I was riding one of my regular routes yesterday, enjoying a glorious fall day. On the descent, I went into a turn too fast and my back tire skidded out in the sand accumulated in the curve. My carbon fiber frame is fine--just some scratches on the derailleur and pedal and torn handle bar tape. I didn't fare quite so well, but it could have been so much worse. I didn't hit my head or break anything, and there weren't any cars coming up as I was going down, so all told, I came out quite well. My thigh is just a mess, my inner elbow not so bad, and my shoulder aches. My husband took me to the ER to get cleaned up, which was a really good idea. They did a much better job than I would have.

Next up: shopping to replace the torn clothes, and I should get a new color-coordinated helmet even though mine never hit the ground, right? Red and yellow are just wrong together.