Sierra Tahoe Bigfoot Research: Update

About to hike into the desert, at the end of my street.

Please send Sierra, Tahoe, Nevada, or any other sighting reports you'd like to share with me at stbigfoot@gmail.com. All commnication will be kept confidential, unless given written consent to post sighting reports here, or on our other blog, NevadaSasquatch.blogspot.com

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I'm sorry to have been absent these past couple of years. My life has taken a few unexpected twists and turns, and needless to say, my squatching has been put on the back-burner for now.

Recently I just haven't had the opportunity to do anything bigfoot related in some time. Mainly, because now I find myself living in Mohave County, AZ. The desert has always been a special place for me, having lived in a few around the world, throughout my half century of life. I'm just a few miles from the Colorado River, and Laughlin, NV. In the photo above, there has been some sighting reports, just over that mountain range you can see in the distance, near Kingman, AZ. I hike quite often, a few miles into the desert, to do a little target shooting and to get some badly needed exercise. There would be so much food here for squatch, and the river is only about 4 miles from here... but the summer heat! Not yet technically summer, and it was still over 100f degrees outside, at 10pm, when I began to write this.

Another setback is that my good squatching buddy, I've mentioned before, "Woodrat," suffered a stroke in the summer of 2015. He lost quite a bit of mobility, though doing much better now. He's relocated out of the country, and now lives in Lima, Peru. He's living the expat life down there, surrounded by his wife's side of the family, and he's doing well. Just no squatching in Lima.

As for myself, I will probably be making my way toward Colorado soon, to be near my kids, who live out there with their mom. Time has passed too quickly. Logistics and new career paths are slowly coming along, and I hope to get out there soon. I know my son would love to get up into the Rockies with me to do some hiking.

The Sierras will always have a hold on me though. Of course, it's been where I'd concentrated my efforts for 6 years, while I was actively seeking the squatch. It's difficult to explain, though it might be easier to understand. I feel I've satisfied my need to constantly seek "the truth."  I feel that I'm in a place, where I "KNOW" the truth about bigfoot. I started this as a journey to satisfy my childhood curiosity. Though I never had the chance to see one, I've experienced enough. I've heard first hand accounts, from incredibly credible people. I've seen enough, heard enough, and felt enough during my trips out into the field. They are real. No one can tell me otherwise. I'm at peace with it, and no longer feel the need to constantly invade their domain, searching for evidence of their existence.

Please don't get me wrong. I will, when given the opportunity, spend more time in the back-country, listening and observing, but it will be while I'm camping, hiking, hunting or fishing, and enjoying their home. It won't be me, going out to search for them. One thing I've taken from all this is that you will see them, when they allow you to. Either by accident, or on purpose. Actually stalking them with human ears, eyes and a camera, are a rather fruitless endeavor. We've had far more experiences in camp, sitting in the dark, no campfires, or by lying in our tents, just listening. Trying to track them down, and to see one.... hopeless. To see one is like hitting Powerball, and getting struck by lightning on the same day.That's my humble opinion.

For now, I will check back once in a while, if I get some news, or an interesting report. I do receive some interesting reports, but it's important for me to get an email confirmation, that it's OK for me to post the sightings here on the blog. Many times, I never hear back from the people who report it. many times, they just want my opinion, to validate what they believe they saw... sometimes, I don't think they write to share the info publicly, and that's totally understandable. This is why I always ask, before I post. I always omit key location info, mainly to keep the "hunters" away. So please keep this all in mind, if you send me anything.

I wrote more than I expected, with more detail than I planned on. I just wanted to make all aware that I'm still here, and that I'll post any pertinent news, when I receive any. Before I left Reno, I did have one last experience, near one of the ski resorts at the North end Tahoe. It was during an investigation with a witness, who had just had a sighting in that area. I captured some great audio, as a squatch was vocally interacting with a pack of coyotes. One of the best experiences I'd had to date. Hopefully I'll get up the motivation to edit the sound clip, and post a report on that exciting evening.

If you plan to venture out, and do some of your own investigating, please stay safe, responsible and respectful. (If you want need some safety tips, please feel free to write me.)

Thank you.

Cryptids: Haunted Highway on SyFy Channel

There's a new show on SyFy channel to feed your need in searching for cryptids.

Ozzy and Sharon's son, Jack Osbourne is one of the hosts, along with Jael from Destination Truth and Fact of Faked.

