Back to the Hills

The anticipation was killing me , and on this particular day I had to go. Gathered up my Squatch bag with all my Bigfooting needs, and hit the road. But where? The only place in Ohio I actual love. The hills of hocking. Going to the hocking hills region is an adventure lovers dream. I've talked about this place before on this blog, and it's still very mysterious, plus as creepy as all get up. it may look a little small on the map, but there are plenty of places for those Squatches to slip away.

It was a very misty humid day, my glasses fogging up the entire time I was there..But even with all that mess going on continued to see oddities around every corner. Blackhand stone over hangs  are everywhere! With Small wholes in quite a few of them. Took a peek inside one and it went back about 3 ft, and it looked like a tunnel to the right as it curved slightly. Not exactly sure if it was a tunnel but it's defiantly possible that it went back further. Seen a bunch of ripped up sticks under a large boulder and thought it looked weird and out of  place. So obviously I had to take a picture!

You guys want me to shut up about trees yet? Well too bad! If you remember I am very intrigued at why theses branches are being pulled off, and by what. Here are a few pictures of interest in regards to those Awesomely silly trees.

                         

Over top of one of the overhangs some trees were hanging over camouflaging the entrance to the cave or crevasse  (I could only slightly see behind it.) 

I have a gut feeling that this place becomes alive at night! So many out of place trees, and oddities. With it be closed after dark, theses Squatches have plenty of time to play until the people arrive in the morning. We may never know really, but its awesome to think about at the very least.

I have a few reasons to get up in the morning, and one of those reasons is the Sasquatch.

He may be a hairy beast, but I think he is just a big softy on the inside. I Love Sasquatch, Bigfooting, and the chase. Its these middle bits that mean the most in life. Not the beginning, or  the end. The middle. Enjoy your excursions, don't worry about "finding" Bigfoot. You need to collect data and find the clues, in which will help us in learning about the life of the Squatch. That's your job Bigfooters, and if you love what you do ( like me) and have a passion for this field, you will try your best. And really that's all we can do, Just try our very best and give respect to Sasquatch.

                                      ~Peace, Love and Squatches~

                               If you never try, then you'll never know.

Squatchy Happenings

        

 One of my main research areas has had some recent happenings this week.

 As I was catching up upon my nightly readings I stumbled across a similarity in another persons finding. I have seen on a number of occasions, Sticks protruding from the ground about 1 foot long and 2.5-3 inches deep in what looked to be nutrient rich soil ( bugs crawling, plants etc.). I have only seen and read about this in Ohio so far.If you know of this in other states please let me know. This week I seen it again in my area. I am not really sure why or how this happens. Could be nothing at all, or it could be an important piece to the puzzle.  

Here are a few pictures I took.

Top view of the stick

Stick, with more sticks surrounding

one of the sticks surrounding

Went into the woods to be awesome and Squatch my heart out when I started feeling little spiky things hit me in the head. This happened while I was looking up at the trees taking photos.(which I often do) 

It seemed like whatever was throwing these spiky fruits wanted to hit me! And they were coming from a few different trees from different directions. Still continued to take pictures while I was getting pelted (very difficult!))and then suddenly my camera battery died. I had just replaced these batteries a few days prior.Totally intrigued and confused at this moment. 

 Since I couldn't physically see the creature that was attacking me, or take any more pictures, (and quite frankly was tired of getting smacked in the face and head)  I moved on down the trail.This all occurred around 430 pm. And the fruits stopped flying when I made a right onto the path.

 As you venture down this trail there are a few dried up ponds and stagnant water holes to the left hand side (and mosquitoes of plenty)  Thought I had heard someone/something whistle at me across the dried pond with logs surrounding it. Along with some branches breaking in the same area. So Obviously  I whistled back, I did this twice. About 7-8 seconds later got an awesome response! Two whistles back! An exhilarating feeling, to say the least. Was totally not expecting that at all, but like my mom always says "when you least expect it, expect it!"  Peacefully I kept trying to get more responses back with some more whistles and singing the Jeff Buckley song " Hallelujah,."  I sat there on a log for awhile and waited but I heard nothing else. I always make sure no one is at this research site before hand.

This day I was alone, or was I? 

I go Bigfooting in some of the most unexpected places here in Ohio. People are living there lives oblivious to the fact that Bigfoots could be a hop, skip and a jump away. I do this not only because its my passion, but because there is always a chance, and endless possibilities when it comes to Sasquatch. 

 I like to leave the questions open ended on this blog because I want you to think about them, and want you to learn from my mistakes, and findings. I would never want to compete with any other Bigfooters or anyone for that matter. We should always be on the same team for the sake of the Squatch.

