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If you’ve been RV’ing and camping, you’ve seen Sasquatch and Big Foot stickers on the vehicles and in the parks. Is it real? Is Big Foot lurking in our recreational spaces? Should we all be looking for, and even protecting this legendary hide-and-seek world champion? Heck if we know, but we’ll talk about it!
Sasquatch Mystery or Missing Link?
Whether you know it as bigfoot, ape-man, or the abominable snowman, the modern bigfoot mysteries began with the British explorer David Thompson, who is credited with the first discovery in 1811 of a set of bigfoot footprints. Visual sightings occur each year and images and video have also contributed to the legend, too!
What is a Sasquatch?
Bigfoot is described as a primate ranging from 6 to 15 feet tall, standing erect on two feet, and often giving off a foul smell while moving silently or emitting a high-pitched cry. Footprints have measured up to 24 inches (60 cm) in length and 8 inches (20 cm) in width. A Soviet scientist, Boris Porshnev, suggested it be a remnant of Neanderthals, but most scientists do not officially recognize the creature’s existence.
Where is Bigfoot seen?
About one-third of all claims of Bigfoot sightings are located in the Pacific Northwest with the remaining reports spread throughout the rest of North America. Sightings predominantly occur in the northwestern region of including the states and territories Washington, Oregon, North California and British Columbia. Other prominent areas of supposed sightings include the rural areas of the Great Lakes region and the southeastern United States. According to data collected from the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization’s Bigfoot sightings database in 2019, Washington has over 2,000 reported sightings, California over 1,600, Pennsylvania over 1,300, New York and Oregon over 1,000, and Texas has just over 800.
Helpful Links for this Episode:
- RVSmallTalk.com | All RV Small Talk Episodes
- Princesscraft.com | Princess Craft RV
- SasquatchChronicles.com | Sasquatch Chronicles
- Wikipedia.com/Bigfoot | Wikipedia Article on Bigfoot
- Britannica.com/Sasquatch | Britannica Article on Sasquatch
- Mythology.Net/Bigfoot | Mythology.Net Article on Bigfoot
