From Micah Hanks: Did Ape Canyon Inspire Modern “Paranormal” Theories About Bigfoot? | Mysterious Universe

The Ape Canyon incident is familiar to us. Usually the tale is retold with a big scary monster hurling huge boulders through the walls vibe. But Micah Hanks clears some points up and focuses on a "paranormal" element that witness Fred Beck revealed in his published story in the 1960s. Hanks writes:

Did Ape Canyon Inspire Modern “Paranormal” Theories About Bigfoot? | Mysterious Universe: Not only did Beck maintain that the events detailed in the popular legend were true, but he also maintained that he had managed to glean evidence that the “creatures” they encountered were not of this world; they were, if anything, inter-dimensional beings of some sort, whose presence had been revealed to Beck and his companions through a number of surreal, psychic experiences …(Mysterious Universe, Micah Hanks)

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Sasquatch Art

I love this Sasquatch artwork. I don't have a source for this -- I would like to give the artist credit. This was found on tumblr without a citation.

From Melissa Hovey: The Search For Bigfoot: Women in Bigfoot Research ~ Adrianne Brashear Arney

Milissa Hovey has a new post at her Search for Bigfoot blog about female Bigfoot researchers. In her current post she interviews researcher Adrianne Brashear Arney. I like the following:

The Search For Bigfoot: Women in Bigfoot Research ~ Adrianne Brashear Arney: Follow up: There are people, like myself, who are not "believers" simply because they haven't had a sighting. While I think your thoughts on this are well thought out and you obviously know how to make a well informed decision, others will not agree. They will say, "how can you believe Bigfoot is out there when you haven't seen it."
What would you say to those people?

Adrianne: I have hiked all over the hills in Kentucky ever since I was a child and I have never seen a bear or bobcat while hiking. But because I have never seen one doesn't mean they are not there, because they are! I have seen a Black Panther but according to KY forest rangers they do not exist there! (The Search For Bigfoot, Melissa Hovey)

I relate to this -- I haven't seen a Sasquatch myself, but I believe those many individuals who have shared with me their sightings and encounters.

Ghost Hunting Theories: Bigfoot and Spooklights

Sharon Day at Ghost Hunting Theories has   post about spook lights and Sasquatch. What is the connection (of course, assuming there is a connection.) Sharon suggests something different and counter intuitive for those out in the field searching for the answer.

Ghost Hunting Theories: Bigfoot and Spooklights: Those in the woods looking for Bigfoot or investigating cases, are running into small orbs of light that appear as if a distant porch light or lantern/flashlight in the woods. They are in areas that have no buildings or habitation. (Sharon Day, Ghost Hunting Theories)a

Ron Morehead's Bigfoot Calls

Ron Morehead was on Coast to Coast last night, with host Connie Willis, (one of my favorite hosts.) Morehead had a lot to say about "paranormal" Bigfoot, though, as he said, he doesn't like the word "paranormal" in general. But the stranger side of Sasquatch certainly exists, and Morehead has experienced many interesting encounters. He's also collected vocalizations, which can be heard at the Coast to Coast site.

Speaking of Morehead's collection of calls, they sound very much like other Bigfoot calls I've heard recorded from other places in the U.S. Seems the specificity of these sounds would be hard to hoax.

Just in Time for Your Summer Garden Decorating Projects: Bigfoot Chia!

Too good to be true, but it is true! A Bigfoot Chia Pet. You know I have to get one. Could Mothman, Nessie and Lizard Man Chias be next? One can hope.

