About
1995 I had the opportunity to make a deer
hunting trip (with my brother, a friend from
work and his older brother) into the Yalakam
River country, not too far from Lillooet.
Looking at the map now, I believe we hunted
off a logging road that ended at the
headwaters of Leon Creek, in the Camelsfoot
Mountain Range. Although we didn't get any
deer that particular trip, I did bring home a
multiple Sasquatch sighting report.
On
the evening of our first day hunting we went
in towards the end of this logging road
(called Upper Swamp Road on wooden markers
along the way) and stopped in a logged off
draw about ¾ of a mile from the end of the
road. When we got out of the truck in this
valley, my friend Sil mentioned that his uncle
had been coming up this same road the previous
fall and spotted what he thought was a black
bear digging roots about 60 feet from the far
treeline. Looking at the spot he was pointing
towards, I would say it was no more than 100
yards or so into the clearing from our vantage
point. Seems his uncle stopped and readied his
rifle to take the bear when it presented a
clear shot. Quite soon the somewhat surprised
animal suddenly realized it was being watched
and quickly stood up.
Sil
went on to explain that his uncle literally
got the shock of his life when a huge
Sasquatch now loomed in front of him and with
four or five giant steps hit the treeline and
disappeared from sight into the timber.
Apparently Sil's uncle was so shaken by what
he had just seen that upon his return home he
vowed to close family and friends that he'd
never to go into this country again for as
long as he lived.
Sil
also told of meeting two very old hunters at
this same location the previous fall that
mentioned in a tailgate conversation of seeing
a Sasquatch at this very spot the year before.
In fact, they said they had made this trip
into the area with the hopes of seeing the
creature again.
It
might be interesting to note that when I went
over to the general area where the Sasquatch
was sighted I got a strange, uneasy feeling.
The bush was so bloody thick and dark you
couldn't see 30-feet into it. I also remarked
to Sil that this area gave me the creeps and
it seemed as if it was a dead zone. Except for
the breeze whispering through the tree tops,
there wasn't a sign or a sound of another
living creature to be seen or heard.
© Ken Kristian
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