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~

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~

Squatchy Baby!

Squatchy indeed!
Was able to visit a State Nature Preserve in Gahanna, Ohio today. It smelled amazing and was completely gorgeous, especially under the tree canopy.  This place is literally 10 miles from my house and is very easy to find. I have went past this place for many YEARS and have never stopped to see it. I took a few photos along the way I would like to share with you.
These all were taken on May 22, 2013 around 7pm.

Tree bent over the trail

this was about 2 miles through the forest

THIS ONE WAS VERY AWESOME TO SEE 

Close up on last photo

While walking deep into the preserve, came across a creek with a cute little bench, and then just across the creek heard some tree branches snapping , Just a few seconds after that I heard more snapping to my left.
And yes, my curiosity almost got the best of me again! I had to stop myself, it was getting dark and hard to see inside the thick brush, and impossible to see any movement.  I didn't hear anything else like that the rest of the day.This was a pretty successful day in my book, will certainly be going here to do more research. Seen some possible nesting sites and got to reconnect with myself in the process. Great day for me!

~Peace, Love, and Squatches~