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You may be onto something. Years ago I was investigating the lahar on the East Side of Mt St Helens. For several years I got up there in the spring as the snow melted and patrolled the lahar hoping to find a bigfoot that might have been killed and buried by the 1980 eruption. Each spring the runoff is strong and washes away the lahar very aggressively. That did not yeild any direct results but I found a peculiar pile of rocks that was rectangular in form and seemed to have been created by stacking of rocks. It was about 12 by 6 and the rocks were piled up three feet higher than the surrounding rocky areas. While a rectangular form was unusual and out of place, what really got my attention was a some rocks at the West end of the rectangular pile of rocks. It was several rocks delicately ballanced on each other and looked very much like a birds neck and head. There is no way rocks could have been deposited there naturally. If the area was more accessible I would pin the contruct on some human. But It had taken me two hours of scrambling over rocks to get there. I had previously discussed the bigfoot burial rock pile with Thom Powell in his fictional book. He had mentioned that some events in the book he wrote were actual experiences either he or people he knew had experienced. I asked him about that particular experience of what happened when they started remove rocks from what they thought might be a BF grave. Remembering that book I approached the rock pile, examined the bird figure, and took pictures but did not get any closer than 4 feet from it. All of the time I was there I felt like I was being watched. I noted its position in reference to the Ape Canyon trail and a very large down tree trunk below it. The next year I returned to the area and could not find it. Apparently the embankment had collapsed on it and buried it along with the large log. If bigfoot buries their dead, they likely use the same techniques that human nomadic people have used in rocky areas.. The humans, lacking digging tools, simply cover the remains with enough rock to prevent scavengers from getting to the remains. Another thing that suggests use of rock, is the frequent sighting of bigfoot in old rock quarries. Certainly even with tools burial of some 8 or 9 foot creature would be difficult in rooty forest soil. If my suspected bird is common that certainly would be a sign that BF decorates its graves in some manner. That certainly would make archaeology methods useful to look for BF remainst. However if Powells book is any indication of reality, messing with a grave might be a really bad idea.

I've just become unschackled from the drudgery of work. This past year offered once-in-a-lifetime challenges, and untold hours spent, on Covid-related matters. I'm used to getting out in early Spring, long before this, looking for activity, such as prints, in muddy areas. Can't wait to get out this week, backpack loaded with gear, and just focusing on the forest. What secrets lie there waiting to reveal themselves? I will likely miss many, perhaps almost all of them, but a few await detection. I hope others revel in the beauty of Spring and rebirth of the forest. It's the time of year for enjoying outdoor adventures and allowing ourselves to experience all that lives within. Better late than never....and hopeful for many "Field trips 2.0" posts in the months to come.

Hey all. Always interested, one possible encounter. Want to learn more since I spend a considerable amount of time in the woods and fishing.

BobbyO, Steve Isdahl wrote on his YouTube channel that he would post the same video/story repeatedly every month because he felt it was very important. However, I think he has posted it previously ~3 and ~6 months ago. Not quite every month. I heard it for the first time last year, and I believe that he also included it in his book. I don't know if the eyewitness (John Black) has written to BFRO or not.

Tobe Johnson is a friend that @Madison5716introduced me to and the three of us have gone out into the field. He's quite the character! He is a magnet for strange things happening in his life, to put it mildly. He was the person who called Cliff Barackman about the London trackway.

GuyInDiana, looking (well actually staring) at the right hand print, that doesn't seem consistent with it leaning over to peek in the window. The left hand seems more solidly placed, but the right looks like it quite obviously slid on the glass. Yet, not with the full hand in contact with the glass. I wonder if what we're looking at is an attempt to push the camper over or at least rock it. The reason I say that is because if you're applying force in an upward motion, that would account for the smear pattern of the 'pinky' finger moving in an opposite direction to the thumb, index and middle fingers. What's odd is the lack of impression of the ring finger. So of course I've tested with my own hand. If you're applying pressure and sliding your hand to the right, your ring finger does seem to push up off the surface, along with the middle finger to a lesser degree. The next thing is that there seems to be more sand in the glass print vs. the lower print. This leads me to believe that the first attempt was on the glass. It seems that it was smart enough to realize the hand slides on the glass, therefore, it next tries lower on the siding leaving less sand this time. Another interpretation could be the high and low prints are the first impressions before it looks in the window, when it sees its reflection causing it to swipe at the other face to push it away. The only problem with this interpretation is that in this scenario, I'd think the whole print would smear to the right with little upward movement and that it would include more of the whole palm. The last thing is the very fact that there is so much sand and mud for something that supposedly is an upright walking creature. This leads me to think that the approach to the camper was done stealthily using hands on the ground in the process. I suppose it may have just been playing in the sand at the riverbank and decided to stop by. The question is - do you ever go there and find things inside knocked over consistent with something shaking the camper?