I was “mistified” on the ride today. When I rode out of my driveway I thought the moisture from the high humidity. As I rode to US59 the mist appeared and disappeared. Once I got on the northbound US59 service road I went in and out of some pockets of mist. Once I rode onto FM1485 the moisture let up enough I could not feel it. All was well until the FM1314 leg. Riding on this road was a wet one. The mist picked up and after I stopped at the Valero station at Sorters Road there was a 200 yard stretch of outright rain.

Normally I do not ride in the rain but if it starts while I ride I sometimes continue if the it is not too hard and cold. Those conditions describe today. The mist was not cold and wiping my glasses allowed me to go awhile before i needed to do it again. Approaching cars had their wipers running and my moving increased the rain collecting. My long sleeve jersey kept me warm and somewhat dry. I was glad when I got back home and the dry garage. The 75 degrees felt warmer than I expected.

I rode 35.03 miles at 15.0 mph average speed. I wanted to get to 400 miles for April and this ride added up to 404.06 miles. 1718.7 miles year to date look good. Alternate maps and stats at Garmin Connect and RideWithGPS.com.

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