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The geography of Washington State is chaotic. People go missing and some are found and some are not found. Some want to disappear and some want to commit suicide. Humans get too close to natural features and usually die. They are not wearing the proper footwear. IIRC, there was a report on a deceased person, and the comments specifically pointed out wrong footwear. The victim slipped and fell. I think that coroners have a separate category for 'death by selfie' ( over the cliff / falls ). People fall: off of boats, cliffs, over waterfalls, off of bridges, into rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, ponds, into ice covered bodies of water, crevasses. Get washed out to sea while surf fishing. Cold water kills and the number of persons in Washington incidents that do not use / have flotation devices is criminal. Years ago, a skeleton of a Salal picker was found. Never reported missing. The victim was later identified. No foul play. Depending on the scenario, a 'double investigation' is started. One looks at the event and the second looks at background information as in debt / liabilities and if knee breakers were in the hunt. Years ago, a guy allegedly did a sport jump out of a helicopter with a 'squirrel suit'. Dark colored fabric, no cell phone, no strobe, no locater beacon. Gone. In Washington State, I don't get too excited about missing tourists. The internet keyboard warriors go crazy but the investigation takes time to produce the facts. I wear rubber boots that have an excellent grip.

While this is excellent news and I enjoyed LMS (also own the book), I wonder what new research or evidence they can produce that will further the cause. I really don't think there has been any major discoveries of much relevance as of late or has there? What are they going to do? Rehash Patty for the millionth time? Reexamine the Sierra sounds once more? Do a deep dive into the Freeman footage? What more could be done that can go beyond the first LMS?

Stay safe guys! All this talk makes me glad I live in Michigan.

I was bitten by a tiny rattler that I stepped on barefooted when I was 16 years old. We had just finished hiking six miles up a river canyon and set up camp. No commo. I knew it was imperative to walk out immediately. I was in pretty bad shape when we got to the car, and my girlfriend (never driven before, especially a muscle car with a four speed) almost killed us both on that mountain road in just the very few additional miles to the ranger station. The staff there got me to the hospital another 20 miles or so away. But my foot was saved. Anti-venom is the salvation we have that so many in the third world don't.

Hey Cat...he definitely leads, but took him a while to follow my specific trails, and he gets it now....no more yelling in the woods looking for him thank goodness! He took off after something the other day, only saw a glimpse and looked like a cougar, but not sure. It ran across a creek, it was a blur, but it left some interesting prints and shown below. I didn't want to get my new hiking shoes muddy, but they are big!

This is a topic I tend not to get too caught up on. So many BS claims made over the years with very little evidence, which is the norm I guess. Third party stories are fun but they are just that. I always found John Mionczynski's experiences when working with the US Forest Service interesting however. These date back to the 70's but shine a light on the attitudes and approach to the 'problem' within his local office. Anyone keen to know more check out the the very good interview with Jon on the solid Sasquatch Tracks podcast. Absolutely fascinating stuff from a guy who seems to keep his profile pretty low in BF circles these days. https://sasquatchtracks.com/2021/12/21/john-mionczynski-the-biologist-and-bigfoot-st-027/