Nick Redfern on "Bigfoot, “Government Agents,” And “Giants”

Nick Redfern has an item at Mysterious Universe on hairy giants in British Columbia. This story goes back to the 1930s. Not just Sasquatch (the hairy giants) but government knowledge of the creatures:

Bigfoot, “Government Agents,” And “Giants” | Mysterious Universe: Back in the mid-1950s, a highly unusual and brief account of a cryptozoological nature surfaced. It came from one C.S. Lambert. The subject matter? The world’s most famous man-beast. We’re talking about Bigfoot, of course. In 1954, Lambert commented on his knowledge of very strange activity not too far from the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia. It was activity which reportedly occurred almost two decades earlier, in 1935. ~ Nick Redfern, Mysterious Universe

From Nick Redfern: "Bigfoot, UFOs And The Bionic Man "|

Prolific Nick Redfern (really, we all should say hard working, because many of us are as prolific in our ideas, we aren't just as diligent and hard working as Nick) shares a bit of TV history regarding Bigfoot and UFOs.

Bigfoot, UFOs And The Bionic Man | Mysterious Universe: The 1970s was the one period, more than any other, in which the monster-hunting community focused on the controversial Bigfoot/UFO connection. Or, depending on your perspective, the lack of connection. Indeed, today, the vast majority of Bigfoot investigators are highly intolerant of the idea that there might be a link between cryptid apes and aliens. Although, I definitely recommend Stan Gordon’s 2010 book, Silent Invasion, which is an excellent study of Bigfoot and Fortean high-strangeness in 1970s-era Pennsylvania. And, it was also in the seventies that the fascination for the UFO-Bigfoot link spilled over into the domain of fiction. ~ (Nick Redfern, Mysterious Universe

Cemetery Removes 'Offensive' Bigfoot Memorial - Coast to Coast AM

The Coast to Coast  site has a report on an Ohio cemetery that removed a statue of Bigfoot because it was "offensive."

Cemetery Removes 'Offensive' Bigfoot Memorial - Coast to Coast AM: An Ohio family is coping with another round of heartbreak after the cemetery where their son is buried removed a Bigfoot statue at his grave because it was deemed offensive.

Trevor Zuniga passed away from muscular dystrophy this past January and, as a tribute to his love of Bigfoot, his family placed a large statue of the creature at his grave.

"It was just like so perfect, you couldn't have found anything more perfect for Trevor," his mother told WFMJ Ohio. (more at Coast to Coast.com)

Thom Powell on Coast to Coast

Thom Powell was the guest last night on Coast to Coast. A great interview with host Connie Willis. What I really appreciate about Powell is what he said regarding researching the Sasquatch. At some point, he felt he had to come to a decision. Is his interest about collecting evidence, or going through the experience? I will say here that the same goes for UFO research. I've certainly come to that conclusion a long time ago, that my "research" regarding ufology concerns my experience. Whether it's Sasquatch or UFOs, my investigations begin with me, and others, and then, comparing and contrasting cases. But as far as "evidence" and certainly any evidence within a hard core scientific paradigm -- that's not what it's about for me. This is not to say physical evidence in either field is unwanted or unappreciated. It takes all varieties of individuals coming together to share their data -- truly share, and truly be inclusive.

There are still hold outs out there, in UFO Land and the Sasquatch field, who are strictly "nuts and bolts." None of this telepathic communications ("mindspeak") with the Sasquatch stuff for them. Fortunately, after a long time, this seems to be changing.

It was heartening to hear level headed words about a seemingly non-leveled headed topic (telepathic Sasquatch.) I was also very happy to hear Thom Powell mention Lisa Shiel, who to this day, seems to be somewhat ignored regarding Sasquatch research.

"Mind Speak" Dialogue

Bigfoot researcher Sharon Lee doesn't believe much in the stranger side of Sasquatch stuff, but she does share the following with her readers at her Bigfoot Field Reporter blog:

From Category Archives: Paranormal:
The following conversation really happened this afternoon. I am omitting the name of the person for confidentiality, I am leaving the typos in as to maintain the conversation in it’s entirety.
I would love to hear your thoughts about what this person is telling me.
Conversation started today
(*****)
Going squatching tonight. Am told I am expected to show up tonight….this was a message from “them”
as told thru a known trusted 3rd person 
3:14pm
Sharon Lee you believe that stuff?
3:14pm
(*****) yes because it happened before and it will again tonight
3:15pm
Sharon Lee i don’t believe the mindspeak stuff, but hey have fun!
3:15pm
(*****) I didn’t either till I started having it happen to me……have been having more and more gradualy happening to me. so you dont pick up on anytihng when you see them? not pictures of words or anything? (From Sharon Lee, Bigfoot Field Reporter)

More at Bigfoot Field Reporter...

