13 Reasons to Believe in BigFoot: A repost of my very 1st Steemit post...
This article is for anyone who has NOT had a BigFoot experience, because if you have had an encounter, then you already know BigFoot is real. i have not had an experience myself, and basically, this article will attempt to explain why i believe in the existence of these Creatures.
There will always be hoaxes, and they will always be sensationalized, and i will get into that a bit more towards the end.
#1 Lloyd Pye:
In 1999 a gentleman by the name of Lloyd Pye gave a lecture, based on his book, titled, "Everything you Know is Wrong". One of the many things that i took away from this lecture, was that, from a Biological standpoint, a creature like BigFoot ought to Exist. Something that came before the Neanderthal Man. Pye shows evidence that Neanderthal Man is far removed from Homo-sapiens; and what we know of the early hominid skeletons out of Africa, like Lucy, and others that came after that, is that they do follow a sequence of developmental features, up to this walking upright creature that we call Neanderthal Man. Pye didn't believe in Darwinism as we know it; he believed in Evolution to a point, but shows clearly that there really ought to be a missing link that came before Neanderthal, and fills in the natural progression of the early Hominids. He demonstrates how all of the early Hominids up to and including Neanderthal, are much more well adapted to the planet, than Homo-Sapiens, and everything we know about BigFoot, falls in line, with everything we know about the early Hominids.
#2 Grover Krantz :
Grover Krantz was an American Anthropologist, and a Primatologist; he also specialized in early Hominid Skeletal features. He was one of the first Scientists with the right educational background, to really take a good hard look at the evidence. Throughout his career Krantz Authored more than sixty Academic Articles, and ten Books, pertaining to Human Evolution. Mr. Krantz career was based in Academia, and he risked, basically everything to study BigFoot; he couldn't get funding, he was denied tenure, and the respect of his peers, yet, through scientific reasoning, he maintained a consistent belief in the existence of the creatures.
#3 The Cripple Foot Casts :
The Cripple Foot Casts were made from tracks at Bossburg Washington in December of 1969. It was actually one of these casts that convinced Mr. Krantz that BigFoot was real. Remember, Mr. Krantz was not only a Primatologist, but also an expert in the Skeletal Anatomy of early Hominids. So he was able to see things in this cast that most people would have never even considered; for instance dermal ridges, and the elongated toes; it was evident to him that they were much more flexible than human toes; that this creature could spread it's toes for greater stability, and he knew which bones were broken, and how it would have healed.
He concluded that the tracks had to have been made by an animal roughly eight feet tall, and eight hundred pounds. Now, all of this completely convinced Krantz, who argued that a hoax required someone who was incredibly familiar with the anatomy of the Human hand, who was able to make the connection between a non-opposable thumb, and the absence of a Thenar eminence, which refers to the group of muscles in the palm of the hand, at the base of the thumb. This led to Krantz's first publication on the subject of BigFoot, with an article entitled "Sasquatch Handprints", and it appeared in the Journal of North American Research Notes in 1971. Dr. Krantz was a man who stood in his Truth until his dying day. He always said, that definitive proof required a body.
#4 Dr. Jeff Meldrum :
Dr. Meldrum is a Professor of Anatomy, and Anthropology, at Idaho State University. Meldrum has published numerous Academic papers, ranging from vertebrae evolutionary morphology, the emergence of bipedal locomotion in Humans, and Sasquatch, and is a co-owner of a series of books on Paleontology. What Dr. Meldrum and others have done, with the continual presentation of new evidence, in the form of these tracks, is to further the research on the Dermal Ridges, and the Mid-tarsal break.
#5 Dermal ridges :
Just like the soles of our feet, or our fingerprints, Sasquatch feet and hands have dermal ridges; which is evident when the track is left under the right conditions, and in the right substrate. There will always be fakes, and their will always be experts, who are able to weed out the fakes based on their knowledge and experience.
Here you see a Hobbit foot, a prop from the film "the Lord of the Rings". This prosthetic foot has dermal ridges added for the sake of realism; but what cannot be faked however, are the many subtle nuances that are left, when a track is laid down; so much becomes evident. An example would be, that the Sasquatch toes curl under in mud or soft earth for traction, and the researchers refer to this spore as the "Peas in a Pod". There are other signs of how the toes are used in various types of terrain. You see, the Sasquatch foot is much different, and more complex than the Human foot.
