I had to juggle today’s bike ride with some home actions but I did manage to start biking at 11:31 AM. Choosing the “Kingwood to Ramsey Road – Huffman” route this wasn’t the one I planned but worked out just fine as I biked 38.49 miles, 148.29 miles so far this week and 460.44 miles for the month. I am 58% of the way to my goal for August. With this adjustment in routes I hope to ride the original one on Friday. I will need to be creative to hit 200+ miles this week to keep my string going.

Weather was still hot but the air hinted at a coolness as I moved through it. Summer is almost 2/3 done. The electric grid is maxed out from the heat and my electric bill is going to be a doozy this month. What is was like while biked: start 92 (59% humidity, 76.0 dew point), a few clouds, wind calm. Finish 96 (52% humidity, 75.8 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind calm.

Water and ice were essential today as I used 3 bottles worth. The stops were at Chevron stations, first one was on the west side of Lake Houston and the second was in Huffman. At Huffman the break extended to 10+ minutes as I drank plenty of cold water and enjoyed the shade. While I was getting ice and water at the west side Chevron the junk man that I talked with on a previous ride came in. We talked a little bit about bikes but more about the new carbon fiber Corvette. I noticed when i went outside his truck wasn’t as full as the last encounter.

Clips from today’s bike ride.