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I'm sure we'll be seeing some squatchy episodes soon. Coming up tomorrow is the story of the Hellhounds, from here in Nevada. I wrote a bit about them back in March. Click Here to read more.

Take a look at the official website for Haunted Highway by CLICKING HERE where you can watch video clips and full episodes online.

World's Rarest Gorilla Makes Camera-Trap Debut

(Rob Muir, REUTERS)They wandered into camera range deep in the jungle of Cameroon's Kagwene Gorilla Sanctuary. The Cross River gorilla is the world's rarest. No more than 300 are believed to exist in the wild. The species has been decimated by habitat destruction, their range taken over by farms and natural resource exploitation. For the Wildlife Conservation Society, whose researchers installed the camera trap in February, the images were an unexpected but thrilling surprise. The troop appears healthy, although one of their number is missing a right hand, evidence, say the WCS, of the presence of snares within the family group's range in the past. The conservation group hopes its footage will draw global attention to the gorilla's vulnerability and spark efforts to help it survive.



Notice their apprehension as they approach the camera trap. This is in a Gorilla sanctuary, where they are known to live. This is the first footage that has been taken of the Cross River Gorilla. See the parallels?

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NEVADA CRYPTIDS: The Hell Dogs of El Dorado Canyon

El Dorado Canyon, Nevada

I was contacted by a gentleman, who's working on a project, and is looking for information on the "Hell Dogs" or "Hell Hounds of El Dorado Canyon. El Dorado Canyon is outside of Las Vegas, near the Colorado River and the Hoover Dam.

He's exhausted his resources via search engines, and is looking for more witnesses, or anyone that knows someone that has had an encounter with anything suspicious, canine like, out at El Dorado Canyon.

Read more about it by clicking here, to go to the Legends of America website.

Email me at stbigfoot@gmail.com. I'd appreciate any input. Thanks!

Sasquatch Video: Does Anyone Know the Origin of This?

I've seen this video pop up a few times, and since it is in our "hood," I've become more interested in it and was wondering if anyone knows who shot it? I'd love to get in touch with the person and discuss it further.

Please let me know! I can be contacted at stbigfoot@gmail.com

Update and a Comment on YouTube about Sasquatch

Hello Everyone! Man, I sure do miss squatchin! I'm here in Las Vegas for work, so I have not had a chance to get up to the Reno/Tahoe area to do any trips. since June. My kids are up there too, and I miss the heck out of them. So living and working down here in the big city is getting old for me.

We do believe that the southern end of the Sierra Range, like the Mount Charleston area, here outside Vegas, probably holds squatch, I just haven't had the time to get up there either. There were some older reports of prints found in a wash outside of Pahrump, and also more reported tracks along the Muddy River out toward Moapa/Glendale. There were archived reports of an actual sighting near the Nevada test site, off the 95, just northwest of Indian Springs. As soon as I get a chance to to make a squatchin trip, I will definately post an update here.


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I just responded to a question posted at the SierraTahoeBigfoot channel on YouTube, and so I thought I'd post my response here.

Question from Uaegnome: on 3:30 to 3:40 right down in the middle was that your friend or bigfoot?



My Answer:

(Pt 1) What I'm thinking you see is a dark figure in the shadow of trees? I wish it were a squatch, but what it looks like to me is a juvenile pine tree, much of the shape of a small Christmas tree, which there are few of in the area. This is the area of our base camp. We do not usually get "activity" until dusk, and then some after sunrise.

**(What I did fail to mention was that no, it is not my friend Woodrat. He was back in base camp which was about 200 yards behind me, in relation to the area I was filming, during that segment of video in question.)

(Pt 2) We believe this is a travel corridor for them though out the day. In the day, this time of year, we think they are in the upper elevations, feeding on manzanita and currants. At night, they come down for water, and to possibly hunt mule deer that are abundant in the area.

(Pt 3) During the daylight hours, we usually spend our time hiking the upper elevations. When we're not at the upper elevations, we're looking for possible travel corridors and squatch sign. I highly recommend to any of you that are interested in bigfoot, to go out yourselves. Look at BFRO reports from your area, then look at google maps, and just look for spots you think that might be "squatchy" and just go for it! I love being out there. That's what it's all about. Thanks for the comment!