Bigfoot Dropped off by UFO?

Tales of Bigfoot sightings and ufos and aliens, from Lon Strickler at Phantoms and Monsters:

Phantoms and Monsters: Pulse of the Paranormal: then the red eye appeared again looking at me and the dogs heading south thru the small wood between me and my neighbors house. It stood there for about 30 seconds and when I started to raise my light, the eye disappeared. to me it looked like a lizard's eye. It didn't seem in wanting to harm us so I didn't chase it. My question is I've been hearing reports about Bigfoot being dropped off or taken up in their space craft, suppose that's what the alien was looking for? (Phantoms and Monsters)

Dr. Johnson's Supernatural Sasquatch

The War
I don't know any of the participants personally, though I have corresponded via blog comments with Steven Streufert in the past.  Nor am I a participant in this "war" between various Bigfooters. That qualifier done with, I am interested in this story concerning Dr. Johnson's paranormal-Sasquatch experiences, and those Bigfoot researchers who scream "No blasted damn WAY!!!!!!" So, the controversy. Bigfoot researcher team The Bluff Creek Project explored the area where Dr. Johnson says is the place where these paranormal events take place:

Bigfoot Evidence: Debate Rages On Between Warring Bigfoot Factions: “So for a while now we have been looking for Dr J’s Southern Oregon Habituation Area so we could visit it and debunk his supernatural claims. (Italics mine.)

The assumption on their part is that Matthew Johnson's claims are nonsense.

To be fair to the anti-paranormalers, they make the point that the area Johnson says is the supernatural Sasquatch hot spot is too close to the highway and houses for any Bigfoot to hang around. And the vortex Johnsons speaks of is probably caused by floodlights:

 We investigated Adam Davies portal as well and we are sure we have that figured out. There is a house 3/4 mile away with flood lights on it that point up the ridge. You can see it when you look low through the trees. (Bigfoot Evidence.)

Dr. Johnson has responded, and Streufert promises to present more soon on this on his blog. According to Johnson, the Sasquatch have told him it's "Time to move on."

Bigfoot Evidence links to the entire article at Bigfoot Junction: Dr. Johnson's Feud with the Bluff Creek Project.  That blog entry makes it clear they think the paranormal-Bigfoot connection is ludicrous crap.

As I wrote at the beginning of this post, I don't know any of the people involved in this. I don't know if Johnson is full of it or not. As with UFO experiences of the odder kind -- telepathic communications, alien visitations, visits to other planets, giant owls, floating through walls, and oh yes, sex with reptilians -- there is that realm where the weird gets decidedly weirder. Those of us living in this realm frequently feel we have to take sides. Not just sides but firm and solid stances that avow YES! or, NO! Then there are those of us who've had our own weird experiences, (yep, like me) who don't know what to make of it, really, and maybe aren't ready to fully embrace the YES! side, but will not stand with the NO! side. And in no way be quick to snort and laugh and set out to debunk the weirder weird. (Because remember: there are those that think the most level headed salt of the earth no nonsense Bigfoot researcher-camper-hunter-outdoorsperson who spits on anything remotely suggesting a UFO/paranormal Bigfoot connection, is nothing more than complete loony tunes by many.  It's a loop of relativeness.)

Psychic-UFO-Paranormal Bigfoot: Oregon and Beyond
Tales of psychic Bigfoot, of Bigfoot as alien, or UFOnaut, or supernatural creature, are not new. Oregon alone has its share of strange Bigfoot lore. Stan Johsnon (deceased) self-published his encounters with Sasquatch on his Sutherlin ranch that included travels with Bigfoot in UFOs and telepathic communications. The story of "Flix", the white Bigfoot in Albany, Oregon in the early 1960s, included UFOs and psychic conversations between the creature and humans. (That's how we know his name was "Flix"; he conveyed that to the psychic who interviewed him.) Ida Kannenberg, author and UFO witness and channeler, co-wrote with Lee Trippet My Brother Is a Hairy Man and discusses telepathic communications with Bigfoot in the Oregon coastal range.

