Another long sleeve jersey bike ride today on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route. At the start (12:05) some sun made it through the mostly cloudy sky but as the ride moved to Tavola the clouds took over. Temperature at the start was 72 and it was the same at the finish (2:18) but the light NE 6 mph breeze felt chilly. The long sleeve jersey was one of my warmer ones, a correct choice. Biking this time of the year can vary with the weather changing almost every day. I wore a short sleeve jersey over the long sleeve one but no leg warmers.

When I rode up to the Stripes station at FM1314 and Valley Ranch Parkway I decided not to take a break. I wasn’t hot nor tired so the snacks stayed in my back pockets to eat when I finished. This was around 21.3 miles into what turned out to be 32.55 miles at the finish. This puts my November total at an even 165 miles, only 85 miles away from my goal. Year to date I am at 6,977 miles.

Once I biked back into Kingwood I rode by the old Sears Hardware Store to see if the rumor was true; the store is a pile of rebar and concrete. They are building either and Aldi or a Dollar Tree, I think. This will be the third building on this property.

More cooler weather tomorrow but maybe more sun. I would like to go biking. Saturday I may go to Livingston for the Polk County Crime Stoppers bike ride. It depends on the temperature. The forecast looks favorable today.

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