Joe the Guinea Pig (Day -8)

Joe has completed his first week of "training" and is doing very well.  After riding ten miles several days in a row he feels a bit sore but that seems to be passing pretty quickly.  The good news is that Joe has lost some weight, 3lbs.  He is very excited and anxious to push harder in order to loose more.  Loosing weight is one of his goals and with such a quick result, Joe is very excited.  So excited that he is spreading the word about starting to commute to work by bicycle by telling all of his friends, family, and co-works about what he is doing.  Hopefully he will make some converts out of the bicycle nay sayers.

Joes' Bike Commute

We have put together a route for Joe that is about 25% on city streets and the other 75% on bike trails.  This should make Joe's commute much safer, easier, and more enjoyable.  Joe gets to work very early in the mornings and riding alone on city streets at 4:30 am is always nerve racking.  We have also gotten the distance he will be commuting down to 7.4 miles each way.  Originally we had a route planned out that was going to be 10 miles long.

This is a route that will give Joe plenty of beautiful scenery as he travels along the top of the Addicks Reservoir for the majority of his ride.

As the seasons change Joe will see the leaves turn color and drop, the colorful and abundant wildflowers in the spring, and if it every rains again in Houston he will see the reservoir fill with flood waters.

Joe and I are both excited about the experiences he will have while commuting on his bike and I am envious of the route we have planned.  Such a straightforward, easy, quick, and scenic commute is a rarity.

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