Under a cloudy sky I set out on a route I haven’t exactly done before. I added Walden and Atascocita south of Atascocita Road to the Stroker Road – Huffman route. The new route is now “Walden – Stroker Road – Huffman”. I wasn’t sure how long this route would be but I guessed it was more than 40 miles. It turned out to be 43.05 miles long. I rode the Stroker Road section in reverse from the usual direction taking Old Atascocita Road east to Ramsey Road and then south to Stroker Road and onto FM2100. I was kind of glad I did this because of the wind from the SW. On the Ramsey Road section there is no protection from the wind until just before the Peters Road intersection where a patch of trees have survived the grass farms need for space. I could tell when I got behind those trees but it didn’t last long. After crossing through the intersection the wind had a good shot at me. In addition to the wind the right hand lane of Ramsey Road between Peters and Stroker has some patches of torn up asphalt. I had to ride around them. At one a big grass truck was in the opposite lane coming my direction but there was enough room to get through.

At 31.1 miles I reached the Huffman Chevron station and took a rest break. A couple of snacks and a sport drink helped me recover for the last 11 or miles home. While I was there I felt safe with 2 deputy sheriffs and a deputy constable visiting the Chevron. After a 20 minute or break I was back on the bike heading west. On FM1960 the wind was from my left and I was able to keep my speed at 16+ mph but it wasn’t easy. The west bound traffic helped some.

A couple of times some light rain fell on me but I rode out of it. The first time it didn’t rain enough to put more than a couple of drops on the Garmin but the second one covered the Garmin’s face enough I couldn’t read it. I was wondering if I would get home dry but the rain was very spotty and I made it home without getting too wet from rain; sweat was another issue.

It was 76 when I left home and I probably over dressed with a long sleeve and short sleeve jersey. By the time I got home it was up to 82. I think two jersey weather is almost gone until fall although a slight cool front is supposed to pass through tonight. I am not sure this will affect biking on Saturday.

I saw 8 other bikers out on Good Friday. Schools were closed and traffic was light. Several golf courses I rode by were busy.

Huffman weather at the rest stop

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