Squatching Tips: Just remember, that if you do go out there, to please be respectful of the squatch and their habitat. No camp fires, unless it is survival situation! Make noise to keep the bears away. Being quiet isn't going to trick the squatch, they know you're there... trust me. Let friends or family know where you are going to be, and when you expect to return. Print out a copy from google maps to point out the area you expect to be in, and try not to stray too far from your plans. Also make sure you practice safe outdoor survival techniques and be prepared for an emergency if it arises. Have fun and take care!

Send questions to stbigfoot@gmail.com or post comments below.

Re: NEW VIDEO

The second part of my 2 part video diary is uploaded and ready to view above. I will try to post more soon. Thanks everyone.

New Video

A new STBR Video, has been posted above. It is the first of 2 parts. A description of the Video can be found on youtube. I will post more about this video, some photos and a synoposis of our last trip of 2010. The northern Sierras have several feet of snow, in and around our area of research. We hope to make a trip out to lower elevations, where there is little to no snow, before the thaw. Just trying to coordinate schedules, finances, etc.

Thanks for your patience!

Discussing Sasquatch in the Sierras on Nite Callers Radio

My friend, Larry, of sierrasquatch.net, will be on Nite Callers Radio, along with my squatching buddy, Woodrat (Sasquatch Searcher), this Sunday, December 5, 2010 at 4pm PT. The show will focus on their research, and ideas on squatching. Joining them will be Woodrat's friend, Tractor, and I will be in there somewhere, lurking in the background. My last 3 squatch trips have been with Woodrat, so he wanted me in on the fun too.

If you can't listen at the scheduled time, click here and it will direct you to the link for the show, that will be saved in Nite Caller's archives.

I was on Nite Callers back in April, and had a blast. The link to that interview can be found by clicking here, or on the Nite Callers logo, on the right side of this page. Scroll down to the links to find it.

Hope you can join us.

Want to go on a Sasquatch Expedition?

I am writing this to see what interest there would be from the squatch readers, in using the services of a professional outdoor outfitter, to go on a guided expedition.

My friend, Woodrat, who I've gone out squatching with on 3 different occasions, is investigating the possibility of taking out small groups for expeditions, in some of his areas that he has been researching for the past few years.

For me, squatching is a hobby. I do it as a form of entertainment, and for my pure curiousity in sasquatch. Woodrat, on the otherhand, lives, eats and breathes squatch. I find this to be true of many of those who have had actual sightings. I've yet to have a sighting, but during my last 2 trips out with Woodrat, I had some great vocalizations, and wood knocks occur, both at night and in the day. I'm sure if I had the opportunity to see a squatch, my life would forever be changed too.

Woodrat's a former outfitter and hunting guide, and has years of experience in the outdoors. He is interested in turning his passion into a source of income, in these trying times. I know he will do well, as we live in the Reno/Tahoe area, and with the right advertising will draw tourists in as clients. I'm curious to see, what the readers of this blog think of using such a service?

My thought is that there are many, who want to go out and squatch, but don't feel comfortable doing it on their own. I was one. There are some that would like to go out, but don't have the equipment to deal with overnights in the squatchier areas at 5,000 to 8,000 feet in elevation. I was one too. Lastly there are those who would like some guidance as to where to go, or what to look for? There may also be a select few, who have never spent any time, out in the wilderness, and would like to learn the basics. This is the service that Woodrat would like to provide.

I will tell you this, he is passionate about being out there in the mountains. Everytime we are packing up to come home, he dreads the thought of returning to "civilization."

No, it won't be like other squatch "pay to play" expeditions. This will be limited to small groups, and all equipment, food and tent lodgings will be provided. Camp setup and breakdown will be provided also, guest participation will be optional. All one would need is a camera, backpack with hydration bladder (ie. Camelbak), and appropriate clothing. Proper outfitter licenses, permits, insurance, etc. will be gotten for expedtions in CA and NV.

Yes, I know some of you already squatch on your own, and don't need this kind of service. Some of you may think it's a great idea. Any thoughts? I've had a few enquiries, and offers to pay to go out with me, but wasn't really interested.

Woodrat would love to hear some feedback if you're interested. Comment below or drop me an email to stbigfoot@gmail.com. Please also click on the poll at the beginning of this blog.

