Great to hear that she's going to survive. Certainly instructive on not being separated from your gear. Tank top and shorts in that forest and not able to walk - brrrrrrrrr!

I've stepped on some of those banana slugs. Really hard to imagine eating one - yuck. With that in mind from now on I may duct tape Luna Bars to my body before hikes, along with matches and firesteel.


http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/08/condition_of_portland_woman_re.html

...her condition greatly improved overnight.

Upgraded from serious to fair condition, Pamela Salant suffers from multiple injuries, said Brian Willoughby, spokesman for Legacy Emanuel Medical Center. He said her left tibia, the second largest bone in the body, is fractured. Fixing that leg will probably require surgery this week, Willoughby said. Salant also has multiple back injuries and abrasions that won’t require surgery.

She’s sedated and is willing to speak publicly but not until next week,