Day 18: hells canyon to emergency room

Welp...let's just say OR got more interesting after a relaxing lunch in Richland...as you can see in the pics we were some smiley folks. Don't fret too much, all is OK! After a hot afternoon of riding in hells canyon we came out of the canyon to a nice headwind. Stacy and Ayn drafted for about 10 miles when the shit hit the fan...so to speak. Ayn day dreaming of a rest day nicked stacy's back wheel, lost control of the bike, went to the gravel, and skidded to a halt in the roadside ditch while hitting her head, lacerating her ankle, and scaping up her elbow...did we mention hitting her head? Kinda scary. Stacy pretended to be a doctor and grabbed wet wipes, water, and a granola bar. After flagging down the first vehicle in sight the bikes were tucked into the vans of 2 nice guys, john and elliott, who worked for a fire company who saved the day and dropped us in town after driving up the road in search of speedy barry.. one ER visit and a catscan later it was determined that for the first time ever...ayn is "normal". We celebrated with a mexican dinner and ice cream. And, better yet a rest day tomorrow! We are all very glad that ayn is alive and well...lesson for the day...WEAR YOUR HELMETS!! We'll relax in Baker City tomorrow and have been graciously taken in by a friend of barry's dad. So in that sense its good that the incident happened here where there is a bed to sleep in, a car to borrow, and even a hot tub...quite the change of scenery from our campsites the past few nights :)