Thanks

My Friend, Woodrat's, Website

SASQUATCH SEARCHER

I just wanted to make you aware of my friends website, Sasquatch Searcher. A link has been added to the right side of the his page. He is my new squatching bud, Woodrat, who took me up to his area of concentration for a day trip and then a follow-up 2 night trip. I still am slowly writing up what we had seen and heard, and will post it as soon as I am able. It will probably break it up into two or three parts. For now, here's another pic from the trip:

Bipedal tracks through the meadow grass

Update

This past week, I was invited to go scout some areas in the Northeastern Sierras, with my new friend, Woodrat, as he goes by in the squatch world. We then found what we thought was a good area to set up camp and spent this past Sunday and Monday night up there, near 7000 feet in elevation. Here are a few pics. I will follow up with more detail soon.

Jaime Avalos Talking Sasquatch on Good Day Sacramento

Jaime did a television interview on June 19, 2010, from Eugene, Oregon, while he was up there for the Oregon Sasquatch Symposium. Here it is:

Man Describes a Family of Sasquatch in his Suburban Backyard

Thanks to www.thebigfootfieldreporter.com, I've been made aware of an interview conducted by Lan Lamphere on Overnight.AM Internet radio, of a 70 year old veteran, "Mr. Mike." Mr. Mike claims to have a family of 5 sasquatch, visiting his backyard in the evenings, for the past 3 weeks. The interview was done on July 3, 2010.

As I type this, I am listening to the interview, and I must admit that it is quite compelling. The man is supposedly watching them 7 to 8 feet out his laundry room window, and describes their actions as he's interviewed. Listen to it for yourself by CLICKING HERE.

Also visit www.thebigfootfieldreporter.com, and subscribe to keep on on the latest bigfoot news.

Bigfoot-Sasquatch Recon: Northeastern Sierras May 13, 2010

We made it out to our research area on Thursday. I'll get some video up soon. Have an illness in the family and it has kept me a little preoccupied, and tired. Will try and get more content up soon, and then get to some of the emails. For now, here are some pictures from the trip.
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Trip Into the Sierras: Living and Learning in the Matters of Squatching

The trip we made out into the northeastern Sierras, on Friday, proved to be a interesting day, even though we got a late start.

These flowers were starting to bloom, all over the open areas at the start of our hike.
About 15 minutes into our hike, we found a mountain lion track. On our last trip out, we found what I though was a mountain lion track, but after careful research of the photos I took, it was clear that it was some sort of canine print. This time, after knowing that cougar prints are wider rather than longer, and comparing the picture below to other prints online, it is pretty clear to me that this belongs to a mountain lion. I was pretty excited to start out the day with finding a trackway from another elusive denizen of the sierras.
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The print, by my best guess, appears to be from the day before, as this area received rain and freezing snow the previous 2 days. As you can see the print is a little eroded, and unfortunately, the angle I took the picture from, didn't capture as much detail as I thought it would. But you can clearly see the pad, and the 4 toes, with a lack of claw marks. A canine or bear print would have left claw/nail marks. The print measures about 4 1/4" across. For reference, my knife measures 4 5/8" in length. CLICK HERE to see a nice comparison of large feline tracks, to canine.

Continuing up the trail another 15 to 20 minutes, we found a suspicious print (see below), that measured 13" by 5.5". The print itself looks as though it might have been made where there may have been small puddle, as it looks like the print was made in washed out mud, and then the water seeped into the ground and/or evaporated, washing the print out. What kept my attention was the area at the front that appears to be toes. I'm confident it is a print and not just erosion, due to the fact that the mud is freshly pushed up on one side.


While I was examining the first print, Henry found a trackway leading away from the fire road we were on, up toward higher ground. There he found a print on the side of a stream bank, about 30-40 feet away from the aforementioned print. I first filmed the video of it, and then took a still photo of the print.


It had what appears to be a defined toe line, and you could see a mark on the left side of the print which looks like the foot slipped downhill a bit and the heel rotated to the right. You can see the mud pushed up around the right side of the heel area. I wish I would have spent more time examining this print. I don't know why I didn't. We had such a late start on the day that I just wanted to get up to my target destination. After looking at the photo, I am very excited by it. It looked to be about the same dimensions of the first print. The cut mark left on the left side of this second print, looks like it was made by a bare foot and not a boot. There would be streaks left by the treads on a shoe or boot and the edge of the shoe or boot sole would leave a definite angular cut. This mark was rounded as if the outside of a barefoot had slipped down the muddy slope. This print also looks very fresh, as if it had been made after the rain and snow stopped falling, the night before. The debris that is in the print, rocks, clumps of mud, etc. was either made by the subject in question, or by Henry stepping on the soft ground above the print, causing the debris to roll down into the print. This was our first possible sasquatch print find, and we handled it like the amateurs that we are. I can chalk this one up to "living and learning in the matters of squatching."

