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Yesterday, took my wife on a trip over to WV for the fall colors. We do a trip every year as sort of a birthday present for her as her birthday is 1 November. Most of the time we go up Skyline Drive in SNP, but the leaves there are still pretty green up there. Thus the run over to WV. Took RT 33 out of Harrisonbug over to the state line. Really nice scenery along the way, and luckily the leaves were beautiful along way. Made it all the way up to Seneca Rocks. We got there around 20-30 minutes before closing. What I found somewhat surprising in the visitors center was that they had several BF items for sale (currently 20% off since it is the end of the season...). They had a couple of BF stickers for you vehicle, a BF necklace, and the BF Field Guide by Meldrum. As I said, I was pretty surprised that National Forest Service would have these things in their gift shop since they do not officially recognize the existence of said creature. On the way back, we stopped at the general store in Brandywine. Again, I was surprised when I found that they had (among a large selection of other signs as well) three BF signs made to resemble road signs. Each showed a different silhouette of BF, along with a caption. The three captions were, "Do not feed the Sasquatch", "Hide and Seek World Champion", and my favorite, "Don't stop believing". I thought all the BF stuff was pretty interesting since this was not the PNW and WV is not really known (at least like the west coast) as a BF haven. But Pendleton County has the most number of reports as listed on the BFRO, and Randolph County, just next door, has the second most. Never expected to see all the BF stuff in WV. As a bonus, when you travel from Harrisonburg to WV, you go through Rockingham County, which has the most number of reports (BFRO) in VA. We took an unplanned side trip to Switzer Lake which is right before the state line. Unbeknownst to me at the time, there have been a couple of incidents at the lake and the general area has had several others. I do wish I had known that at the time. Oh well.... I am thinking that I might get my son to go with me back there for a weekend camping trip at some point. The area is very remote, heavily wooded, and non populated.

If you're willing to drive another 50 miles North West of there (to Elkins WV), you can join WVFooter, Mrs gigantor and I in our research area. It would be fun.

There were BF in WV in the 40s/50s as I have a family encounter told to me by my grandmother. Very up close and personal told to her by her Dad. Also have 4 family members who saw black lions on two different occasions (2 ppl each sighting). Also a UFO and ghost thing....now that I type that out, maybe my family is full of shit?

Reminds me of the "Wizard of Oz" Pay no attention to that mountain lion that jumped over the wall.

Behavior of Homo Erectus is a very broad topic because it has become apparent by paleontologists that there is a spectrum of HE species. It isn't just one. It covers many archaic humans and there are many gaps in the fossil record. However, we do know enough to know when HE existed and unless we are talking millions of years of a distant past we will never have a complete fossil record of, then it would be biologically impossible for HE to have evolved into the creature of BF. It's just not a reasonable theory based on physiology alone. HE behaviors that we do know of based on archaeological finds are similar to other humans such as neanderthals and homo sapiens. Remarkably similar in fact and if you need me or some giant you tube video pasted into this forum prove it then I would say, first just do some basic research to figure that out for yourself instead since that clarity is already out there.

How about writing a scenario or two that would explain Humans making the nests by breaking of huckleberry shoots up to an inch and a half in diameter? About twelve hundred square yards of huckleberry shoots. Located miles behind locked gates in a remote virtually impenetrable area of woods. I'd be interested in reading whatever you come up with. I think an explanation that would make sense might be welcomed by most.

It’s starting to seem to me that the supposed evidence we have is not enough to get the ball rolling any more than it already has. We can scream all day about a finger bone that lead to a discovery but we cannot even produce that in regards to a creature that supposedly inhabits most of North America currently. The biggest claim of evidence we have, sightings, are detrimental to our argument. We expect them to believe that BF is damn near everywhere yet leaves virtually no tangible, verifiable, repeatable evidence. That’s egg on our face as a community. I don’t want to hear about the secret evidence in private collections, the vids or pics that may exist etc. We do not produce the goods.