We (really against JoAnn’s better judgement) rode into town from the RV park which is about 3 miles away. The distance wasn’t a problem, just more traffic than I expected. We made it to the Taos town plaza and I was getting hungry (really hangry) and we went to Eske’s Brew Pub. We sat down at 11:30 and still being on central time I was overly hungry. The kitchen didn’t open until noon but they served us a beer to hold us over.

After lunch we decided to ride back and get the truck to explore some of the surrounding area. Heading downhill on the shoulder of the road, JoAnn’s tire slid on the gravel and got caught on the curb. It threw her like a mad horse and she took the brunt of the fall on her right rib cage. She couldn’t breath and thinking that she may have punctured or deflated a lung we called 911. What was amazing is all the good Samaritans that stopped to lend a helping hand. The hospital was only several blocks away and the ambulance was there is a matter of minutes. Before they arrived an off-duty office and off-duty EMT both stopped and offered help.

When the ambulance took JoAnn some workers from Northern Mountain Construction Company show up and offered to take the bikes for me. After talking to them we figured it was best that they take me and the bikes back to the RV park where I could pick up my truck and go back to the hospital.

In the ER, Dr Mathew checked JoAnn out and came to the conclusion that she was very lucky. Probably a broke rib or two but they don’t really show up on x-rays but everything internal looks fine. Her hip, wrist and shoulder were sprained and needed time to heal. The road rash on her right arm was cleaned up and we were sent home. Can’t say enough about the care at Holy Cross Hospital and the ER staff.

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