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My late Uncle Floyd had a sheet metal fabrication business in Redmond, WA and loved boating on Puget Sound and up through the San Juan's. He kept getting bigger boats, the last being a 35' Chris Craft that he docked in Lake Union. In '61 when I was ten, he took my folks and me on a three day trip ending with an overnight stay at Victoria, B.C. On the cruise back to Seattle he let me con the boat for a bit in open water while he scanned around with his 10 x 50's. He spotted a pod of Orcas about half a mile off to starboard and took over the helm while handing me the binocs. I'd never heard of them at that time and he told me that they were also called blackfish. That's one of those experiences I can still play back in my mind's eye, though it was 57 years ago this month, and I also have that pair of binoculars.

Well the sightings don't occur where camping reports are concerned, that's the thing. It's by and large mainly non visual reports anyway where camping reports are concerned. Actual visual reports would make up less than 10% of all camping reports across the main States like WA, OR, IL, NY, CA, out of the hundreds and hundreds of camping reports. --- #Sasquatch #Squatchermetrics There are some things in life that you can do to increase your chances of seeing a Sasquatch, and then there's others that won't, such as when you're camping in the Pacific Northwest in Spring and Summer.The following numbers are based on over 120 Reports from the turn of the century that fall within these specific search parameters. 94% of all Reports from Campers in the PNW States/Provinces of BC, WA, OR, CA, MT and ID in Spring are Non Visual Reports. 93% of all Reports from Campers in the PNW States of WA, OR, CA, MT and ID in Summer are Non Visual Reports. --- #Sasquatch #Squatchermetrics Camping, a past time that many of us think/thought would give us a great chance to actually see one of the most elusive animals on the planet with our own eyes.How incredibly wrong we were. Do these numbers however, possibly give us an insight in to the inquisitive yet incredibly shy nature of our subject ? Or are we looking at possible geographical trends with some pockets of populations in different areas, that are more conscious to "stay hidden" than others ? Number of Non Visual Reports > Total Reports from Witnesses Camping : WA - 231/243 (95%) OR - 114/119 (96%) CA - 145/187 (78%) MO - 66/74 (89%) IL - 131/136 (96%) NY - 66/67(99%) 2,619 Actual Visual Sighting Reports in Total > 173 (7%) Reports from Witnesses Camping. 2,524 Non Visual Reports in Total > 535 (21%) Reports from Witnesses Camping.

I wouldn't bet on someone who just takes off into rugged, unfamiliar terrain without so much as a water bottle and with footwear unsuited for most everything (we called them shower shoes in the Navy and that's as much as I could stand wearing the things for) having the ability to walk a straight line absent a sidewalk. I hope he appreciates how fortunate he is to have survived such ignorance.

I've heard some Natives out here in BC, refer to orcas as blackfish, said to represent their ancestors.

More likely, given the behavior you've shown here, they simply say what you want to hear so they don't face your ridicule. MIB