Bastrop to Brenham

The weather encouraged me to do some re-routing today. Park rangers at Bastrop told Glenn and Maya that some of the roads were closed due to flooding. So, instead of riding to La Grange, I rode straight to Brenham. 65 miles, cutting one day off the total ride. It was mostly downhill or level. The rain was intermittent, but no thunder and lightning. I had two flats today. Both on the front. I put a new tube in after the first flat and then it went flat after less than a mile. I’m not sure if I left a piece of glass or nail in the tire that punctured the new tube or more likely, the tube I picked already had a tiny hole in it. Last year, I had a tube replaced and the bike guy said the old tube would be fine if I patched it and it’s possible it got mixed up with my other tubes. Anyway, I patched it and it held for the remainder 50 miles. Tomorrow morning, I’m going to inflate and submerge the other two tubes I have and then patch them. Here’s the map and some photos from today.

Even the dogs are big in Texas. I think I should get royalties for this.Here in Texas they call these cattle.
I was tempted, but chickened out. Couldn’t capture the wild flowers too well, but they were pretty. World’s biggest BBQ grill. The sign says it’s free with purchase of 1 ton of BBQ sauce.