{"id":57735,"date":"2021-10-21T16:48:58","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T21:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/?p=57735"},"modified":"2021-10-21T16:49:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-21T21:49:01","slug":"route-detour-why-so-many-dead-deer-voting-rarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/10\/21\/route-detour-why-so-many-dead-deer-voting-rarity\/","title":{"rendered":"Route Detour, Why So Many Dead Deer? Voting Rarity"},"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=\"Route Detour, Why So Many Dead Deer? Voting Rarity\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e-9k5OrZLeE?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\">Some fog in the area this morning slowed the sun coming out and my bike ride start. Wheels were down and rolling at 11:14 AM on my Canyon Endurace bike. Today I chose my &#8220;Huffman &#8211; Liberty County Line&#8221; route for some variety. That worked out as planned until I rode west on Huffman &#8211; Eastgate Road and encountered a road closed sign at Willy Road by the Huffman Middle School. I took the detour north and changed the route to &#8220;May Park Community Center &#8211; Huffman&#8221; adding a few miles to the bike ride. Not long after I turned onto Willy Road a cyclist approached from the other direction and we waved. Later he commented on my Strava ride activity page. He was the second cyclist I saw today. The other was on FM 1960 around Fairlake Lane, he was going west while I headed east.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the change in the route I ended up riding 40.5 miles which put me over my 625 mile goal for October with 648.55 miles. This marked the 7th time riding this route in 2021. I didn&#8217;t venture too far into Liberty County, just long enough for a break in the traffic to make the u-turn.<\/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\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"339\" data-attachment-id=\"57732\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/10-21-2021-ytd-bike-rides-summary-for-todays-route\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?fit=1835%2C519&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1835,519\" 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=\"10-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary for Today&amp;#8217;s Route\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary for Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;10-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary for Today&amp;#8217;s Route&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?fit=600%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?fit=800%2C226&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?resize=1200%2C339&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary for Today's Route\" class=\"wp-image-57732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?w=1835&amp;ssl=1 1835w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?resize=600%2C170&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?resize=800%2C226&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?resize=640%2C181&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-YTD-Bike-Rides-Summary-for-Todays-Route.png?resize=1536%2C434&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>10-21-2021 YTD Bike Rides Summary for Today&#8217;s Route<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yesterday I forgot about seeing a doe in Valley Ranch. As I rode east on Azalea Blvd. to my right in the grass about 100 away a doe ran parallel before making a left turn crossing the street and into the grass and over a hill. Earlier I saw another dead deer along side the road. Today as I rode east on FM 1960 past Huffman I saw a buck deer laying in the ditch to my right between the railroad tracks and the road. He had a large set of antlers. Whoever hit him probably suffered some damage unless it was a train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also yesterday the two dogs at Rock Creek Drive and Northpark Drive saw me when I stopped for the traffic light. The dark brown one stood at a distance keeping silent while the brown and white dog barked at me. He moved towards me until I looked his way and he moved back repeating this until the light changed. I turned right and the brown and white dog ran parallel to me in the grass barking. He came to an abrupt stop like a fence was in his way and turned back. He does this each time I ride by there. I don&#8217;t know why he stops with plenty of open grass beside the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday I noticed a drive through voting setup at the Kingwood Community Center, Today I took my driver&#8217;s license and voter registration card with and on the way back I stopped to vote. The ladies there commented I was the first person to come vote on a bicycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I didn&#8217;t bring a snack on today&#8217;s ride since I thought the route would be shorter. I did eat a banana before the ride and used my CamelBak for hydration. I thought I might bonk but finished the ride in good shape. On the way back I got my overall average speed up to 14.3 mph and held it until I returned to Kingwood. I finished the bike ride at 2:23 PM. It would&#8217;ve been sooner but the voting people had a problem finding my name in the list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ridewithgps.com\/trips\/77406182\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"971\" data-attachment-id=\"57731\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/10-21-2021-rwgps-bike-ride-route-map\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?fit=1466%2C1186&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1466,1186\" 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=\"10-21-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10-21-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;10-21-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?fit=556%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?fit=742%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?resize=1200%2C971&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-21-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map\" class=\"wp-image-57731\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?w=1466&amp;ssl=1 1466w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?resize=556%2C450&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?resize=742%2C600&amp;ssl=1 742w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-RWGPS-Bike-Ride-Route-Map.png?resize=593%2C480&amp;ssl=1 593w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>10-21-2021 RWGPS Bike Ride Route Map<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/activities\/6147020681\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1051\" height=\"1041\" data-attachment-id=\"57733\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/10-21-2021-strava-bike-ride-summary\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=1051%2C1041&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1051,1041\" 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=\"10-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;10-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;10-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=454%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?fit=606%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?resize=1051%2C1041&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-21-2021 Strava Bike Ride Summary\" class=\"wp-image-57733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10-21-2021-Strava-Bike-Ride-Summary.png?w=1051&amp;ssl=1 1051w, 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Wheels were down and rolling at 11:14 AM on my Canyon Endurace bike. Today I chose my &#8220;Huffman &#8211; Liberty County Line&#8221; route <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/2021\/10\/21\/route-detour-why-so-many-dead-deer-voting-rarity\/\"><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":[212,4719,5324,5205,1424],"class_list":["post-57735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bike-ride","tag-bicycling","tag-biking","tag-canyon-endurace-cf-slx","tag-may-park-community-center-huffman","tag-road"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4tok-f1d","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57735","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=57735"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":57737,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57735\/revisions\/57737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.texbiker.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}