After working on our lawn sprinkler system for two days I wasn’t sure how much energy I had left for today’s bike ride. Starting out at 10:29 am my legs turned the pedals without too much effort but the streets were level and the wind friendly. I decided on the “New Caney – Tavola – Valley Ranch” route rather than longer one I thought of earlier in the week before lawn sprinkler repairs. The bike ride totaled 34.18 miles moving the week to 112.57 miles and June to 414.16 miles, 52% of my 800 mile goal for June.

Not too far into the bike ride I stopped and took these photos of the greenbelt trail in Elm Grove Village in Kingwood. The shade was nice.

Same spot from different angles. To the left of the concrete trail beyond the trees and brush are two apartment complexes. After the brief stop I rode back to the streets to head out of Kingwood through Sherwood Trails and Woodridge Forest.

Once I biked to I-69/US59 the route went north and the friendly wind helped my low energy legs all the way to Tavola. After riding through Tavola I stopped at the Shell station on Roman Forest Blvd. to refill my water bottle with ice and water. It was hot and the shade was inviting but I got back on the Canyon and rode west to I-69/US59 to begin the ride back to Kingwood. The wind wasn’t as bad as I thought it might be and maintaining 16 to 18 mph wasn’t too hard on the legs. Winding through Valley Ranch to FM 1314 stopping at Stripes was mandatory for a rest break. The wind was putting resistance in my way and I needed to cool down, eat a couple of granola bars with ice water. The Wahoo Elemnt summary when I stopped.

Arriving at Stripes at 12:18 pm I stayed about 25 minutes. Walking back to the store I refilled the water bottle to carry with for the 11+ miles remaining.

Weather during the bike ride: start 90 (59% humidity), partly cloudy, wind S 12 mph. Finish 95 (45% humidity), partly cloudy, wind S 6 mph.

Recently on bike rides I am seeing many phone charging cables laying on the shoulder. In various conditions from traffic running over them I wonder why these go out the window and wind up there. I estimate the rate of phone cables to road kill armadillos to be 15 cables for every 1 armadillo. Good for the cable makers. I thought about stopping to examine the better looking cables to see if they could be used but haven’t so far. On Monday’s ride I think I saw close to 10 cables. Sadly these cables couldn’t charge my legs up with more energy.

Finishing the bike ride at 1:38 pm my legs were glad so now they can rest. No sprinkler repairs, system is working and the new Netro controller did its job watering this morning. All sprinkler heads appear to have done their job.

More hot and dry weather on Thursday for biking. I plan on starting earlier though.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary