It’s been almost a month since I rode my Atascocita – Balmoral – Walden route to check on the Timber Forest Drive railroad overpass. Back on September 15th the construction had not connected the overpass to the road leading up. I was beginning to wonder if they were pouring concrete by the cubic foot instead of the cubic yard. My interest in this overpass stems from wanting to ride to Summerwood without using the very busy W. Lake Houston Parkway. From there I could ride to Crosby and circle Lake Houston.

Wheels down for today’s bike ride at 9:42 AM, a little earlier than yesterday. I rode my Cervelo Caledonia bike for the 3rd time this week. By the time I finished at 12:29 PM I biked 34.79 miles, about the average for this route on the previous 11 rides this year. This improved my week total to 148.35 miles and the month total to 444.53 miles, 68% of the way to my 651 mile goal for the month.

In Balmoral I visited the Blue Lagoon with its clear blue water but nobody was in the water. It may be too cool. From there I rode to the railroad overpass on Timber Forest Drive. I was pleased to see the overpass and the road now connected but I could not see if that was the case on the other side of the overpass. The concrete guardrails still need to be poured but it looks promising. Several months ago when I checked on the construction I asked one of the workers when he thought it would be finished and he said maybe August. That was missed. Maybe when I bike there in November it will be finished. The video shows the work area.

On the way back the vultures were busy along W. Lake Houston Parkway. When you get close to them they stink. You can see them in the video but not smell them.

Earlier this morning a few rain drops fell just barely dampening my driveway. By the time I left on the ride it was dry but mostly cloudy. Weather for the bike ride: start 75 (humidity 77%, dew point 67), mostly cloudy, wind E 7 mph; finish 83 (humidity 65%, dew point 70), partly cloudy, wind S 10 mph. Fall weather is here.

Strava awarded me the PR on Northbound Sprint (1:36) on Timber Forest Drive riding north.