Always check your bike first after a crash, then check for broken bones...

This morning I went for a great bike ride up at the canyon and I started riding up at 7:45 in the morning to get away from the crowds and traffic because of Manti pageant weekend. Most people camp up there during pageant time. It was great, about 60 degrees when I started except I didn't really have the legs today. I started out strong at the first 1/3 of the climb up then after I did the singletrack climb and got on the gravel road, I kind of took it easy but still made it in time. I made it to Lake Hill in 1 hour and 28 minutes from the house and at Lake Hill, it was a nightmare, PEOPLE EVERYWHERE! I thought I could just ride through fast to get to the Lake Hill trailhead. I thought about going down the Pioneer Trail but I couldn't do it really after a bad incident when I heard a bunch of scouts went down it last Tuesday night and one of scouts broke his leg and had surgery on it and everything. That explains why one of the kids was all really freaked out and going really slow down the canyon road and didn't wave back when I waved at him(I was riding my bike up). Anyways I decided to go down the Lake Hill Trail, Willow Creek, Maple Syrup, and Flume trails. It was a blast, a lot of logs across the Lake Hill Trail but the trail was really packed down. While going down the Maple Syrup, I somehow got my front tire caught on a root and twisted my handlebars, then kind of endoed but I managed to get hold of a tree to keep me from going down all the way, my feet were still on the ground(I wasn't going fast at all) and my leg was caught between the handlebars and frame. I was caught for a while, while my back wheel was in the air, I couldn't get my leg out but I finally did when I backed off a little bit, my leg was in a lot pain though. But I did hear a creak on the frame when it happened. So I checked my frame and bike parts, then I checked my leg. Always check the bike first! So that's what I did and that's the way to go. I did put my handlebars back in place with an allen wrench and rode home. My leg does hurt a little bit though. But it was a great ride this morning and perfect weather.