I had to chuckle after making the right turn from Timber Lane onto W. Wallis Drive before entering Oakhurst. A large bass looking fish had swallowed the mailbox for the house on the corner with only the mailbox door sticking out of the fish. I ride by this location a few times a week and this was the first time I noticed the fish. Maybe I’m not very observant? I’ll try to get this in a video the next ride. This took place as I rode my “Kingwood – SH 242 – Kingwood” route after starting at 9:12 AM. I was riding my primary bike, Cervelo Caledonia, needing 18 miles to reach my 800 mile goal for the month. The previous 5 rides on this route in 2022 averaged 37.16 miles and today I rode 37.0 miles (or 36.99 miles calculated by Strava) putting me over the 800 miles for July with 819.08 miles and 6 days left in the month.

The wind was light but riding back to Kingwood there was a headwind. I was surprised when I looked at my Bolt computer while on Briar Berry Lane to see my overall average speed was 13.9 mph. Apparently my legs had more power than I gave them credit for. The headwind was strongest going south on the frontage road from SH 242 to Valley Ranch Parkway. The AXS.SRAM.com ride report told me I used the 35×13 gears for 1:54:28 (27.3 miles) out of the total moving time of 2:56:43.

Maybe someday I can ride on SH 242 west of US59/I-69. Construction appears to be moving slowly when I was at the intersection.

Weather conditions: start 86 (humidity 76%, dew point 77), mostly clear, wind S 5 mph; finish 92 (humidity 57%, dew point 75), partly cloudy, wind E 6 mph. Thankfully the humidity went down while I was out on the road helping to evaporate the sweat I generated. My kit wasn’t soaked beyond the max when I finished.