It's been raining in these parts for two days, with several more days of rain to come. It's also cold and windy. Undaunted, I set out on my bike for a 34-mile ride. As you can see in the above picture (click to enlarge), the first bridge was inundated. I went back to the road and got through by a different route. Unfortunately, River Legacy Park was so flooded that I couldn't get in, so I turned around and rode home. I ended up with 17 miles instead of 34. Conditions were miserable. The wind chill was 34º when I left my house and 33º when I returned. There was a northwest wind of 16 miles per hour when I left and 15 when I returned. Add to that the fact that I was soaked from the waist down for most of the ride. My teeth were starting to chatter when I arrived home, which means hypothermia was imminent. I'll try again Monday. I'm still on track for my second-best mileage year ever.
Addendum: I've never seen water this high. Not even close.