These tales of strange Bigfoot encounters exist, and exist well beyond just Oregon. As with UFO research, Bigfoot research cannot dismiss these encounters simply because they're too fantastic.


There is one more thing. Matthew Johnson, a psychologist, saw a Bigfoot in 2000 while hiking with his family. This sighting was a profound experience for Johnson, and "haunted" him for years. (I relate to this feeling; with me, my sighting of an orange orb UFO is something that has stayed with me all these decades, and is what brought me into this field.) Then something even deeper, more profound, and certainly weird, happened to Matthew Johnson. And that is the whole supernatural-vortex-paranormal thing happening now.

Rather than dismiss Johnson as a nut, or a liar, or the whole topic as worthless (even harmful to Bigfoot research, some will say) let's look at the pattern.

Transformations: Changes in the Pattern
Witness Johnson sees a Sasquatch, something that very deeply affected him. Years later, his experiences continue, and transform. They transform from a simple sighting -- if you can call seeing a Bigfoot "simple" -- to the other wordily. The question is, of course, a big huge screaming Why? 

Is Johnson's long term relationship the catalyst for the weirder events he's reported? Is there a symbiotic dance that has to occur between human witness and Sasquatch in order to experience the highly anomalous?

Yes, the other obvious questions should be addressed as well. For example, is Johnson off his psychologically trained rocker? Is he a liar, a hoaxer?

But who's to judge if he's "crazy?" The liar/hoaxer element should be clear enough to prove. The rest is much harder to get at it, and much easier to ignore.

When Was Your First Time?

When was your first time hearing about Bigfoot? Not seeing a Sasquatch, but the first time you heard that such a creature existed.

My first time was when I was in my early teens -- roughly 1968. I think it was an episode of You Asked For It, where the program aired some of the Patterson footage. But I can't find a source for that, and it's possible I'm hazy on that memory.  (The dates for that program were: 1950 to 1959, with later incarnations in 1972, 1981, and 2000.) I do have a memory of watching a newsreel of the Patterson footage in the early 1970s when I worked in a movie theater. (Bigfoot on the big screen!)  So, in my teens if not earlier, was when I first became aware of the existence of Bigfoot.

I remember two stories from my teens about Bigfoot. One, from my brother, who insisted close friends of his who were camping in Northern California, were awakened at night and heard a large creature throwing oil drums at them. My brother was convinced, as were his friends, this was not being done by a bear. Both my brother and I were in our teens, so who knows if he was teasing me or not.

The other story I heard, again in my teens, was about Bigfoot living in the Topanga Canyon (California)  area, as I wrote for Tim Binnall's site, also here. As I wrote in those articles, I'm not that sure the people telling the stories actually believed them. They were just passing along a good story; more of a FOAF (folklore term: "friend of a friend")  tale, regardless of belief factor.

For myself, however, I believed back then that Bigfoot exists. And I still believe it.

"Trickster's Go ashore"

Something most definitely lost in translation here:

Regan Lee On The Paranormal Bigfoot by Marlaina Lucas: Regan Lee On The Paranormal Bigfoot:
At her "Trickster's Go ashore" border at "Binall of America", Regan Lee says: "The statement of charm Bigfoot' and creepy or paranormal phenomena amid other unknown creatures is synchronize for some to encompass mischievously. (It was for me, at first, heaps duration ago.) But go deeper, and you'll drop something fixed stranger: some classify of uncommon connection along with hazy military, paramilitary, scrutinize control and psy-op factions and outlandish creatures, such as Mothman, Bigfoot, and others." (UFO Brief Case.net) 

My column at Tim Binnall's site is Trickster's Realm, but I do like the jaunty idea of trickster's going ashore.

