Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Bigfoot...aka Sasquatch!

For many years, people all over the U.S. have been searching for this big, hairy, bipedal humanoid called Sasquatch, or Bigfoot. A bipedal humanoid literally means a creature that resembles a human that walks on two legs. Primarily in the Pacific Northwest region of North America, this ape-like creature has been the cause of many hoaxes, misidentifications, and myths.
The most common description from bigfoot sightings is anywhere from 6-10 feet tall and weighing over 500 pounds. He is full of dark brown and dark red hair. He has a protruding brow that resembles a gorilla. His foot prints are said to be 24 inches in length, and 8 inches in width. Some say he possibly has claws, while others say he doesn't even have 5 toes. Though there are many reports of bigfoot sightings, there would be many more if he wasn't primarily nocturnal.
While most names for this ape-man all mean along the lines of "wild man" or "hairy man," some base the name off actions he does. The common stories of bigfoot were all combined together by J. W. Burns in various articles in Canada, making bigfoot more popular in Canada before the U.S. The most common term for bigfoot is Sasquatch, which Burns takes credit for, is from the Halkomelem sásq’ets. Other names include Boggy Creek Monster, The Wood Man, Evil Seeker, and No Neck.
Here are two popular bigfoot stories (courtesy of wikipedia):
1958: Bulldozer operator Jerry Crew took to a newspaper office a cast of one of the enormous footprints he and other workers had been seeing at an isolated work site at Bluff Creek, California. The crew was overseen by Wilbur L. Wallace, brother of Raymond L. Wallace. After Ray Wallace's death, his children came forward with a pair of 16-inch (41 cm) wooden feet, which they claimed their father had used to fake the Bigfoot tracks in 1958.[6][9] Wallace is poorly regarded by many Bigfoot proponents. John Napier wrote, "I do not feel impressed with Mr. Wallace's story" regarding having over 15,000 feet (4,600 m) of film showing Bigfoot.[36]
2007: On September 16 2007, hunter Rick Jacobs captured an image of a possible sasquatch using an automatically triggered camera attached to a tree.[37] A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Game Commission challenged the Bigfoot explanation, saying that it looked like "a bear with a severe case of mange."[38] In 2008 scientists worked out the size of the Jacobs creature in an article written by Vanessa Woods, which showed that the proportions of the creature were not similar to a bear's.[39] The sighting happened near the town of Ridgway, Pennsylvania, in the Allegheny National Forest.[40][41]
From the various research I have done, It seems that the most popular places for bigfoot sightings are Washington, California, and Oregon. So is he real? Nobody knows for sure yet. If he is, then one day people will capture one and have real proof. But until then, I'll leave it to your own research. Happy Bigfoot hunting!

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