Diary Entry-The plot thickens and Willow Creek approaches!

A man fishing by the bank of the Mad River in Blue Lake saw something strange on the other side of the river. Big deal. I have read countless incident reports like this that go nowhere. I couldn’t have been more wrong!

A garden variety sighting in Blue Lake evolved into something BIG. It evolved into a GIGANTIC discovery! I stumbled onto what appears to be part of a jawbone that may have belonged to a squatch!

John’s report mentioned he saw a ‘cocoon’ in his report, but I didn’t think much of it at the time. The cocoon came up again when we were knocking back beers at Mad River Brewing Company. Again, I didn’t really think much of it.

Then, I saw one! I am sure it wasn’t the one John saw back in 1999. But, it bore a striking resemblance to the one he described.

Fortunately, I was able to retrieve it from a mound of debris in the middle of the river. After cracking it open, I reached in and found something HUGE. I mean this in a literal and metaphorical sense.

It appeared to be a giant jawbone. It immediately reminded me of a picture of the jawbone of a Gigantopithecus! Did I stumble onto the jawbone of a Sasquatch?

John posited this interesting idea that these cocoons are perhaps part of some weird funeral ceremony squatches perform. He thought they put the remains of their dead loved ones in a cocoon they construct and send them down the river. It sounds like the Sasquatch equivalent of a Viking funeral.

If my discovery is any indication, John might have been onto something. I need to get the jawbone analyzed by a professional. But, I can’t see any way it could belong to a human (or a bear).

I’m hoping I can get some answers at Willow Creek. If there’s any place on the planet where you can get answers to any squatch related questions or conundrums, it is at the Bigfoot capital of the world!

After nearly 300 miles, I am almost there. Willow Creek is where the famed Paterson-Gimlin footage was captured in 1965. More than FIFTY years later, no one can say definitively if it is real or a hoax.

But the jawbone I found is decidedly REAL. Dr. Jane Goodnall is in Willow Creek giving a talk and I just HAVE to get it to her! How awesome would it be to confirm the jawbone is that of a descendent of gigantopithecus in the Bigfoot capital of the world??

It’s a long shot. But, the idea of it gives me goosebumps. Truthfully, just the idea of going to Willow Creek gives me goosebumps.