I rode the New Caney – Roman Forest Blvd – Oakhurst route today but made some changes to the streets. In Kingwood I rode to Speedy Stop to check if the gas pumps were operating, they weren’t yesterday evening when I came back from Galveston. That changed where I rode through Elm Grove Village. Later riding through Valley Ranch I turned left onto Valley Ranch Drive to ride through the shopping center, under TX99 to Valley Ranch Bend Drive. After that I took some side streets entered Forest Colony, then the Azalea District to Valley Ranch Parkway. This put me back on the usual streets for this route until Bentwood Oaks Drive in Oakhurst. Bentwood Oaks connected to the southbound US59 frontage road and then I stopped at the Circle K for PowerAde and a snack before continuing the ride. The route usually averages 35 miles but today with the changes I rode 36.41 miles on the Cervelo Caledonia. Today was ride 7 on this route in 2024. I started at 10:57 AM and finished at 2:20 PM.

Major collision averted on the US59 northbound frontage road. Pedaling in deep thought I wasn’t looking ahead very far, looked up to see a stalled large Ram pickup truck hazard lights flashing about 20 feet in front of me. I grabbed the brakes, sliding the tires I managed to unclip, get my right foot down and not crash into the back of the truck or fall in the grass to the right. I need to look ahead more often!

Weather: Start 88 degrees, humidity 63%, dew point 73.9, fair, wind NNW 2 mph; Finish 92 degrees, humidity 51%, dew point 71, a few clouds, wind SE 6 mph.