At 8 o’clock this morning it looked like it was going to rain all day but by 10:30 the rain left and the sun came out. The roads started drying off and at 11:45 I rolled out the driveway to begin the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route. The weather was great with the temperature ranging from 81 to 86 degrees. The SSW wind was 10 mph or less. It was great riding since I didn’t get to ride yesterday (Sunday) for a couple of reasons: on and off rain and my 2013 Jeep Wrangler would not start. The rain would go away long enough for the streets to dry off. I had more success with the Wrangler. I took the battery out to have it tested which turned out to be in good shape. I brought it home, put it back in the Wrangler and it started. Not sure what happened but I am glad.

I was up early this morning to take our other Jeep (Grand Cherokee) to a dealer in Cleveland to check why the engine malfunction light is on. I expected to spend the day but they drove me back home which set up my being home to ride when the weather cleared up.

The ride was 33.81 miles long. I added a few extra streets to get the mileage above 32 miles. The light wind slowed me down going to Huffman but there were places where I got my speed to 20+ mph like going east over Lake Houston on FM1960. This is a straight section with no stop lights and the wind was from my back. I built my average speed up to 15.0 mph there and increased it to 15.1 mph by the time I stopped at the Huffman Chevron for a break. It was pleasant sitting in the shade with the breeze blowing and drying me off. I am a Jeep person and as I was resting it seemed to be Jeeps on parade. They caught my eye with all of the colors and the ones with custom lifts and wheels jumped out even more.

Another biker came my direction on Fairlake Drive. We waved as we passed in opposite directions. It was nice to see someone else enjoying the great weather.

From the Chevron station to home I rode into the wind. It was hard to keep my speed up but I maintained my average speed unit the 32 mile point in Kingwood. By the time I rode into the driveway it settled at 14.9 mph.

Not sure what Tuesday’s weather will be. The forecast calls for some rain. Maybe it won’t happen.

Weather when I stopped at the Huffman Chevron

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