{"id":50145,"date":"2019-06-21T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T18:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=50145"},"modified":"2019-06-21T13:13:53","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T18:13:53","slug":"not-alone-in-the-heat-and-humidity-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2019\/06\/21\/not-alone-in-the-heat-and-humidity-bike-ride\/","title":{"rendered":"Not Alone In The Heat and Humidity Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 8:11 AM start of the bike ride was about 30 minutes later than I planned but it was still early compared to most rides. To helped me get to 200+ miles for the week (not there yet) I biked 43.64 miles<\/strong> today on the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route. The week now totals 173.94 miles<\/strong> and June totals 657.97 miles<\/strong>, 82% of the way to my 800 mile goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Weather during the bike ride: start 84 (89% humidity, 80 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 12 mph. Finish 92 (68% humidity, 80 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 14 mph. With the high dew point sweat flowed easily during the ride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wasn’t the only biker out along the route today. The first two cyclists rode west over Lake Houston while I headed east. I almost missed seeing as the traffic passed and I had my eyes down concentrating on pedaling and thinking. The last two were waiting at the Old Atascocita Road and FM 2100 intersection when I arrived. When opening came up they crossed heading west and I went east saying hello as we passed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Biking east on Old Atascocita Road the wind was from my right and not too bad to ride through. When I reached the Ramsey Road intersection I wanted to take a rest so I went left to the bridge and leaned the Canyon against the guardrail where I sat. The shade was cooling as was the wind blowing through the corridor of trees on each side of the road. I thought I would just stay until the first car or truck came by but I was enjoying the breeze and coolness I waited until several more passed before getting back on the Canyon and biking south. While I was there I took these photos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n