Disappointing Saturday
17
July 2021
We
are still in the training phase for our September Rail Trail Adventure. On Saturday, 17 July, we loaded our bikes,
safety gear and hydration in the Subaru and headed towards the White Oak Bayou
Greenway https://houstonparksboard.org/about/white-oak-bayou. This is a popular concrete hike/bike path
along the mostly concrete-lined White Oak Bayou. Most of the route is located north of
downtown but it connects with other pathways once the downtown area is
reached. We usually do a 35 to 40 mile
route. It’s a little boring for me but I
do like the after ride dining and beer opportunities. So far we have visited Tacos A Go Go on TC
Jester https://www.tacosagogo.com/ and
the Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company https://www.buffbrew.com/.
We got
a bit of a late start but setout nonetheless for a hot ride and cold
beers. On the way north from El Lago we
spotted warnings of freeway closure. We
diverted to an alternate route in hopes
to avoid traffic delays but it seems either everyone else had the same idea or
maybe just everybody likes to get out and motor around on Saturday mornings. After about two hours and little progress toward
our destination we bailed and headed back to El Lago only to get into even more
traffic. What a mess! We were so disappointed in the situation that
had some pizza and spent the rest of the day in the air conditioning.
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