I mixed up some streets riding in the opposite direction to add variety to the bike ride. I didn’t start the ride until 1:24 PM after getting home from church. My Lynskey R300 bike carried me the opposite direction on my “Forest Cove – Oakhurst – Valley Ranch” route. Interesting how I know where the cracks and bumps are going direction but not the other. No chance to get 200 miles for the week but today’s 28.41 miles closed the gap. While I rode some streets and the greenway in the opposite direction I still count this as ride # 8 for the year on this route. It’s a good thing this month’s goal is less than August’s with all of the missed biking days so far.

Fall arrives on Wednesday the 22nd and the temperature today during the bike ride was in the 80’s. Some forecasts show a cool front arriving Wednesday so I may wish for this weather then. I used my CamelBak on the ride with the heat and the cold water tasted good. Weather summary for the bike ride: start 86 (62% humidity, 72 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind NW 5 mph; finish 88 (58% humidity, 71 dew point), mostly cloudy, wind S 4 mph.

Strava showed 4 best results for my effort.