In order to ride 120 miles before heading off to Wichita Falls for the Hotter’N Hell Hundred I rode the New Caney – Gene Campbell Road route. Route options on this route allow different distances but today I biked 38.58 miles. This moved the total for the week to 103.17 miles. Tomorrow I plan on riding at least 25 miles. Add the 75 miles for the HH100 and the week’s total reaches 200+ miles even not riding 2 days this week (travel to and from Wichita Falls). The August miles total 582.13 which means the 721 mile goal is within reach. Year to date miles: 4833.

One thing I found out on this route is the lane constriction on the US59 northbound service road at Community Drive. Before the shoulder width allowed plenty of room without riding in the main lane. Now the Grand Parkway construction barriers take away the shoulder from the Community Drive exit from the service road to the driveway at the East Montgomery Improvement District/Library. So far the the orange barrels mark the lane restriction from the Community Drive entrance to the northbound service road so the shoulder still exists but is smaller. After the EMCID driveway the full shoulder width returns.

To add some thought to today’s ride I decided to count the number of Jeep Wranglers I spotted during the ride. I counted 21, 2 door and 4 door models. Nothing earth shaking but it gave me something to watch for. I drive a Jeep Wrangler is why I chose that vehicle.

The weather continues to moderate with the temperature range during the ride of 83 to 93.7. Humidity increased from yesterday to 46% and under scattered clouds. The change from last week’s higher temperature is well appreciated.

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