{"id":56931,"date":"2021-07-12T16:03:28","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T21:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56931"},"modified":"2021-07-12T16:03:30","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T21:03:30","slug":"rain-zigged-i-zagged-searched-for-greenway-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/12\/rain-zigged-i-zagged-searched-for-greenway-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Rain Zigged, I Zagged, Searched For Greenway Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Riding west on Hamblen Road I looked to my right above the trees at the dark sky. Not again, another rainy Monday. I was on my way to the Spring Creek Greenway for today&#8217;s bike ride. A person commented after I rode the greenway the last time that a new section opened to the west. I wanted to bike there and check it out. I left home at 9:54 AM riding my Canyon Endurace bike. I shortened the beginning of the ride anticipating some extra miles if this new section was there.<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"Rain Zigged, I Zagged, Searched For Greenway Extension\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/st5maLUhk-U?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\">As I entered the I-69\/US59 trailhead the dark clouds to the west looked threatening. I hoped to ride to Jesse Jones Park before it rained. Arriving at Jesse Jones Park the rain held off and the sky to the west looked less threatening. Maybe I missed the rain. Back home it rain as I found out when I finished at 2:02 PM and my home weather station recorded .18&#8243; of rain. Not stopping on the greenway the dark clouds and wind dropped the temperature a few degrees. Around mile marker 4 to marker 5 light rain fell but with all of the trees not much landed on me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I kept on biking through the Carter Park trailhead, John Pundt Park, and Dennis Johnston Park on the way to I-45 in search of the new trail. The greenway was dry except for a few low spot where puddles formed. Passing mile marker 15 I started looking for signs of the new section. My expectations drooped when I saw the sign saying the trail ended in one mile. Watch the video to see what I found out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not many people on the greenway today. A dozen or so bikers and maybe half that number walking or jogging. I passed two bikers on the way west and said hello. Later on the way back I stopped at John Pundt Park for a rest stop. I planned on staying 15 minutes but it lasted longer. As I was getting ready to leave the same two bikers pulled under the cover and got off their bikes. We chatted for a minute or two before I said goodbye and rode away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After that I didn&#8217;t see many bikers. At the I-69\/US59 trailhead I stopped and took this picture.<\/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\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" data-attachment-id=\"56930\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-12-2021-bike-ride-spring-creek-greenway-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G996U1&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1626096523&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.4&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00048169556840077&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"7-12-2021 Bike Ride Spring Creek Greenway-1\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-12-2021 Bike Ride Spring Creek Greenway-1&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-12-2021 Bike Ride Spring Creek Greenway&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-12-2021 Bike Ride Spring Creek Greenway-1\" class=\"wp-image-56930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Bike-Ride-Spring-Creek-Greenway-1-scaled.jpg?w=2400 2400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-12-2021 Bike Ride Spring Creek Greenway<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 6 cars at the trailhead when I entered had diminished to just 2. The last half mile to the trailhead had more puddles than when I started so the rain that missed me fell there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Normally I bike the greenway once a month but this month I rode it twice. Below is a summary of the rides there this year. The rides less than 48 miles did not go all the way to I-45.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"367\" data-attachment-id=\"56929\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-12-2021-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?fit=1833%2C561&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1833,561\" 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=\"7-12-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary today&amp;#8217;s Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-12-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-12-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C184&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C245&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?resize=1200%2C367&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-12-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary today's Route\" class=\"wp-image-56929\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?w=1833&amp;ssl=1 1833w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?resize=600%2C184&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?resize=800%2C245&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?resize=640%2C196&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-todays-Route.jpg?resize=1536%2C470&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption>7-12-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary today&#8217;s Route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weather condition summary: start 77 (84% humidity, 72.1 dew point), overcast, wind S 5 mph; finish 84 (77% humidity, 75.6 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind E 9 mph.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the cooler weather and maybe the threat of rain I set some personal records and other notable results according to Strava. The image below only shows a partial list of the medals. (Click on the image to got my Strava activity)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5617102700\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1056\" height=\"1164\" data-attachment-id=\"56928\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-12-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1056%2C1164&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1056,1164\" 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=\"7-12-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-12-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-12-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=408%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=544%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1056%2C1164&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-12-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1056&amp;ssl=1 1056w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=408%2C450&amp;ssl=1 408w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=544%2C600&amp;ssl=1 544w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-12-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=435%2C480&amp;ssl=1 435w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1056px) 100vw, 1056px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-12-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riding west on Hamblen Road I looked to my right above the trees at the dark sky. Not again, another rainy Monday. I was on my way to the Spring Creek Greenway for today&#8217;s bike ride. A person commented after <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/12\/rain-zigged-i-zagged-searched-for-greenway-extension\/\"><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":[212,4719,5324,1424,3726],"class_list":["post-56931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycling","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-road","tag-spring-creek-greenway"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eOf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56931","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=56931"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56931\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56932,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56931\/revisions\/56932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}