Together if we collect as many little clues as possible, one day they could lead to something much Greater.That is my hope anyway.

          ~Peace, Love and Squatches~

                  ~Let Us All Go Squatchin' In Peace Together~

The Sas-Views

  In previous posts I have talked about the countless Sasquatch interviews I've done throughout the years.  And I wanted to share these with everyone! They were not only awesome to hear but were  extremely fun to conduct.. Every so often I will post a new interview.  They are done completely at random, (that's how I roll people) And unfortunately  can never really remember the persons name I'm interviewing. So I will make a name up for each character!

Enjoy these Sas-Views!

Subject A: "Older Aussie"

Happenings:

I sat down at a bar in Portland,Oregon right next to the Voodoo donut. I was inside for a very long time spilling at least 4 beers that day. (party fowl I know) I rarely go into bars alone but this was my vacation guys, so I decided to just chill for a while. By the time I actually got a few drinks into my system you could not shut me up about Sasquatch. In fact id like too see someone try! Especially on this day, I was high on Portland and feeling free as a bird.  The "Older Aussie " who looked to be in his 70's was sitting two stools down from me.  I introduced myself and told him where I was from and he told me he was from Australia. I proceed to ask him "What are your thoughts on the Sasquatch or the Yowie?" He replied with a big smile on his face "They are not real , there are none and why are you asking me this?!?

Well  I said it was because I was in love with Sasquatch, and researching and talking peoples ears off about them. He laughed at me, imagine that!  I think he was just surprised that a girl would be in a bar asking such a question, (this is 2013, right?) but who knows really, I never met this guy in my entire  life. I kept pestering him on why he didn't think they are out there and told him about all the footprint evidence, hairs, etc. His answer continued to be the same, "they are just not!"  I'm just laid back and easy breezy, so I smiled and nodded several times. Even though It was disappointing to my heart. I still talked to him for about an hour more, Mostly about 70's music and Tasmania where he was from. "Older Aussie" didn't even like the Beegee's, which was just weird to me! How can you be from Australia dude? Come on, Not even Barry?!  But besides that, he seemed to be an alright guy, and I enjoyed the conversation with him.




Subject B: "Hippie Biker"



Happenings:


  This guy tips the scales of Awesomeness. I was sitting down in a bar with my brother this past week in our hometown. He pretty much dragged me into this local waterhole. I had just been Squatchin' all day and my hair looked like the bride of Frankenstein at that point. So needless to say I didn't want to go in! I obviously Got myself a Yuengling Lager and went and sat outside on the patio. (by this point my brother was wandering, whats new!) "hippie biker" was sitting there with his lady drinking a beer. I sat down and kept to myself for a moment. The lady started a conversation with me and soon the old biker joined the discussion. The next step was dropping the question bomb on him,"What are your thoughts on Bigfoot?" BOOM! His answer? Bigfoot is real! YES! I was ecstatic that at least someone in this town (besides me) knows the truth!! Yippee!

 So he went on to tell me that sometime in the 1960's  him and some boys from school would go down to the river. This river was over on the west side of Columbus,  and under the bridge was where the kids use to party..He said that they saw a small black weirdly shaped creature around the area at that time. "The boys all thought it was a Bigfoot." he said. .Well a few years went past and the creature was still spotted lurking around  that same river from time to time. Somehow animal control got involved and captured it. They found out later it was actually a bear with deformities with patches of hair missing. Then he went on to UFO's. But before that he told me his thought was that Bigfoot was an ape of some kind and completely not paranormal.""That craps a bunch of B.s. but UFOs are cool." He was pretty much two sheets to the wind by that portion of my Sas-View. Then he went really in depth on UFO's, for a good hour! Thoroughly enjoyed this interview, he was one cool cat! I actually have seen "Hippie Biker" around town before, but it's a small town. Everybody knows pretty much everybody here.




               ~Peace, Love and Squatches~

Squatchy Goodness

 Bigfoot.
 I have a lot of enthusiasm and wonder about this subject. I get up everyday thinking
"what's going to happen to make this day full of Squatchy goodness?"
 Learning about Sasquatch is the spice of life for me and always in the forefront of my mind. The day before yesterday was a gloomy day,and for a girl like me these days are the absolute best. Being excited was an understatement!
 

Incredible

 So I jumped into my Chevy and headed out east, to roll the dice on another nature preserve.(Yes another one) This one felt special to me, it had been a while since I had traveled this far on my own. Not because I didn't want to, but for having had limited use of my car in the past few weeks. It took me a mere 40 minutes to get there from Columbus. (where I reside) I really enjoy the freedom it brings me , and the escape it gives from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Ah, who am I kidding? I love everything about Bigfooting!

