The effects of the “cool” front passing through yesterday morning hung around for today’s ride. When I checked my home weather station at 7:00AM it was 69 degrees and when I left home on the ride at 10:20 it had went up to 82 (61% humidity). The almost clear sky was beautiful. I took this picture while I was at the Star Stop station in Porter at the 29 mile mark. I was resting up and enjoying the cool breeze under the pump canopy.

Blue sky at the Porter Star Stop sation

A light breeze helped keep me cool as the temperature increased during the ride. By the time I got home at 1:25 it was 91 degrees with the humidity dropping to 39%. Before the ride I aired up the tires and that seemed to lower the rolling resistance. Over the 38.2 mile ride I was able to average 15.9 mph (GC calculation).

My route selection went north through New Caney, into Roman Forest, Tram Road north to FM2090 then to Splendora. After a brief stop at the Chevron station in Splendora to refill my water bottle I headed to the south bound US59 service road. I stayed on the service road all the way to Kingwood Drive stopping in Porter at the Star Stop station for a break, trailmix bars and Powerade.

Roman Forest Blvd. has a nice smooth asphalt surface. This happened while the new Tavola planned community construction started. As I turned onto Roman Forest Blvd. there is a big water feature being built with a tower at the back. I did not look real close at the sign but there may be a clock in the tower. At this point the steel frame of the tower is exposed with the brick/stone piled around the site.

Mileage statistics:

• 105.01 miles this week
• 388.56 miles for June (497 miles left to reach my goal of 885 miles)
• 2792 miles year to date
• links to Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS

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