The wind let up today but the temperature made up for it. I got an earlier start today with wheels rolling at 10:51 am as I set out on the “Atascocita – Walden – Huffman” route biking 33.57 miles. I am now at 125.34 miles for November, 35% of the 360 mile goal. I didn’t notice until after yesterday’s bike ride that my year to date miles as of 11/5/2018 exceeded my total for 2017 by 8 miles with 2018 at 7503 miles versus 7495 miles in 2017. 2017 miles are the most I rode in a year. So any more miles this year will add to the new record.

Weather during today’s bike ride.

Who would think the weather would be almost summer like in November. Don’t worry, starting late Thursday to early Friday this will change to much cooler.

During the ride today I passed four voting places. The first one in Bear Branch Village in Kingwood was deserted except for three HFD men sitting in the open communication zone. Next I passed Ben’s Branch Library in Kingwood. The parking lot looked full but I couldn’t see if there was a line to vote. In Atascocita I rode by the library branch. The parking lot had one car at the back and no body handing out flyers. The final voting spot was Creekwood Middle School in Kingwood. The parking lot was full but again I couldn’t see any line. I might have seen more if I rode closer.

Biking went as expected. I did see another cyclist by Ben’s Branch Library. We exchanged hellos and waved. He rode north and I continued to the south.

In Huffman I stopped at the Chevron station to refill my water bottle. It appears the station has new owners and staff. The person inside was new and the outside has been painted different colors from the white and gray. I stopped just long enough to get more ice and water.

Back on the road I went west on FM 1960 with the wind coming from my left side. This didn’t pose too much of a problem and I improved my overall average speed to 14.0 mph. I held that until the 31 mile point back in Kingwood. I finished the ride at 1:23 pm.

More of today’s weather on Wednesday with rain probability going up some. I plan on biking because I want to but also the “cold” weather that arrives on Friday will be here for several days.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary