Turtles On A Log Bike Ride
Summer 2016 is one third over and the daily weather forecast keeps showing hot and dry. I got a late start today beginning the ride at 11:29 with the temperature in the mid 90’s under scattered clouds and a light breeze. Pushing toward my 765 mile goal for July I picked the “Stroker Road – Huffman” route and biked 41.65 miles. This lifted the YTD miles to 4710, July miles to 675 and the week’s riding to 153 miles.
Nothing out of the ordinary on the ride. When I crossed over Ben’s Branch Bayou on W. Lake Houston Parkway I looked down in the water at an old tree limb. There was a bunch of turtles perched on the limb sunning themselves. I almost stopped to take a picture but decided not to. On the way back home I looped under the bridge and stopped to take a couple of pictures of the turtles. Some of them scurried into the water. The sun was in my face and I thought I took two pictures but when I got home they were not on my phone. Maybe I will catch them next time.
Later when I was riding north on FM2100 approaching the Old Atascocita Road crossing another biker rode across FM2100 probably 150 feet from me. He was concentrating on starting to pedal and avoid oncoming traffic and did not look my way. I was on my way to Huffman and a rest stop at the Chevron station.
I needed the rest break to cool down some. I bought a large fountain blue PowerAde and sat down outside in the shade. I used a bunch of paper towels to dry off until the breeze took over. A Clif bar and a whole grain fruit bar helped to replenish my energy. I arrived at 1:33 and left around 2:13 in much shape. The light breeze was with me as I rode west on FM1960. To be sure I rode more than 40 miles I took the extended way through Atascocita Shores emerging on Atascocita Shores Drive near the community pool. Continuing the ride home I finished the ride at 3:08.
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