{"id":56247,"date":"2021-04-07T16:40:11","date_gmt":"2021-04-07T21:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56247"},"modified":"2021-04-07T16:40:14","modified_gmt":"2021-04-07T21:40:14","slug":"bluebonnets-along-kingwood-splendora-kingwood-bike-ride-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/07\/bluebonnets-along-kingwood-splendora-kingwood-bike-ride-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Bluebonnets Along Kingwood &#8211; Splendora &#8211; Kingwood Bike Ride Route"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bluebonnets Along Kingwood - Splendora - Kingwood Bike Ride Route\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/O8zhrDalX2o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When I started today&#8217;s bike ride wildflowers didn&#8217;t come to mind. Watch the video to see the wildflowers. What did come to mind were the potential rain clouds showing up on the weather radar around Kingwood. After starting the bike ride at 11:23 AM and making my way to Woodridge Forest I felt a few light sprinkles but they went away. I rode north on my &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; Splendora &#8211; Kingwood&#8221; route. I thought the route distance was less than 40 miles but turned out to be <strong>42.58 miles<\/strong>. This bumped my week total to <strong>116.89 miles<\/strong> and April to <strong>255.78 miles<\/strong>. April mileage goal is 600. I am ahead of the pace to reach my goal by 115 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I rode my Canyon Endurace CF SLX bike today and finished at 2:39 PM. The Canyon has 21, 261 miles under its tires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"685\" data-attachment-id=\"56246\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-7-2021-bike-ride-canyon-endurace\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?fit=1581%2C903&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1581,903\" 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=\"4-7-2021 Bike Ride Canyon Endurace\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4-7-2021 Bike Ride Canyon Endurace&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?fit=600%2C343&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?fit=800%2C457&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?resize=1200%2C685&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4-7-2021 Bike Ride Canyon Endurace\" class=\"wp-image-56246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?w=1581&amp;ssl=1 1581w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?resize=600%2C343&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?resize=800%2C457&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?resize=640%2C366&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Bike-Ride-Canyon-Endurace.jpg?resize=1536%2C877&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A comparison of the bike rides on this route from 2020 today. Average power today exceeded the previous rides. Today was the first time I biked this route in 2021. The last time was October 14th, 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"383\" data-attachment-id=\"56244\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-7-2021-comparison-bike-rides-kingwood-splendora-kingwood\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?fit=1894%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1894,604\" 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=\"4-7-2021 Comparison Bike Rides Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4-7-2021 Comparison Bike Rides Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?fit=600%2C191&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?fit=800%2C255&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?resize=1200%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4-7-2021 Comparison Bike Rides Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood\" class=\"wp-image-56244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?w=1894&amp;ssl=1 1894w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?resize=600%2C191&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?resize=800%2C255&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?resize=640%2C204&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Comparison-Bike-Rides-Kingwood-Splendora-Kingwood.jpg?resize=1536%2C490&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather conditions other than the brief rain threat suited me. I wore shorts, a long sleeve jersey with a short sleeve jersey over it. Weather conditions: start 75 (80% humidity, 68.2 dew point), overcast, wind S 10 mph; finish 77 (72% humidity, 67.6 dew point), overcast, wind S 9 mph. April wind can be as strong as March winds. The wind proved helpful getting to Splendora. The wind on the return trip to Kingwood wasn&#8217;t as bad as I expected. Legs felt good today. I built my average speed up to 14.3 mph and held it there until I rode back into Kingwood. Maybe spring weather is taking hold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embedly-responsive\" style=\"position: relative;padding-bottom: 78.2227%;height: 0;overflow: hidden;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"embedly-embed\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen src=\"https:\/\/cdn.embedly.com\/widgets\/media.html?src=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vYvrA8D8Kxq\/widget?r=embed-site&#038;url=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vYvrA8D8Kxq?r=embed-site&#038;image=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/vYvrA8D8Kxq\/png?x-ref=embed-site&#038;key=f1631a41cb254ca5b035dc5747a5bd75&#038;type=text\/html&#038;schema=relive\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" style=\"position: absolute;top: 0;left: 0;width: 100%;height: 100%;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5086835957\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1060\" height=\"1040\" data-attachment-id=\"56245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/4-7-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1060%2C1040&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1060,1040\" 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=\"4-7-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;4-7-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=459%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=612%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1060%2C1040&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"4-7-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1060&amp;ssl=1 1060w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=459%2C450&amp;ssl=1 459w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=612%2C600&amp;ssl=1 612w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/4-7-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=489%2C480&amp;ssl=1 489w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1060px) 100vw, 1060px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I started today&#8217;s bike ride wildflowers didn&#8217;t come to mind. Watch the video to see the wildflowers. What did come to mind were the potential rain clouds showing up on the weather radar around Kingwood. After starting the bike <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/04\/07\/bluebonnets-along-kingwood-splendora-kingwood-bike-ride-route\/\"><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":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[22],"tags":[2560,4719,5324,5299,1424],"class_list":["post-56247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycle","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-kingwood-splendora-kingwood","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eDd","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56247","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=56247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56248,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56247\/revisions\/56248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}