Today was the day to bike the Spring Creek Greenway. Since May 2018 I ride the greenway at least once a month. I left home at 10:43 am a little later than I planned because I watched stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana all the way to the finish. I was going to stop around 9:30 am and watch after the ride but they were ahead of schedule so I stuck with it.

I added a couple of side streets and rode to drop off some mail which made the 44.33 miles long. I am slightly ahead of schedule for my 700 mile goal for September with 121 miles.

In Alabama and Mississippi Hurricane Gordon came ashore during the night but so far has not impacted the weather in the Houston area. Weather during the bike ride: start 87 (68% humidity), mostly cloudy, wind E 7 mph. Finish 91 (58% humidity), partly cloudy, wind E 7 mph. The temperature is lower mostly from all of the clouds keeping the sun at bay. Rain is floating around the region with scattered showers. Originally I was to do this ride on Monday but the rain delayed it.

Almost at the entrance to the greenway trailhead at I-69/US59 I stopped on the Beville Jerrell Bridge and took these photos. You can see the amount of clouds.

I wasn’t sure how many people I would see on the greenway now that school is back in session and Wednesday. There weren’t many cyclists. I saw 6 or 7 and some of those passed me two or more times. There were about as many joggers and walkers. There were several people with dogs at the Bibi and Mini-me Dog Park in Pundt Park.

Lots of shade on the greenway with a few damp spots from Monday’s rain. I took these photos.

The water level is up from the last time I rode since it has rained several times. The west end of the greenway is still blocked with no information when it will open. I stopped at Dennis Johnston Park for water on the return trip. At Jesse Jones Park I stopped for about 20 minutes to rest and eat some snacks for energy to finish the ride with 9+ miles yet to bike. While I sat on the bench a park ranger led a group of young children and mothers on a tour.

Back on the Canyon bike I rode east to the exit trailhead. I rode back over the San Jacinto River and into Forest Cove. Earlier this morning I read in the Kingwood Observer that Harris County Precinct 4 showed some preliminary plans for Edgewater Park and moving Hamblen Road. There would be added trails within the park to connect Kingwood’s trails to the greenway which would great.As I rode on the street that runs under I-69/US59 to Hamblen Road there was a survey crew working close to an entrance to the not yet open Edgewater Park.

I finished the ride at 2:39 pm.

Thursday’s forecast looks favorable for biking.

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