Here is a picture of the Dermal ridges on the foot of a Sasquatch. Those deeper lines you see, are the crease marks, like we have in the palm of our hand, where it folds over; showing that there is more movement in the Sasquatch feet (not just in the toes)..
#6 Mid-tarsal break :
This is an Anatomical structure in the foot that is peculiar to Primates! Something that Sasquatch have, that we do NOT.
You can see from this diagram that the Sasquatch foot bends differently, and is actually placed on the ground differently during the Stride, and it leaves a particular kind of track. I am not a scientist, but, this to me is evidence. I'm sure that many would like to disagree. To the skeptics i would like to recommend Tom Brown's Book "The Tracker" to get a greater understanding of how a track is "read", and to perhaps gain a better respect for the Art of Tracking..
#7 Bill Munns :
Mr. Munns is a Creature Designer, and a costume creator, who has worked for many years creating Creatures for Movies, Museum Exhibits, and WildLife Art. When he first saw the Patterson-Gimlin film; he was struck by the realism, from his perspective of a costume designer.
What Bill Munns did for everyone, was get a hold of the original Patterson film from Mrs. Patterson and digitally remaster every single frame with the Sasquatch in it, and with a stabilization enhancement we were able to really see "Patty" for the First time!!
Frame #362
#8 M.K. Davis :
Just like in any new frontier there is always someone there to take it to a whole new level; and that man is M.K.Davis. He showed us "Patty" in a brand new light.
#9 The Patterson-Gimlin film:
which continues to reveal more and more as technology becomes available. Like this Close-up of Patty.
or the bulging Muscles in all the right places, and proportions..
The jiggle in the walk (bouncing breasts), and the herniated muscle in her thigh, that in Humans is indicative of an Athletic injury.
There will always be hoaxes, and they will always be sensationalized, and i will get into that a bit more towards the end.
#1 Lloyd Pye:
In 1999 a gentleman by the name of Lloyd Pye gave a lecture, based on his book, titled, "Everything you Know is Wrong". One of the many things that i took away from this lecture, was that, from a Biological standpoint, a creature like BigFoot ought to Exist. Something that came before the Neanderthal Man. Pye shows evidence that Neanderthal Man is far removed from Homo-sapiens; and what we know of the early hominid skeletons out of Africa, like Lucy, and others that came after that, is that they do follow a sequence of developmental features, up to this walking upright creature that we call Neanderthal Man. Pye didn't believe in Darwinism as we know it; he believed in Evolution to a point, but shows clearly that there really ought to be a missing link that came before Neanderthal, and fills in the natural progression of the early Hominids. He demonstrates how all of the early Hominids up to and including Neanderthal, are much more well adapted to the planet, than Homo-Sapiens, and everything we know about BigFoot, falls in line, with everything we know about the early Hominids.
#2 Grover Krantz :
Grover Krantz was an American Anthropologist, and a Primatologist; he also specialized in early Hominid Skeletal features. He was one of the first Scientists with the right educational background, to really take a good hard look at the evidence. Throughout his career Krantz Authored more than sixty Academic Articles, and ten Books, pertaining to Human Evolution. Mr. Krantz career was based in Academia, and he risked, basically everything to study BigFoot; he couldn't get funding, he was denied tenure, and the respect of his peers, yet, through scientific reasoning, he maintained a consistent belief in the existence of the creatures.
#3 The Cripple Foot Casts :
The Cripple Foot Casts were made from tracks at Bossburg Washington in December of 1969. It was actually one of these casts that convinced Mr. Krantz that BigFoot was real. Remember, Mr. Krantz was not only a Primatologist, but also an expert in the Skeletal Anatomy of early Hominids. So he was able to see things in this cast that most people would have never even considered; for instance dermal ridges, and the elongated toes; it was evident to him that they were much more flexible than human toes; that this creature could spread it's toes for greater stability, and he knew which bones were broken, and how it would have healed.
He concluded that the tracks had to have been made by an animal roughly eight feet tall, and eight hundred pounds. Now, all of this completely convinced Krantz, who argued that a hoax required someone who was incredibly familiar with the anatomy of the Human hand, who was able to make the connection between a non-opposable thumb, and the absence of a Thenar eminence, which refers to the group of muscles in the palm of the hand, at the base of the thumb. This led to Krantz's first publication on the subject of BigFoot, with an article entitled "Sasquatch Handprints", and it appeared in the Journal of North American Research Notes in 1971. Dr. Krantz was a man who stood in his Truth until his dying day. He always said, that definitive proof required a body.
