Researchers look for Bigfoot; zoologist skeptical

Thanks for putting me on the Bigfoot Ping List. As a Pacific Northeasterner I am a believer in the Sasquatch legend. During a 2001 camping trip near the remote Skookum Meadow in Washington, now famous for the “Skookum Cast”, I and two friends were awoken at 2 in the morning by what we believe is Bigfoot vocalizations. It was loud enough to wake us all up, and it was not Elk or Cougars, both sounds I am familiar with, having hunted these hills since I was a young boy.

An offical/unofficial bigfoot ping list:

Discovery Channel viewing:

FEB 18 2006

@ 11:00 AM Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science cc g

FEB 22 2006

@ 11:00 AM Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science cc g

MAR 02 2006

@ 11:00 PM Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science g
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So I watched some of the Saturday 2/18 showing but not all. I missed the 2/22 showing. I hope to catch the 3/2 viewing.

From what I did see, they show the Memorial Day Footage entirely and multiple times. Then they test the speed of the beast. They compare it to that of a college athlete from a University in or around Washington State.

The thing on the film ran at a slower speed than the athlete however the runner fell down and when he didn't fall down (2nd, 3rd attempt) he was at a full sprint for say 100 yards. On his first attempt to run the same path as Bigfoot the athlete slipped and fell. I trail run and this is common with slippery running shoes but not with trail running shoes which are built to grip the earth and more robust than cross training shoes. But that begs the question, what type of shoes was bigfoot wearing?

Then at the end of the clip the bigfoot seems to grow as it goes into the wooded area. Some believe this is a man taking off the monkey mask since his job was done. Others say that it's a baby bigfoot on the shoulder of the momma or caretaking bigfoot. Some have said that the baby was behind a hill out of sight and the Bigfoot ran to retrieve it. Note: the Bigfoot disappears behind a small hill then reappears (some of this commentary is from a bigfoot forum).

The beast is estimated to be 5 ft 3 in and it's black in color. Now, I have to say that if that is a person in a monkey suit it has to be a short man or woman. And they have to be athletic to a degree.

If you have seen this film, what are your thoughts?

Oh, for those of you that don't know. Apparently the Memorial Day footage was taken by a family, they appear in the analysis and filming of Sasquatch Legend meets Science.

They were on a picnic and someone spotted a bigfoot across - a lake --- maybe... but surely across a valley. They family is at a higher elevation.

Then the husband tells the wife to get the camera. She does so and then captures the running bigfoot. He runs from left to right in the valley and then into the woods.

I saw the show on the Discovery Channel last Saturday. It was on from 11 till noon. I caught the last half hour of the show. It is an old show that I had seen before, but still interesting.

Last night there was a show on bigfoot on the History Channel. Investigators were in a remote area of Washington State near a stream. The bridge had been washed out in a flood and never repaired. In a few years the area was turning very wild again. The investigators were on horses and had to ford a swollen stream. The show was on late and I feel asleep watching it. But it too is an older show that I had seen before and a very good show.

Thanks for the ping and be sure to keep me posted.

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