{"id":56978,"date":"2021-07-19T15:52:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T20:52:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=56978"},"modified":"2021-07-19T15:52:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T20:52:45","slug":"clouds-on-display-while-biking-out-and-back-to-splendora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/19\/clouds-on-display-while-biking-out-and-back-to-splendora\/","title":{"rendered":"Clouds On Display While Biking Out and Back to Splendora"},"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=\"Clouds On Display While Biking Out and Back to Splendora 7\/19\/2021\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WkmJ3vmQSaY?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\">The Tour is over and I can start bike rides earlier but today I was a little slow getting the bike ride underway. Wheels down and rolling on my Canyon Endurace at 10:09 AM. I chose a route I haven&#8217;t done but two times prior to today, &#8220;Kingwood &#8211; Splendora &#8211; Kingwood&#8221;. Now that number is up to 3. As I rode I kept looking at the clouds. You can see many of them in the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One reason for the cloud watching was the week&#8217;s weather forecast from this morning; a rainy week starting tonight. I figured a long ride might be needed to make up for a missed bike ride or two if that rain comes when I normally ride. Today&#8217;s ride came in at <strong>42.25 miles<\/strong>, in line with the other rides on this route in 2021. Since it is the first day of the week no clear direction if this week will be a 200 mile one. The bike ride did make a dent in the gap between 2021 YTD miles versus 2020 lowering the difference to 101 miles from 143 after yesterday&#8217;s ride. YTD I am at <strong>5,378 miles<\/strong>. I&#8217;m getting closer to my 800 mile goal for July with <strong>617.63 miles<\/strong>.<\/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\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"231\" data-attachment-id=\"56976\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-19-2021-ytd-bike-rides-summary-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=1838%2C354&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1838,354\" 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=\"7-19-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-19-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-19-2021 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\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=600%2C116&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?fit=800%2C154&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1200%2C231&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-19-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today's Route\" class=\"wp-image-56976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?w=1838&amp;ssl=1 1838w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=600%2C116&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=800%2C154&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=640%2C123&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-Todays-Route.jpg?resize=1536%2C296&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-19-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary Today&#8217;s Route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today&#8217;s weather conditions while biking: start 86 (75% humidity, 77.1 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind W 7 mph; finish 91 (61% humidity, 75.3 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind W 7 mph. The wind helped me ride to Splendora and I expected a headwind on the way back to Kingwood but it wasn&#8217;t that bad unless I headed directly into it. I stopped for a rest break on the way back at Valley Ranch Parkway under TX 99, the Grand Parkway. The light breeze in the shade felt good while I ate a cereal bar. By the time I finished at 1:42 PM I drank most of the water in my CamelBak. This was one of the hotter rides that started in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/5653813874\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1052\" height=\"985\" data-attachment-id=\"56977\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/7-19-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=1052%2C985&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1052,985\" 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=\"7-19-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;7-19-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;7-19-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=481%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?fit=641%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=1052%2C985&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"7-19-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-56977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?w=1052&amp;ssl=1 1052w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=481%2C450&amp;ssl=1 481w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=641%2C600&amp;ssl=1 641w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/7-19-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.jpg?resize=513%2C480&amp;ssl=1 513w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1052px) 100vw, 1052px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>7-19-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\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\/v8qkk2w493q\/widget?r=embed-site&#038;url=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/v8qkk2w493q?r=embed-site&#038;image=https:\/\/www.relive.cc\/view\/v8qkk2w493q\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Tour is over and I can start bike rides earlier but today I was a little slow getting the bike ride underway. Wheels down and rolling on my Canyon Endurace at 10:09 AM. I chose a route I haven&#8217;t <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/07\/19\/clouds-on-display-while-biking-out-and-back-to-splendora\/\"><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":[5324,5299,1424],"class_list":["post-56978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-kingwood-splendora-kingwood","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-eP0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56978","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=56978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56979,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56978\/revisions\/56979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}