In July of this year, Rebecca was bushwhacking through Forrest Canyon in Rocky Mountain National Park.  Her party was following the Big Thompson River, when they got cliffed out.  They had been bushwhacking through the dense canyon for over 8 hours and hiking for more than 12.  The sun was setting and it was getting dark.  Tired and worried the party pushed through the sketchy terrain, climbing down and up steep cliff faces, navigating boulder fields and even crossing the Big Thompson River twice

They finally reached a trail while twilight was fading; they reached trail head by 10pm.  Once on the trail Rebecca and her party noticed her right leg was covered with some dark, liquid substance from the knee down.  Rebecca tasted the substance, determined it was not blood, assumed it was mud, and kept going.

Once at the light of their car, Rebecca realized her leg was in fact bleeding from a large gash on her knee.  Rebecca cleaned and dressed the wound.  It healed alright.  The healing process was somewhat inhibited by her job duties the following week, which consisted of working in a river while installing a four-stringer foot bridge.  The exposure constant wetness impeded the healing process of the wound.  The gash left a rather large scar.