I didn’t think I would ride over 38 miles on today’s ride but I ended up biking 40.21 miles. This is the first time biking the “Kingwood – Splendora – Kingwood” route this year and the longest ride this month. I almost matched the longest ride this year at 41.32 miles. This improved March to 398.9 miles leaving 186.1 miles to reach my goal for the month.

Along the northbound route I spotted the first patch of wildflowers this spring. There have been individual wildflowers but not a patch about 3 ft x 3 ft. All of the sunshine and 60 to 70 degree days probably brought them out. I almost stopped and took a photo but I thought I would see more later but no other patches spotted.

The ride started at 12:46 pm. I waited some hoping the temperature would get to 70 but I decided to not wait longer. The weather: start 69 (38% humidity), finish 71 (33% humidity), a few clouds, wind E 7 mph. I decided to replicate yesterday’s wardrobe since it was comfortable. That 7 mph wind had a bite to it when I was in the shade or the front side of me was not facing the sun.

No other cyclists along the route but there were a number of casual bicyclists in Kingwood.

Since the wind was not that strong I was able to build u my average speed to 15.4 mph and hold it there until I started back into Kingwood. When I turned back to the south in Splendora I expected the wind to become a headwind but it was from the left I was able to keep my speed at 18 to 20 mph most of the time. I finished the ride at 3:33 pm with the sun shining brightly.

Thursday the clouds come back but the temperature bumps up a few degrees. Rain is at a 10% chance. Sounds like a good biking day.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary

Strava Bike Ride Summary