#4 Dr. Jeff Meldrum :
Dr. Meldrum is a Professor of Anatomy, and Anthropology, at Idaho State University. Meldrum has published numerous Academic papers, ranging from vertebrae evolutionary morphology, the emergence of bipedal locomotion in Humans, and Sasquatch, and is a co-owner of a series of books on Paleontology. What Dr. Meldrum and others have done, with the continual presentation of new evidence, in the form of these tracks, is to further the research on the Dermal Ridges, and the Mid-tarsal break.
#5 Dermal ridges :
Just like the soles of our feet, or our fingerprints, Sasquatch feet and hands have dermal ridges; which is evident when the track is left under the right conditions, and in the right substrate. There will always be fakes, and their will always be experts, who are able to weed out the fakes based on their knowledge and experience.
Here you see a Hobbit foot, a prop from the film "the Lord of the Rings". This prosthetic foot has dermal ridges added for the sake of realism; but what cannot be faked however, are the many subtle nuances that are left, when a track is laid down; so much becomes evident. An example would be, that the Sasquatch toes curl under in mud or soft earth for traction, and the researchers refer to this spore as the "Peas in a Pod". There are other signs of how the toes are used in various types of terrain. You see, the Sasquatch foot is much different, and more complex than the Human foot.
Here is a picture of the Dermal ridges on the foot of a Sasquatch. Those deeper lines you see, are the crease marks, like we have in the palm of our hand, where it folds over; showing that there is more movement in the Sasquatch feet (not just in the toes)..
#6 Mid-tarsal break :
This is an Anatomical structure in the foot that is peculiar to Primates! Something that Sasquatch have, that we do NOT.
You can see from this diagram that the Sasquatch foot bends differently, and is actually placed on the ground differently during the Stride, and it leaves a particular kind of track. I am not a scientist, but, this to me is evidence. I'm sure that many would like to disagree. To the skeptics i would like to recommend Tom Brown's Book "The Tracker" to get a greater understanding of how a track is "read", and to perhaps gain a better respect for the Art of Tracking..
#7 Bill Munns :
Mr. Munns is a Creature Designer, and a costume creator, who has worked for many years creating Creatures for Movies, Museum Exhibits, and WildLife Art. When he first saw the Patterson-Gimlin film; he was struck by the realism, from his perspective of a costume designer.
What Bill Munns did for everyone, was get a hold of the original Patterson film from Mrs. Patterson and digitally remaster every single frame with the Sasquatch in it, and with a stabilization enhancement we were able to really see "Patty" for the First time!!
Frame #362
#8 M.K. Davis :
Just like in any new frontier there is always someone there to take it to a whole new level; and that man is M.K.Davis. He showed us "Patty" in a brand new light.
#9 The Patterson-Gimlin film:
which continues to reveal more and more as technology becomes available. Like this Close-up of Patty.
or the bulging Muscles in all the right places, and proportions..
The jiggle in the walk (bouncing breasts), and the herniated muscle in her thigh, that in Humans is indicative of an Athletic injury.
In my opinion, anyone who thinks this is a costume, at this point, just does not want to believe. There is plenty of evidence, and i am only scratching the surface.
#10 The indigenous cultures of the Land:
Even in places like Asia. Stories of these creatures are told by indigenous people all over the World, but especially in North America Sasquatch goes by many, many names, and their stories of them are as rich and varied as the native cultures who told them.
Most Native Americans refer to them as a type of people. Sometimes the stories related through the generations stated that they traded with each other, other times they were enemies, known to steal women from the Tribe.
One thing that is consistent in all the stories, is that these Creatures are Territorial. Sometimes Tribal members would call them out in the borderlands, and Sing to them, in order to appease them, and in turn, be left alone.
Again there is a tremendous amount of information on the subject.
#11 Historical accounts from Western Civilization :
Our known History is filled with accounts of BigFoot. This is a Wood carving from Medieval Europe slaying what they called a "Wildman"; Depicting what can only be described as a Sasquatch. Notice the head height is as high as the Knight on horseback!
In North America since the very first colonial days, there have been reports of BigFoot type creatures. Which makes sense according to Lloyd Pye; they migrated across the Bering land Bridge, just like some of the the Asian peoples, and they were possibly here for a lot longer than any Humans.
