Decided to hit the Cranberry Bog to see what the fuss was about. Ran into a gigantic mental institution and was met with a lvl 85 Scorched beast. While hiding I noticed a lvl 100+ guy fighting it so I decided to help out, barely putting a dent in it but he gave us the kill and I made it to lvl 42. Made the mistake of going into the institution after he went in so I have level 65 charred ghouls to deal with. They actually went down much easier with the machete. So much so I now carry a spare because melee is so much better than shooting most things.