Another memorable weekend

Yesterday, Peggy and I wanted to take a short ride so we drove out to Wamsutter which is about 40 miles from here to pick up a few caches. There were potentially 4 which we could get, 2 of which were in town. One was about 10 miles out of Wamsutter and the 4th was actually closer to Baggs which is 50 or 60 miles south. We found the 2 in town and then headed out to find the one about 10 miles away. I could go on and on about that adventure but will leave that for another day. The short of it is, we spend over 2 hours, drove many, many miles drove down dozens of road but actually got lucky and found the cache. It was too late in the day to attempt the 4th cache and as we were heading back home, got a phone call from Peggy's sister letting us know her daughter (our niece) had wrecked her 4-wheeler and was headed by ambulance to the hospital. When we got to town and drove to the hospital, we found out that they suspected she was bleeding internally and was being flown to Casper for possible surgery. We decided that Peggy would drive her sister's car since Lori was in no shape to drive, I would follow in our pickup so Lori had a vehicle in Casper and we could come home. We got to Casper about 10:30 and she was in the emergency room and they were doing tests. They felt better about her condition and didn't think she was bleeding badly, that her liver had a 'nick' on it but was not bleeding the way they suspected. After a while, they took her to ICU where they decided they would merely monitor her condition and wait before doing anything drastic. We went to our son's house to spend the night. This morning, we got up and called and there was still no further word so we went to the hospital to spend time with Lori. Peggy's brother and his wife were on their way so we all went to lunch together and then back to the hospital to see Ashley. We left Casper about 3:00 and even now that we have gotten home, have no definitive word as to what will happend next. The most recent news is they may have to do surgery on her neck as she has broken bones that need to be repaired. So all we can do is wait and see what happens. The doctors tell us that she is not in any imminent danger but will definitely be dealing with her injuries for some time. We are just very happy that this 15-year-old was smart enough to be wearing her safety gear (helmet and riding boots) or she may not be with us today. The helmet has three cracks in it now. We hope this is the last of the bad luck for a while and we also hope she is on the mend soon.