Double JJ and Mama's Search for Bigfoot - The First Try This Summer #bigfoot #paranormal #sasquatch

Summer is our time to do the bigfooting. Our first endeavor this summer was in the Stanley, Idaho area. Full of hope and expectation, we loaded up our equipment and headed into the wilds.

We had only been at our campsite for one night when we noticed the truck was acting strange. Windows wouldn't roll down. The radio looked dead. That sort of thing. Of course, Stanley's only mechanic was on vacation until the weekend so we decided we'd better drive into Boise and get the truck checked out.  We left the camper, intending to drive back up that night. The nice camp attendant offered to keep an eye on it for us. 

Unfortunately, about two miles before we made it into Banks, Idaho, the truck totally shut down. We were lucky we made it to the side before the end. A very nice man stopped and tried to jump the truck but no go so he gave us a ride into Eagle where my friend drove out, picked us up and took us home. Son called a tow truck who agreed to meet us at the truck so we got my car and headed back up. 

The truck was towed to my son's mechanic who decided it was the alternator but wouldn't be able to have it finished until the next morning. *Sigh*. So next morning, we headed back out. By this time, we were down to only a few days left.

We knocked, we set trail cams, used the wild animal call and the listening device but nothing this time.  So goes bigfooting but there is always a next time. 

The best I can say about the trip is if there is a Murphy's Law, we certainly were in the bull's eye! 

Happy Bigfooting!

Double JJ's and Mama's Search for Bigfoot - The Game Is On! #bigfoot #paranormal #sasquatch #scifi #plparker

 

So the season commences! Double JJ and I are off to the woods in search of the elusive Bigfoot.  We've added new equipment, the most exciting is a portable speaker to get those Bigfoot calls out there!  We are ready! 

(Although, once again, I ask myself, am I prepared if we actually find one?)  

We shall have to see when the time comes.  I am practicing my sprints in the event I need a quick getaway.  I used to be a fast runner but time and tide have taken their toll.  

Anyway, we are off to the woods and wish us luck - either in finding one or making good our escape!

Happy squatching! 

Double J's and Mama's Search for Bigfoot: Stumped But Not Defeated #bigfoot #searchforbigfoot #paranormal #plparker

Hello Again!

Well, we ventured out on our overnighter to John Day to search for the elusive Bigfoot where so many years ago, I heard what I truly believe was his roar.

We were excited, prepared to find something, and the weather was perfect.  The moon was full and we really felt like we had a chance.

Unfortunately, the slippery giant was beyond our reach.  The area where we planned to center our search had suffered significant burn-off and I doubt anything would stay in the area for any length of time.

We focused our search on other parts of the Malheur National Forest but I have to tell you, that is the quietest forest we've every searched so far.  Didn't even hear birds.  Was spooky it was so quiet.

Anyway, we knocked, we howled, we played back supposed Bigfoot howls but other than having a good time doing it, our efforts were unsuccessful.

We are undaunted though.  As our heroes on TV would say, tomorrow is another day!

Onward and upward.

Mama

Double J's and Mama's Search for Bigfoot - Part 2 - Background History #bigfoot #paranormal #searchingforbigfoot

As a preface to our search for Bigfoot, I thought I'd give you a little family background history as to the beginnings of our interest. 

Rumor has it that when my Grandfather Bryan (no nonsense man) was working on the railroad in Canada, something big was on a ridge above them and was throwing rocks.  It would come into their camp at night and leave footprints. Grandpa was not one to make things up.  He grew up hunting and fishing and knew what the wilds held.

Another family addition to the search happened when I was 25.  We were having a family campout in Eastern Oregon and were camped below Elk Meadows near John Day.  We were sitting around the fire visiting when about 9:00 p.m., the elk starting whistling in alarm and then we could hear them stampeding. Then this loud and long roar, the scariest sound I've ever heard outside of TV or the movies, echoed down through the area.  My father, also a hunter and fisherman, stopped, stared into the dark and said "What the f$#% was that?"  It wasn't a bear, a cougar or anything he could identify.  I was so scared, I got up and went into the trailer. My son and his cousin were sitting up in bed and their eyes were huge. "What was that?" my son asked. I personally to this day believe it was Bigfoot and he was hunting the elk.

