Diary Entry-The finish line approaches…
More than 300 miles after I got this road trip started, I’m finally closing in on the finish line at Happy Camp. As I stare down the final few miles and the final stop on the trip, I’m feeling ‘all the feels’. It’s been a hell of a ride. I uncovered footprints (and handprints). I […]
Diary Entry-A bigfoot bonanza and near disaster at Bluff Creek.
It’s hard to know where to begin unpacking what unfolded at Bluff Creek. I understand now why the Patterson-Gimlin is the mecca for all things squatch related. It’s a hotbed of Sasquatch activity. We weren’t even onsite for an hour before we heard that tell-tale whooping noise squatches love to make. A few minutes later, […]
Diary Entry-Onward to where it all began!
It’s hard to describe what I’m feeling as I close in on Bluff Creek. That iconic grainy footage of Sasquatch everyone is familiar with originated at this very spot. The footage captured on that fateful day in 1967 has been viewed countless times. No one has ever been able to say definitively it it is […]
Diary Entry-The plot thickens and Willow Creek approaches!
A man fishing by the bank of the Mad River in Blue Lake saw something strange on the other side of the river. Big deal. I have read countless incident reports like this that go nowhere. I couldn’t have been more wrong! A garden variety sighting in Blue Lake evolved into something BIG. It evolved […]
Diary Entry-A GIGANT(OP)I(THE)C(US) discovery…
Gigantopithecus! The word just rolls off your tongue. It makes your mouth feel good to say it! I wasn’t exactly in the best of spirits when I rolled into Eureka. I’ll delve into the details shortly. But, let’s focus on the positive first. I learned of a GIANT APE that once co-existed with man (in […]
Diary Entry-Coming up empty at Eel River and EUREKA here we come!
It was great to catch up with Jimmy over a beer at Eel River. I’d be lost without his expertise, guidance, and connections. I’m going to have to do something special for him when this road trip is all over. Without much to go on, we took a look at the area where we ‘thought’ […]
Diary Entry-the cabin in the woods, angry ‘ape men’, and the trip rolls on…
I understand why those boys never went back to the cabin at Myers Flat. Whatever lives in the woods by the cabin does NOT like visitors! It also looks like whatever they encountered back in 1965 possibly OCCUPIES the cabin now. What we encountered ‘might’ have been a Sasquatch. It’s hard to imagine what else […]
Diary Entry-UFOs, Sasquatch, and ‘pain relief’
I have been dreaming a lot on this road trip. Some of the most vivid dreams of my life have unfolded in the past 100+ miles. I’m not quite sure why. When I’ve had vivid dreams before it’s often been during periods of great duress. I’m stressed, anxious, or worried about something. But, I generally […]
Diary Entry-A foot cast (at last) and the trip rolls onto Richardson Grove State Park
Encountering Sasquatch was a harrowing experience for Terry that haunts him to this day. Karen’s encounter seemingly had little long term impact. Carter’s encounter changed the trajectory of his life profoundly and provided him clarity. What will happen to me if and when I have an encounter of my own? Will it provide clarity like […]
Diary Entry-Rattesnake Creek, Sasquatch SCAT, and onward to Leggett.
We got the lowdown on the Rattlesnake Creek from Karen. Her memories weren’t foggy. Everything she said aligned with the report she filed with BRFO. Unlike Terry, she didn’t seem all that scarred from her encounter. Karen exuded a certain (country) confidence likely born of countless time spent out in the wild. I’m sure she’s […]