Second day in a row I needed to wash the Canyon bike off after the bike ride. Today I rode about 2 miles before finding a place to get out of the light rain. Biking the “Kingwood – FM1485 – Kingwood” route I set out later than usual (11:24 am) after waiting for the streets to dry from an early morning light rain. The sky looked like rain was nearby but not where I was going. With threatening clouds in the vicinity I figured a short ride might be wise.

In my quest for miles to reach my September goal I bicycled 28.29 miles moving my total for September to 543.08 miles leaving 157 miles to get there. With rain in the forecast for the next couple of days it was important to ride today to get closer to the goal.

All went well on the way to FM 1485 in New Caney but at the u-turn and looking to the south I saw some gray clouds in the distance. Pedaling quicker I rode to Valley Ranch Parkway hoping to get closer to shelter if I needed it at the Grand Parkway underpass. Just before getting there I stopped and took these photos.

The first photo looks west over the fountains and the second photo to the south where the heavier clouds gathered. Optimistic that I could reach cover i set off to Porter riding south on Valley Ranch Parkway and then east on Azalea Blvd. back to the I-69/US59 service road. While I pedaled on Azalea Blvd. light rain began to fall. Speeding up some I made a quick right turn onto the service road to get to the Circle K Exxon at FM 1314 and shelter. The rain fell but not as heavy as yesterday and I pulled under the canopy before the rain increased. I sat down by a pump and wiped some of the water off of me with some paper towels. Waiting for the rain to stop I checked emails and downloaded the ride summary up to that point from Wahoo Fitness.

This is what it looked like at the Circle K Exxon while I waited for the rain to stop.

The pickup in the photo was there to protect a mattress in the back of the truck.

After half an hour or more the rain slowed and I decided to continue south hoping the streets were dry at some point. By Kingwood Drive the streets dried off or never saw rain and I made the u-turn to get to Kings Manor and into Kingwood. The closer I got the finish point the drier the streets got. The humidity was heavy and sweat was just as bad as getting caught in the rain when I ended the bike ride at 2:16 pm.

Not long after washing the Canyon bike off I started hearing thunder and not too long after I was inside rain started but not very heavy. Not sure if biking will happen Saturday with more rain in the forecast.

SportTracks Bike Ride Summary