When Leif Ericson settled with his little colony, in what today is known as New Foundland Canada, he encountered the Sasquatch, and they referred to them as "Huge, Hairy Men with a rank odor, and deafening shrieks, who towered above his own men".
I'm sure that when the Stone Age Solutreans (also known as the Clovis people) came here from Europe over 13,000 years ago; they encountered the Sasquatch as well.
#12 Is for ALL the eye-witnesses who have already had an encounter; who don't have to believe, because they Know BigFoot is Real. Someday, i'd like to have an experience, but i'm old enough to know, to be careful what you wish for.
I can not vouch for the authenticity of
Park bulletin # 7 - 12, but,
i do know that Park Policy is to take note of an encounter,
but not to File an official report,
and that is a fact.
In regard to these eye-witness accounts; they cannot all be real, but given the preponderance of evidence available, they cannot all be fake either. We could argue which percent is real, and which percent is fake, but you see, that only proves my point; That a Relic Population of Hominids Exists in North America Today!
In the 1960's and 70's Parks and logging operations, were opening up roads that would now provide access to places that people could not previously get to without undue hardship. So you had a clash of Species.
#13 The Government Cover-up :
Another reason i believe in BigFoot is the "Official" government cover-up. Deny, Repudiate, Controvert, It's NOT a conspiracy, it's a Policy. Since the very first Documentary type Bigfoot Film there was always an attachment of the Paranormal. They had to spend time talking about Ghosts, Dragons and Lochness Monsters. In the film "BigFoot the Mysterious Monster", they spend over 10 minutes just talking about the Loch Ness monster. In that same Film, they show a would be "Proud" Hoaxer named Ray Pickens, putting down Fake Tracks right before showing an explanation by Grover Krantz. By reinforcing the fact that all of Humanity is vulnerable to deception, right before a serious Scientific Synopsis, they discredit the Researcher. That Ladies and Gentlemen is a Psy-Op. People do come forward, and in 1980 when Mt. St. Helens exploded there were multiple witnesses, of the same event, that came forward to tell their story of finding Dead Sasquatch, and even one Alive and horribly burned, that was taken away by Military men in Black SUV's. The witnesses were sworn to secrecy under threat of Prison time if they spoke about what they had witnessed.
#10 The indigenous cultures of the Land:
Even in places like Asia. Stories of these creatures are told by indigenous people all over the World, but especially in North America Sasquatch goes by many, many names, and their stories of them are as rich and varied as the native cultures who told them.
Most Native Americans refer to them as a type of people. Sometimes the stories related through the generations stated that they traded with each other, other times they were enemies, known to steal women from the Tribe.
One thing that is consistent in all the stories, is that these Creatures are Territorial. Sometimes Tribal members would call them out in the borderlands, and Sing to them, in order to appease them, and in turn, be left alone.
Again there is a tremendous amount of information on the subject.
#11 Historical accounts from Western Civilization :
Our known History is filled with accounts of BigFoot. This is a Wood carving from Medieval Europe slaying what they called a "Wildman"; Depicting what can only be described as a Sasquatch. Notice the head height is as high as the Knight on horseback!
In North America since the very first colonial days, there have been reports of BigFoot type creatures. Which makes sense according to Lloyd Pye; they migrated across the Bering land Bridge, just like some of the the Asian peoples, and they were possibly here for a lot longer than any Humans.
When Leif Ericson settled with his little colony, in what today is known as New Foundland Canada, he encountered the Sasquatch, and they referred to them as "Huge, Hairy Men with a rank odor, and deafening shrieks, who towered above his own men".
I'm sure that when the Stone Age Solutreans (also known as the Clovis people) came here from Europe over 13,000 years ago; they encountered the Sasquatch as well.
#12 Is for ALL the eye-witnesses who have already had an encounter; who don't have to believe, because they Know BigFoot is Real. Someday, i'd like to have an experience, but i'm old enough to know, to be careful what you wish for.
I can not vouch for the authenticity of
Park bulletin # 7 - 12, but,
i do know that Park Policy is to take note of an encounter,
but not to File an official report,
and that is a fact.
In regard to these eye-witness accounts; they cannot all be real, but given the preponderance of evidence available, they cannot all be fake either. We could argue which percent is real, and which percent is fake, but you see, that only proves my point; That a Relic Population of Hominids Exists in North America Today!
