Monthly Archives: January 2014

Another Van Zandt County Ride

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It was pretty chilly this morning, so I waited for it to warm up, and took off on the Corsa just past noon. I did pretty much the same route as last Saturday, first riding out to Purtis Creek State Park, then on into Van Zandt County, doing a loop out to SH 19 and back. There was a pretty stiff west-southwest wind that made the return ride a chore. I ended up with 51.6 miles.

Rose and I did two 25 mile rides on the Screamer tandem this week, so I managed to ride over 100 miles for the week. There are quite a few January weeks that I don’t get that many miles, so a warm enough week to get some miles in was appreciated.

Today’s route.

The Screamer at Purtis Creek State Park.

Van Zandt County Ride

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Well, as is usually the case, the blog has been quiet in January. It’s been mostly cold and/or rainy, and I haven’t been doing anything other than short rides. I did pedal the kayak about four miles last Saturday, crappie fishing on the Brazos River above Lake Whitney. The fishing was slow, but I did take a couple of photos of fossils in a huge boulder. If I ever manage to retire, I want to add fossil hunting as another hobby.

Finally, today was a warmer day with sunshine, so I waited until almost noon for things to warm up and dry out, then took off on the Corsa. I hadn’t ridden the Corsa in a couple of months. Today was warm enough that I didn’t feel I needed the fairing on the Xstream, and today’s ride reminded me of why the Corsa is still my favorite bike ever.

I rode out to Purtis Creek State Park, then on into Van Zandt County, doing a loop out to SH 19 and back. The northwest wind was a tailwind for most of the ride out, but made the ride back a chore. I ended up with 51 miles even.

Most of the rock containing the Brazos fossils.

Closeup of the fossils.