Frame 352 Cited by Skeptic Joe Nickell

Found this, from October of 2014 :Bigfoot at Mount Rainier? - CSI, by debunker Joe Nickell. Thought it funny he's cited this blog in his notes on the article, which, of course, pulls about Bigfoot, "proving" it to be a fantasy. Still.

New Photos May Show Bigfoot's Cloaking Ability | Mysterious Universe

New Photos May Show Bigfoot's Cloaking Ability | Mysterious Universe: According to Scott Carpenter, author of “The Bigfoot Field Journal,” Bigfoot goes into a cloaking or predator mode (named after the movie “Predator”) by using infrasound to convert water vapor in the air around it into microscopic prisms that reflect (maybe a better term is “deflect”) light away from their bodies. He claims this leaves a telltale distorted image that doesn’t quite match the background (leading skeptics to suspect editing) and says he has taken video footage of a Bigfoot in this cloaked or predator mode. (Mysterious Universe)

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Didn't See Sasquatch, Yet . . .

Updated: I tried, in this little sketch I did today, to capture the looming and overwhelming terror of this experience. The darkness and dark blue coming over the hill is heavy with this … dark energy that was simply huge.  Still working on it.

Overwhelming Hill Energy, colored pencil, Regan Lee

A few years ago I was driving in a rural area not too far from home. (Oregon.) Just out for a drive, nice day. Going further out, up a hill. I pulled over at the top of the hill to enjoy the view. Uphill side, valley below, delightful. Behind me, hills looming, and trees. No homes, no buildings, just out there. And yet, as it is in this area, only about twenty minutes from "civilization." Anyway, standing there for not more than five minutes, when suddenly, I had the most disturbing and, all right, frightening, experience.

One minute I'm happy, enjoying the view, next moment, I'm terrified. I mean, literally, frightened out of my mind. Overwhelming sense of fear, terror, danger. This feeling was mine, yes, being afraid of something, but that "something" was coming at me! It was huge, roiling down the hills behind me.

This was no panic attack. I've had true panic attacks, and this was nothing at all like those. This was something I've never experienced before or since. (Although, quite similar to an experience I had at night in a graveyard.)

I could almost hear a voice within this huge energy wave -- and that's what it was, an unseen but most definitely present wave -- that in very clear terms did not want me there. I had the crystal clear thought put into my head: GET OUT!

So I did.

For some reason, and to my surprise, there's a nagging Bigfoot connection in my mind to this experience. I personally don't immediately associate negative or threatening experiences with Sasquatch, though I'm aware of those stories of course. Why I have this association I don't know. Aside from my personal opinions on negative Sasquatch encounters, this experience had nothing to do with any kind of sighting of a Bigfoot. Or anything else. I didn't see anything, in the physical. No UFOs, no ghosts, no apparitions, and no Bigfoot.

I think this energy was some sort of nature-spirit energy, or force. Maybe something having to do with some of the forces responsible for the disappearances David Paulides researches. (See the "Missing 411" books.) (And I want to make it clear this is my speculation on my personal experience, and nothing Paulides himself has said.)

Frame 352 Cited in "Haunted Oregon"

I discovered today that this blog, Frame 352: The Stranger Side of Sasquatch, is cited in the book Haunted Oregon, by Andy Weeks.  No mention of moi by name, but the blog is mentioned as "…at least according to the blog Frame 352…"

The book is among the current display of Books are Fun, a school district wide book vendor that is set up each month in school staff rooms. I noticed the book during my lunch break; and naturally went right to Haunted Oregon. Surprised and delighted to discover this blog was mentioned!

"Bigfoot, ETs and Us" from Bizarre Bigfoot

Great post at SAR's Bizarre Bigfoot:

Bigfoot, ETs and Us | Bizarre Bigfoot: If we can imagine a world where Sasquatch/Bigfoot has been 'discovered', ie., solid video from multiple sources, along with the acknowledgment of academia, including the addition of the species to the taxonomic record, how will this scenario play out from that point?

So read on...