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OutsideApr 12, 2026

A Bike Crash Left Me with a Severe Injury While I Was Alone in the Backcountry. Here's What It Was Like.

While riding my bike in the mountains and took a nasty fall. My leg sliced open, and I thought I was going to bleed out. I used iPhone SOS for help.

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ComoNeighborhoodtown where author ate breakfast
Boreas PassTrailThe pass is located on the continental divide, at the crest of the Front Range along the border between Park (south)…
Kenosha PassTraila popular leaf-peeping destination
Como, ColoradoNeighborhoodComo is an unincorporated community in Park County in the Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, United States.
Pike National ForestSightThe forest encompasses 1,106,604 acres (4,478 km2) within Clear Creek, Teller, Park, Jefferson, Douglas and El Paso…
Delta, ColoradoNeighborhoodDelta is a home rule city that is the county seat of and the most populous municipality in Delta County, Colorado,…
TeslaPlace
iPhonePlace
DeltaNeighborhood
Camp ComoSight
Park County Fire and RescuePlace