Feel free to right click on the photo, and copy it so you can look at it in Windows Photo Gallery, or similar program so you have the ability to zoom in and look at the details. The more I look at it, the more I want to kick myself for not spending more time examining it.

....It looks squatchy to me.

After spending only about 10 minutes in the area of the tracks, we moved onward back up the mountain. Halfway through the day, we did hear a thumping sound, but it was coming from the lower elevations, down toward the lake. I figured it was probably human in origin. It sounded like a hollow thud, with a very low tone. It happened in steady 3 and 4 beats at a time, with a minute or two between hearing them again. It carried on 5 or six times. At one point, I think the third time we heard it, they seemed much closer. Then they got farther away as we climbed higher.

Here's some of the scenery from our trip up.



After trudging up the mountain 3 miles or so, and gaining 1500 feet in elevation, we came to the snow line at about 6600 feet. It was 2-3 feet deep, and sloppy. With the day waning, we decided to head back down the mountain.

It turned out to be a good day. Any day we get to spend out there, is a good day.

VIDEO FROM THIS TRIP

3 Sasquatch Episodes on MonsterQuest Today

I was surfing the cable TV guide and found that there are 3 Sasquatch Episodes on MonsterQuest this afternoon on the History Channel. The following times are Pacific Time:

3:00pm-"Legend of the Hairy Beast" Cliff Barackman is in this one.
Native American legends of a creature resembling a hairy man are explored in an expedition along the Klamath River.

4:00pm-"Mysterious Ape Island" Dr. John Bindernagel
Stories of an ape-like creature on Vancouver Island are explored.

6pm-"Bigfoot" Cathy Strain and the Skookum Expedition are featured
Following a search for the legendary Bigfoot by an all-female team in Washington state. Also: The 1967 Patterson-Gimlin film of a supposed Bigfoot is examined.

MonsterQuest has made an official announcement that they have been dropped from programming on the History Channel. Hopefully they will find a home on a new network.

NEW VIDEO: SASQUATCH ReCon in the Northeastern Sierras

I've posted a new video above, of a trip we made out into the mountains yesterday. I will post more pictures and a summary of our day, hopefully soon.

Seems like we never have enough time in the day........

In the meantime, here's the description I posted about it on YouTube:

"Returned to an area that we visited last month when there was a break in the extended winter weather we've been having. This area received freezing rain and snow the previous 2 days, but today was 20 degrees warmer and sunny. I wanted to take advantage of the soft ground to look for prints. We did find a couple interesting prints, in a trackway we were able to follow for about 30 yards before the ground conditions changed into the harder, pine needle covered stuff. After making our way about 3 miles, and a gain of about 1500 feet in elevation, we ran into deep wet snow at about 6600ft. Unable to stay out for nightfall, we had to make our way back down the mountain, to the car. We came to within a quarter mile of my target destination, a small meadow area with two small seasonal ponds, with a steep ridgeline to the east. Looks very squatchy to me. I've been studying this area on Google Earth all winter, so I'll be back as soon as I can free up the time."

Also, for those of you who might be interested, I'll be on Nite Callers Radio talking Bigfoot in Nevada, and the Sierras, this Sunday, April 25, 2010, at 4pm PST. See the previous blog entry below.

Nite Callers Radio Sunday, April 25, 2010

Just wanted to make you all aware that I've been invited to be on Nite Callers Radio, this Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 4PM Pacific time. We'll be talking bigfoot in Nevada, and taking some questions. It will be great to chat with some of you. Please join us!

CLICK HERE to go to Nite Callers Radio, at BlogTalkRadio.com. They have all their great shows on there, available to listen to at anytime.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nitecallers

Cliff Barackman on the Parafactor, April 8th at 7 PM PST

Cliff Barackman will be on the Parafactor internet radio show tonight, along with Nick Redfern, Adam Davies, and Linda Godfrey, in a Cryptid Roundtable Discussion. Cliff was on the Parafactor a few months ago, and it was a hoot! The hosts are a lot of fun, and Cliff had a good time too. Mix that with conversation revolving around bigfoot..... How can you go wrong?! Tune in and listen folks! CLICK HERE to get to the Parafactor site for more info, and to listen.