Today’s bike ride followed the “Atascocita South – Walden – Huffman” route though I made a slight change in Atascocita South where I stayed on Atasca S Drive instead of turning right onto Lonesome Woods Trail. I wondered how Atasca S Drive would connect to Long Trace Drive, the street I usually ride on. Changing the Elemnt computer to the map screen I saw when the streets turned and made my way to Long Trace Drive. This is the first time I used the map function on the Elemnt to navigate. With the slight route modification I biked 33.8 miles. This put less than 200 miles to reach the 800 mile goal for July.

Earlier while I was biking through Bear Branch Village in Kingwood I passed another cyclist and we exchanged waves. I think I saw him on other rides.

I managed to start riding at 10:27 and finished at 1:25. I took a rest stop at 12:05 pm at the 21.9 mile mark pulling into the Huffman Chevron. The 5 mph south breeze tried to cool me off and dry up some of the sweat while I stayed in the shade during the 25 minute stop. I refilled my water bottle twice while I was there and ate a Clif bar for energy to finish the ride.

Back on the road I continued west on FM 1960 to Pinehurst Trail and turned to the north. As I made my way north another cyclist pulled beside me and it was Chris who I know from the Houston Jeep People Meetup group and organized rides where our paths crossed. We rode together until he turned back to Atascocita at Kingwood Greens Drive and W. Lake Houston Parkway. It was great to chat and catch up. From there I rode to the finish.

Weather for today’s bike ride: partly cloudy sky, 91 to 97 degrees with 55% humidity. Typical July. More of the same tomorrow.

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