{"id":57266,"date":"2021-08-23T23:25:56","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T04:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57266"},"modified":"2021-08-23T23:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-24T04:26:00","slug":"texas-biking-news-august-23rd-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/08\/23\/texas-biking-news-august-23rd-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Biking News August 23rd 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Another good day on the bike while leaving the Texas hills behind<\/a><\/h2>\n

By David Freeze | www.salisburypost.com<\/h4>\n

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Editor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s note: David Freeze is riding from the West Coast to the East Coast along the southern border. Email him at david.freeze@ctc.net.<\/p>\n

Day 25:<\/p>\n

I got more sleep last night than I usually do at the Budget Motel in Bastrop, Texas. I was really happy with the room and up and out at first light with a plan. I wanted to finish off the current segment, but knew that there would be challenges.<\/p>\n

Already at 80 degrees for a low, the humidity was high and close to 100 degrees was predicted. I needed close to 90 miles to reach Navasota, the last town on map segment four.<\/p>\n

I took State Road 21 out of Bastrop and battled no bike shoulder and heavy early traffic until the shoulder widened just enough to keep the bike on it. Next came a …<\/p>\n

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Brays Bayou<\/a> from bikehouston<\/a> <\/blockquote>