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November 17, 2005 - outside Yacolt, WA
A backpacker from Vancouver, Washington, took these photos on Silver Star
Mountain in Gifford Pinchot National Forest on November 17.
He says he doesn't know what the figure was, but he does not believe it
was another hiker or backpacker.
The photos are inconclusive, but they are potentially relevant.
The figure you see could be a sasquatch. The silhouette is comparable
to the lanky silhouette in the Marble Mountains footage. It also looks
similar to some eyewitness sketches.
As in the Marble Mountains footage , there's nothing in the outline to
indicate that it's another person (except for the upright posture). There's
no lines indicating clothing or a pack. The lump on the neck could easily
be a clump of hair, similar to what you can see in the PGF.
Most snowshoers or backpackers in these conditions would look different
than this silhouette. It will be useful to compare images of an equipped
snowshoer or backpacker standing at this same spot at the same time of
day. We're hoping a few different people will heed our recommendation
and go up there to get some comparison photos.
The terrain and present conditions helps and hinders attempts to get more
photos/footage in this area. Deep snow on the ridges makes it more difficult
for a photographer to move around up there, but it also makes it easier
to spot trackways and movement.
It won't hurt to suggest to people in Washougal and Yacolt to carry a
camera when driving around.
BFRO investigator John Callender interviewed witness (initials RC) near
his home on Friday, November 25, 2005.
John says, in his opinion, RC is honest and credible. His locale and normal
activities would have put him in a position to get these photos. The story
and photos do not appear to be hoaxed.
The photos shown above left, were down-sized and compressed versions of
the original digital images. The actual full size original images would
fill your entire screen.
We did have the originals linked to the images on the upper left for some
time. We had to de-link them recently (early March 2006) because of their
large file size. Too many people were downloading these 300KB+ images,
or posting direct links to these images on message boards around the world.
That's not a bad thing, but it was bogging down the server. It was the
main factor that led to the most recent, temporary shutdown of the BFRO
site.
We will still make those originals available, but not by clicking images.
That's too easy. It leaves us vulnerable to Asian "tsunamis"
-- a huge wave of hits from Asia.
Occassionally the BFRO site is mentioned on television shows and major
web sites in Japan, China, Malaysia, and India. When that happens our
server gets hit by a huge wave of hits from Asia, which will cause the
site to shut down.
If you can figure out the instructions below, you will be able to get
the originals:
In a browser window, go to the BFRO homepage, then add the following to
the URL: /avevid/calender/Silver_Star_Mt._029_orig.jpg
To see the other one, change 029 to 030.
The originals were copied by our own investigator straight off RC's digital
camera.
The clarity of these shots is nowhere near Patty, but the images are clearer
than any frames in the Manitoba footage.
The shape, the location and the circumstances, makes the photos interesting
enough to release for examination.
Comparative images, using a human model at the same spot, will help demonstrate
the unusual aspects of this figure.
The size might be very big, and possibly off the chart for a human.
The camera positions will be easy to re-establish, along with the horizontal
and vertical position on the ridge. The exact distance will be
hard to determine and re-create with accuracy.
A person will have to be directed via radio to stand in the correct horizontal
and vertical line, and then step back until his/her waistline is obscured
by the foreground. With those angles re-created, there will be a rough
comparison of body dimensions.
The figure may dwarf the human model to such a degree that it will speak
for itself.
Obviously there's also a potential for more photos of this figure in this
area, and there may be old or fresh track lines in the snow.
The area is inaccessible to most people at this time of year. Only some
determined hikers or snowshoers will make it all the way. There's no danger
of the area being overrun by people.
If you go there please photograph anyone you see up there with a long
gun. Also, please get photos of vehicles and license plates at any pullouts
or trailheads near the mountain. This will deter shooters and make it
safer for photographers.
The photographer is temporarily allowing these photos to be released for
reprint in qualified newspapers -- only newspapers -- not newsletters,
magazines, books.
Any other uses besides traditional newspapers must be explicitly permitted
by the photographer, RC. To make those arrangements please send an email
to
RC@BFRO.net
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