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I am not riding in Texas today. While I travel with my bike I got out early this morning in the northwest community in Mobile, AL. I have never been to this city so I was not sure what I was going to find on my bike ride as far as traffic and road. First off I checked Google maps to layout a route. It was supposed to be a simple route: Moffett Road (US 98) north to county road 31 and then to highway 217 and northwest turning south on county road 27. From there I would take Moffett  Road south to the hotel.

Best laid plans sometimes do not happen. I took the wrong direction out of the hotel parking lot and went south on Moffett Road. Part of the reason is that I arrived at the hotel in the dark and did not get oriented correctly with the surroundings. As it turned out the traffic was light and the roads were smooth but not flat. I did not realize until later today that I had ridden almost all the way to downtown Mobile. The weather was pleasant with 78 degrees, clear skies, wind NNE at 11 mph and gusts to 14 mph. Humidity was 59%, light for a coastal city like Mobile.

Because I am traveling I do not have access to the SportsTrack program on my home computer so I have improvised on the charts and map shots.

If you are ever in Mobile I strongly recommend visiting the Bellingrath Gardens and Home.

Some ride statistics:

• miles 20.47
• riding time 1:18:59
• average speed 15.4 mph
• max speed 27.7 mph
• elevation gain 463 ft. elevation loss 477 ft.
• max elevation 236 ft., min. elevation 29 ft.
• September miles about 66

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