We will continue our search.

Double J's and Mama's Search for Bigfoot #bigfoot #paranormal #searchforbigfoot

Well, having an interest in Bigfoot and watching everything the TV has to offer on the subject, my son and I decided it was time to dip our feet into the Bigfoot pool.  We purchased trail cams, night vision goggles, night vision cameras, a speaker to blast out Bigfoot howls, and various other equipment we knew we needed to do this right (none of this, of course, I have any clue as to how to use).

So loaded with all this techy equipment, we embark on our very first Bigfoot search.  We had planned a camping trip to Stanley, Idaho, and with all the wilderness and rugged areas up around there, we felt it was a perfect place to begin our search.

First night out, we went in the dark.  Note to self: don't do that again. Was too scared to even get out of the pickup and was terrified for my son who was
wandering around in the dark knocking on trees and howling.  As my son's partner in crime, I wasn't handling the situation too well.

Second night out, went out a little earlier, found a really good spot and set up a trail cam.  Made some knocks and son howled some.  Amazingly enough, he got a knock back and something responded to his howls!  Talk about the luck of the beginner! (I hid in the truck!)

We collected the trail cam the next morning but haven't had time to really look through the 50 pictures the trail cam took.  Who knows?  We might have gotten something.

Anyway, we did what we wanted to do and are going to keep it going.  I have to admit, I'm not as adventurous as I'd like to be. The thought of being alone in the woods looking for a creature 3 times my size and then some has me somewhat nervous but I will never be too far from the truck just in case.

Wish us luck! 

Getting Ready for the Big Moment - Searching for Bigfoot/Aliens

I'm a little bit scifi so - okay, I admit! I am a believer in Bigfoot and aliens!

With an Amazon gift card I got for Christmas, I bought a telescope.  Haven't figured out how to use it yet, but at least I have the darn thing.  Took my hubby a couple of days to put it together. Amazing how many working parts a telescope has.  After much grumbling and a noticeable increase in his ability to swear, he got the thing put together.  

I imagine seeing aliens, tracking Bigfoot, being the first to prove these creatures are real! Now I'm checking out Bigfoot research groups in the area and also alien research groups! They have to be here! I have to find them!

Wish me luck in my endeavor.  I'm excited but what if I do actually encounter one or the other?  Will I be so excited then?

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Off the Beaten Path

Okay, so I come from a family that takes great interest in the unlikely or bizarre.  We've always been interested in the possibility of aliens, little green men, or as is common folklore, little grey men, and creatures of the woods, namely, Bigfoot.

At times I am a firm believer!  Years ago when my oldest son was 4 (he is now 43), the family was camping below Elk Meadows in the John Day, Oregon, area.  It was after dark, we were all sitting around the campfire just relaxing after a day of fishing when we heard the elk go crazy whistling in alarm and then the sound of them stampeding.  Almost simultaneously, we heard this long, drawn-out roar, the like

of which none of us has ever heard before. We all froze, startled and scared. My father who was an avid outdoorsman and hunter and had been all his life, said "What the f___ was that?"  None of us could even give a reasonable opinion.  It wasn't a bear.  We know what an enraged bear sounds like! It wasn't a mountain lion, or anything else we had heard in the wilds before.  

I got up and went into the camper.  If something was attacking, I didn't want to see it.  My oldest sister's daughter, April, and my son, Jared (both 4 at the time time) were sitting up in bed, their eyes as round as plates.  Jared said "Mommy, what was that noise?"  I had no answer then.

Today, I truly believe if Bigfoot does exist, that was what we heard that night.  Call me crazy or impressionable, but that's what I believe.

What is your crazy belief?

Patsy
P. L. Parker


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