&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.459&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;52&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000385&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-25-2019 Bike Ride Tavola Dr-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48678\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-48678 has-shadow-none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-1.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2-800x600.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"48679\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 2 XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556197256&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.459&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;72&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000214&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-25-2019 Bike Ride Tavola Dr-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48679\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-48679 has-shadow-none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-2.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3-800x600.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"48677\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 2 XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556197280&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.459&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;56&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000299&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-25-2019 Bike Ride Tavola Dr-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48677\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-48677 has-shadow-none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-3.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4-800x600.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"48676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 2 XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556197286&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.459&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;77&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000214&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-25-2019 Bike Ride Tavola Dr-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48676\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-tavola-dr-4\/\" class=\"wp-image-48676 has-shadow-none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Tavola-Dr-4.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The bright blue sky pops out in the last two photos especially.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From there I took the road that parallels along the east of the railroad track hoping to minimize the wind and the trees helped but the gusts still could be felt. When I returned to the north bound frontage road the wind was waiting. The legs were up to the wind and I made the left turn onto SH 242 and rode west into the wind. When I got to the guardrail where I could see Grand Texas I took these photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-blockgallery-stacked alignfull\"><ul class=\"blockgallery has-fullwidth-images\"><li class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"48675\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-grand-texas-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 2 XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556198102&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.459&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;49&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000256&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-25-2019 Bike Ride Grand Texas-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48675\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-grand-texas-1\/\" class=\"wp-image-48675 has-shadow-none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-1.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blockgallery--item\"><figure class=\"blockgallery--figure\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-attachment-id=\"48674\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-grand-texas-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?fit=4032%2C3024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"4032,3024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Pixel 2 XL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1556198109&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.459&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;48&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000342&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"4-25-2019 Bike Ride Grand Texas-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2-800x600.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"48674\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-bike-ride-grand-texas-2\/\" class=\"wp-image-48674 has-shadow-none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?w=2400 2400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Bike-Ride-Grand-Texas-2.jpg?w=3600 3600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>To the left of the photos a big sign flapped in the wind announcing that Grand Texas is hiring. I read in one of the papers they need about 500 employees when they open soon. Traffic on SH 242 will increase quite a bit then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ride back to Kingwood with the tailwind allowed me to improve my average speed to 14.3 mph which maintained until I got back into Kingwood around the 34 mile point. My timing was good and avoided the school traffic to finish at 2:41 PM. After finishing the ride the weather was so great my wife and I sat on our patio for 20 minutes or more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday&#8217;s weather forecast calls for a repeat of today&#8217;s weather and I plan on biking.<\/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\/20817376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"657\" data-attachment-id=\"48673\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-25-2019-sporttracks-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=1863%2C1020&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1863,1020\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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=\"4-25-2019 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\/04\/4-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=600%2C329&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=800%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-SportTracks-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?resize=1140%2C624&amp;ssl=1 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/2318825194\/embed\/efba3a069186a4eb814e6b187923013600c457a3\" width=\"590\" height=\"405\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-markdown\"><h2>Strava Year Progressions YTD Bike Ride Miles<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>2019 still leads 2016 and 2018 YTD miles but 2017 is a tough year to beat and lead 2019 by 103 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\/04\/4-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.png?ssl=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1042\" data-attachment-id=\"48681\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/25\/awesome-blue-sky-replaced-overcast-sky-bike-ride\/4-25-2019-strava-year-progressions-graph\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/4-25-2019-Strava-Year-Progressions-Graph.png?fit=1327%2C1152&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1327,1152\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&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=\"4-25-2019 Strava Year Progressions Graph\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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What a difference a rain front passing through can make. Choosing the &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; SH 242 &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route I set off to the north facing a headwind until I made <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/04\/25\/awesome-blue-sky-replaced-overcast-sky-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":[5324,5294,1424],"class_list":["post-48680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-kingwood-sh-242-kingwood","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-cFa","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48680","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=48680"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48682,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48680\/revisions\/48682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}