In the 1960's and 70's Parks and logging operations, were opening up roads that would now provide access to places that people could not previously get to without undue hardship. So you had a clash of Species.
#13 The Government Cover-up :
Another reason i believe in BigFoot is the "Official" government cover-up. Deny, Repudiate, Controvert, It's NOT a conspiracy, it's a Policy. Since the very first Documentary type Bigfoot Film there was always an attachment of the Paranormal. They had to spend time talking about Ghosts, Dragons and Lochness Monsters. In the film "BigFoot the Mysterious Monster", they spend over 10 minutes just talking about the Loch Ness monster. In that same Film, they show a would be "Proud" Hoaxer named Ray Pickens, putting down Fake Tracks right before showing an explanation by Grover Krantz. By reinforcing the fact that all of Humanity is vulnerable to deception, right before a serious Scientific Synopsis, they discredit the Researcher. That Ladies and Gentlemen is a Psy-Op. People do come forward, and in 1980 when Mt. St. Helens exploded there were multiple witnesses, of the same event, that came forward to tell their story of finding Dead Sasquatch, and even one Alive and horribly burned, that was taken away by Military men in Black SUV's. The witnesses were sworn to secrecy under threat of Prison time if they spoke about what they had witnessed.
Ivan Marx, a man noted for his outrageous fake Bigfoot films and photos, worked for Disney Studios as an animal handler in Wildlife films, before he really "got into" BigFoot. Mrs. Marx sewed costumes for Disney Productions.
From 1940 till his death in 1966 Walt Disney worked as an undercover FBI Agent for the Los Angeles Office. Now for his part Walt Disney gave J. Edgar Hoover access to all of the Disney Scripts before they were released, and he got to change whatever he felt should be changed. This was definitely a tool for propaganda. Hoover even allowed Disney to film in the FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C.; and what did they film there?
The Mickey Mouse Club ! All those child Actors; I'm sure it was all legitimate, and they didn't have too many Pizza parties !!
Disney was made a Full Special Agent Contact. As a Bureau contact, he reported on Actors, and screenwriters, and anybody in Hollywood circles that they wanted information on.
I don't think it's too much of a stretch to say, that at some point, while Ivan Marx worked for Disney Studios; he may have been approached by a man, dressed in a black suit, that made him an offer, he couldn't refuse. Marx was already a Bigfoot enthusiast at the time. When word of the Cripple foot BigFoot got out, Marx was the first "researcher" on the scene. He was already in place to invite other researchers to come; he even rented a trailer to Renee Dahinden to stay at, while he did his research.
In his movie "The Legend of BigFoot" Marx states that he ran out of money while searching for BigFoot, he left his Northern California Home for a job in Bossburg WA because he needed the money; while locals claimed, they never knew him to have a job. He just went about his business, whatever that was. The word around town was that at least a few people knew about this crippled Bigfoot before any researchers showed up. That Ivan Marx would leave Bernie California, where he was well established to move to a north Washington Ghost Town, for a Job that didn't exist; it all seems a bit Fishy. Rumors of specially trained hunting dogs, followed him wherever he went. Marx would go on to perpetuate multiple hoaxes, films and photos, and even once sold a film to Peter Byrne, that when run, only showed a dancing Mickey Mouse. There were two financial backers supporting the researchers; two camps, and Ivan Marx belonged to neither. He went back and forth between the two camps gathering information. When Ivan Marx finally left town. There was never another cripple foot track found again!
Flash forward to 2008 .. the Biggest hoax in the history of Bigfoot hoaxes. Who is at the center of it? Promoter Tom Biscardi who at the young age of 21 received his first National spotlight in Bigfoot Headlines. Biscardi to this day states that his Bigfoot tracking abilities were taught to him by none other than Ivan Marx himself.
Did you ever wonder how a REPEATED HOAXER could get National Coverage on all the Major networks!
Spooky Southcoast is a YouTube content creator that interviewed Tom C. Biscardi on their radio show
Of interest is at 3:25 Mr. Biscardi says he worked for the infamous Lockheed in 1967 !!
Also he goes on about Ivan Marx being the "BigFoot expert" That everyone went to him concerning BigFoot, including
Walt Disney..
Wow, what a thorough post. I admit I didn't read it all but it is fascinating! Sasquatch is something I haven't done much research on but I wouldn't be surprised if they do or did exist.
Thank you. Read it all the way through to understand the how the cover up may work..