Blackhand Gorge Nature Preserve 

   

957 acres seems like plenty of room for a Sasquatch to be frolicking freely!The licking river runs just east of the trail, and there are a few little stagnant ponds just to the west. The narrow sandstone gorge was just one of the breathtakingly beautiful features of this park. The wildlife was plentiful, and I had noticed plenty of Squatchy hiding spots around almost every corner! I had even seen some cute baby deer just a few feet away and some very rascally squirrels throwing nut shells at me! 

My mind is always in investigative mode,one of the  many things I focus on out in the field are the trees. They hold a bunch of clues and intrigue when it comes to Bigfoot in my opinion. On top of this gorge were trees that had "fallen down" and trees that looked as if the branches were pulled off of them making them almost bare. I always have my eyes open to this. Also alot of strangely placed trees blocking the path that lead up to the top of this rocky gorge. This looked like a perfect Squatchy vantage point to me.

thought this looked interesting and odd

here are some trees with  the branches pulled off.
If any other animal would do this, I would really love to know!

     This place is also very historical. The name came from a black hand shaped Native American Petroglyph,which was engraved on a large sandstone cliff.This was along the northern side of the licking river. Unfortunately the Petroglyph was destroyed in 1828 when canal builders had dynamited the face of the cliff.This was during the construction of the Ohio-Erie canal which actually runs through the gorge. You can still see the towpaths as well.  If I were a Sasquatch I would totally call this awesome place home. Having many food and water sources, secret hiding spots, and being closed after dark; I think its safe to say this place has a whole lot of Squatchy Goodness to go around.This preserve was full of mysterious wonders. I will most definitely be back to try and solve them.

~Peace, Love and Squatches~

I Heart Portland

Sweet smelling, easy breezy Portland! Don't know how I

let this trip sit on the back burner for so long. After a 6 hour plane ride and alot of sweaty confusion I had finally made it. I was pleasantly surprised at how wonderfully awesome Oregon turned out to be.

this is me before the max train, trust me you don't want to see the after pic!

For my very first day I took a long walk to the max train from the hotel from which I was staying. 

I was determined to have a real city experience, and boy was it one! First of all I do not have a smart phone like everyone else does in the world (or so it seems)  I really had no clue where i was going on this train, and  didn't really care! Ended up at some street festival down by a fountain.(I really didn't know where I was like I said ) Seen some awesome street performers, Drank enough beer to shut down the city and did some random Bigfoot Interviews. Have been doing these "interviews"for many years. I just never thought about telling anyone before.  Basically I ask strangers what their opinions and theory's are on Bigfoot. 

I have heard some really interesting things over the years and enjoy the Sas-randomness which ensues.

Guy Edwards was awesome, And also this random photo bomber 

HopsSquatch !

Well first of all anything with the word squatch in it and hops I automatically love. This was one of the best times I've had in a while. I got to listen to Joe Beelart speak or "King Of The Clackamas" as some of you may know him by. Not to mention it was held at a Pub! The creator Guy Edwards was an extremely nice person, and did a fabulous job. Thank you to all the people at HopsSquatch that showed me great hospitality and a wonderful time. Cheers!

You must go to this event! It is held the last Sunday of every month in Portland, Oregon. 

     For more information on HopsSquatch visit HopsSquatch.com

 Guy Edwards also has a website called  bigfootlunchclub.com

its packed with awesome stories and beautiful Bigfoot history!

Pretty much my entire life I have been called weird, I'm use to it, and don't care anymore! Its not to say that I am a bad person,  just a little kookie, I really thrive on it! And drink all the weird koolaid I can. Its not like my family didn't help make me that way.(thanks mom! haha ) My mom is the type of person who introduces her self as "Abby Normal.". So yeah. Its about time we found you Portland, I think you were made especially for us. Keep Portland Weird ! And always remember to embrace your weirdness!

My Amazing casts made by Thom Powell

Bigfooting with Thom

One of the major pluses of my adventure was going Bigfooting with Thom Powell. He is awesomely eccentric, and a great guy all around. He did me a solid by letting me go with him. Unfortunately I didn't take any pictures with him. Just kind of forgot as we were talking the entire time. (I'm sure he won't mind) After an extremely Squatchy drive, We made it out to his research area sometime after midnight. Before I could say anything he started mixing up some plaster. I was a little confused as to why for a minute.(insert blonde joke here) He was teaching me a little about it in the process, which I appreciated. I had no clue he was actually making them for little ol' me! As everyone who reads this blog knows I have never seen or touched a cast in my life, but now  I actually own Two of  them boy was I psyched!  While we waited for the plaster to dry we made our way out into the wild in search of "the big guy." We started to use a flashlight, then he told me to turn it off and let my eyes adjust to the dark. Seeing as I wanted to experience this his way I just went along for the ride. Heard a few different rustlings in the trees but we couldn't pinpoint exactly what the sounds were. We walked around a bit , and I got stabbed in the face with a sticky bush. Ouchies! Then he took me to where he had a few experiences before. We sat down  by a tree for a minute talked about how he heard some crashing coming down the same spot we were siting. After a few minutes we got up and he made a fire, and just chatted about different thoerys and ways of the Squatch. It was great to talk to someone with such an open mind for once. Also we drank water out of beer bottles (haha.) cannot say I have ever done that before. He also played some music as we were sitting and talking, it was totally boss!

