Since Montgomery County was still working on Adams St. I exited Kingwood through Elm Grove Village, North Kingwood Forest, Mills Branch Drive and Ford Road. This was to ride the New Caney – Gene Campbell Road route. When I started to get ready to leave I could hear the wind pickup. Checking the Weather Underground website the wind was from the south at 15 mph with 21 mph gusts. This would be great getting to New Caney but the return trip into this headwind presented a challenge. Going out the driveway at 10:00 I looked at the clouds and some were darker than I like. The radar showed rain but it was way to the northwest of Huntsville giving me time to ride I thought.

The ride was going good with the wind dropping off some. Riding southeast on FM1314 to the Stripes station I had some headwind but not enough to be a problem. Crossing over FM1314 into the Stripes station I saw the pavement was wet with some puddles. It probably rained 10 or 15 minutes before I got there. I took a break to eat 2 trailmix bars and drink some Gatorade. I watched the sky and checked the weather on my phone. Rain was to the southeast but not very close. I left Stripes riding to Briar Tree and Auburn Trails and onto the south US59 service road. Riding on the service road the wind tried to slow me down and I could only pedal 13 to 14 mph. I didn’t mind this too much. After stopping Northpark Drive I continued south. About halfway to Kingwood Drive the rain started and I got very wet. Just before I reached Kingwood Drive and the dry under US59 the rain stopped. I pulled under US59 and waited 10 minutes or so to see if the rain was done. The streets were wet but no more rain the rest the way home.

Despite the rain I biked 33.88 miles averaging 14.6 mph. I thought the heat would be my main adversary today but it turned out to be rain. When I started at 10:00 the temperature was 82 and the same when I got home at 1:08. The wind died down to 6 mph at the end. I could hear thunder in the distance after I got home.

Mileage:

• 33.88 miles this week
• 316.62 miles this June (568 miles left to reach the 885 mile goal)
• 2716 miles year to date
• Link to RideWithGPS

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