While we were siting by the fire I got an odd feeling of anxiousness in my heart, and started shaking uncontrollably. I obviously am very healthy and know that for a fact. So what was it that caused me to shake and feel this way? (I didn't eat any sushi if that's what your thinking)

I have got this feeling a few times deep in the woods, Never to this extreme though. Believe me when I tell you this was odd! I have a good head on my shoulders and know there are countless possibilities for this (maybe?) Was I feeling some Sas-Energy? who knows. 

Anything is possible in life. You just have to go out and Bigfoot with an open mind and an open heart. I just want to thank Thom Powell for being so awesome, It was an experience of a lifetime for me. I would definitely go Bigfooting with him again. Thank you for the casts bro and really enjoyed talking with you!

Portland was absolutely amazing to me. The people were friendly, the beer was too good, and the Sasquatch I love is close by. Not to mention it was vividly green and beautiful. Wishing I could click my heels and be there right now! I will be back and when I return ,will  be making the lovely Bigfooters all the fried chicken they can eat!  That's a Promise!

~Peace, Love and Squatches~

Here is a collection of photos from my trip below 

Random Dude with a Beard

               

Great street performers

awkward smile 

Lucky Lab awesome stained glass beer 

                                               

*tree hugger *

Geeking out about these casts! Weird face!

Sitting on the street

Beer Writings

Hawthorne

 Love you Portland!!!

Get On Your Bikes and Squatch!

Yikes!Bikes!

"Bike Squatchin'' is a totally boss way to spend those long summer days. What is Bike Squatchin you might ask? I just kind of made it up in my head one day (although it probably already exists) and I just went with it!  I've always loved biking and thought it would give a different perspective on Bigfooting.

    You can either drive to your destination with your bike in the trunk of your car, or you can ride your  bike to your squatchy site. I choose to bike to my research area and Continued to bike through the woods.  But you need to keep your "scanners" on.  Its at a fast pace so be very careful, take it as slow as you need to.You do not want to hit a tree or get broke in the process.(or miss any evidence) Make sure you take a backpack with all of your research materials, and plenty of water, you will need it!
It is ten times harder to take photos while riding a bike, especially if you are an inexperienced biker or a klutz! Don"t forget to stop and take pictures and smell the beautiful wildflowers along the way.

(Warning: Children please don't try this on your own! Please be accompanied by an adult.) 

Clearing next to a creek at undisclosed location

This has been a very nostalgic experiment for me. Riding my bicycle has always been a major stress reliever for me .When I had to get away from certain unhappy situations as a child, I just jumped on the bike and away I went!  I will always have fond memories of going into the woods on bikes and going down neighborhood hills racing the boys. ( I always won hahaha) 

Looking down into a gorge 

Had a fantastic time learning this new technique. Nothing but awesomely fun times to be had Bike Squatching!  While not much evidence was collected on this trial experiment, I will never give up hope on Sasquatch!  So glad I got to be in the thick of it this past week. I would most definitely recommend other Bigfooters to give it a try. Keeps you cooler on those long hot days, and will get you there a whole lot quicker.We all need a little excitement in our lives from time to time, and this was just the ticket for me.


~Peace, Love And Squatches~

Portland Baby !

   Summer is ready to go! I am happy to say I will finally be going to Portland,Oregon. This has been a long time in the making, I have always wanted to visit this place! Not only for the "keep Portland weird factor" but for the beautiful Bigfoots, and scenery.  Will also be attending Hopsquatch on Sunday July 28 and am totally stoked about that!  Terribly wanting to see a cast as I never seen or touched one in my life! Ahhh! Would also love to do an awesome night investigation while I am in town.(with experiments to boot) That would be truly amazing and a dream come true for me. 
 Will be there July 26-30 so if anyone wants to go Bigfooting with me this is your chance!  
Email me at peacesquatchsummer@gmail.com  if you would like to go. 
I will be in Portland alone my brother unfortunately could not make it out with me ;( but I am determined to have a fabulous time ! 
I really hope to see you there, If you see me wandering Aimlessly  around town please say hi! 

~Peace, Love and Squatches~