For those Marylanders who believe that there MAY exist an undiscovered American primate. This blog is dedicated to the purpose of publishing evidence, whether questionable or not, of the existence of Bigfoot in and around our state.
Specifcally, we are searching for evidence of the Blueberry Hill Monster
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Does the state of Maryland recognize the existence of Bigfoot?
Actually, this question, or a variety of it, is often asked when a government agency posts or publishes anything with a photo, a symbol, a sign or the words Bigfoot, Sasquatch, etc. My take is that this is a silly conclusion. It is like asking if the jerky company acknowledges the actual existence of Bigfoot.
The big guy is simply being used as a marketing tactic. Nothing more, nothing less.
It seems as though the thought of the existence of BF is endearing to many people, and it evokes a certain emotion, as well as a following. So it would seem that using images or the concept of BF would be a smart marketing ploy.
And Bigfoot-ology seems to elicit a sense of fun, excitement, and discovery of the unknown.
I say, let them use it and don't take anything more from any state or government agency when they decide to use it to promote a program that encourages people, adults and kids alike, to explore the outdoors.
It's better than any video game.
In researching some other sightings in Maryland, I ran across a few articles and blogs.
Here is one that is interesting:
I have an interest in Bigfoot. I take occasional walks
through the woods looking for signs that seem out of place that may indicate
visits or disturbances to the environment that may or may not be intentional by
someone or something. I take note of those unusual structures and disturbances
and take pictures of them for curiosity sake. Sometimes I post a video on it,
hoping to get comments as to the possible legitimacy of the findings. I also post with the hope that maybe someone,
somewhere will find similar findings in their areas, so we could get corroboration
of possible BF habitation environments.
I have a BFRO report filed from a few years ago and I have
some pictures I took that look like there is/are familiar and questionable
subject(s). I have noticed that without
labeling the videos as Bigfoot, they don't get many views for possible
corroboration, so I use the time honored tradition of using sensationalism just
to get someone to read or watch. While I
am still questioning the legitimacy of my own objects of observations, I post
with title to gain initial interest to go further into my posts.
Even though this post is smattered with the word
"I", this isn't about me.
This is about trying to get corroboration (there's that word
again) within the BF community (if such a thing...a national community...
actually exists). Unfortunately we fall
into an area of interest that is dominated by personal experiences (and
opinions), and encourages the use of the first person pronouns. Until such scientific study or
acknowledgement occurs, then we will be fraught with the frailties and
weaknesses of the human spirit in this area of study. This includes the search
for personal attention, the need to fit into a group, the (sometime) need to
bend the truth to fulfill those needs.
And the need to correct injustices and perceived untruths or lies.
I do not have a scientific background. I do not claim to
have a scientific mind, only a heightened interest in this subject due to my
own questioning experiences. This has developed into somewhat of a hobby, and
certainly not a profession. While
hobbies can often consume our minds during times of otherwise stressful life
experiences, they do provide escapes, diversions of the mind. For which I acknowledge my own impetus in the
continuing activity of this hobby.
Am I a "researcher"?
I dare say, NOT!
I do not have the qualifications to be considered in such
high regard.
I consider myself...a searcher.
It must be said that there are those people who give their
lives and their fortunes to finding evidence of bigfoot. They employ the latest
techniques and best practices known to date.
These people should be called "researchers". But my point is
it is like calling a weekend armchair Quarter Back (like myself) a researcher
is silly. Others deserve it, and need to
stay true to the quest. My comments/post was only meant to be a reflection of
myself and others like me. Honor and respect needs to be admonished upon those
who spend serious time, techniques and money in the quest
Very interesting and it reminds me of a story my family has shared with me as a
child. Both of my maternal and paternal grandmothers are Chickahominy Native
that grew up in the Virginia mountains and Maryland. My mother and my
grandmothers has told me the story of the 'White Thing' they and others
encountered while growing up in the sticks back in the 1950s.
She said
it was a peaceful sasquatch creature, very tall with beautiful white fur. She
was just a child then. One occasion she went to fetch some water and saw it
stooped low and drinking from the stream using its hand as a cup. She said it
frightened her at first but suddenly felt a peaceful aura surrounding it. Others
saw it picking peaches.
I found the story quite fascinating, I was
always open-minded as a child and have seen many strange things. Anyway, she
said the creature had died and that the government officials came and hastily
removed the body, the village watched as they carried it out on a huge
stretcher.
The area was and still is a hotspot
for paranormal and strange sightings. Just wanted to share my li'l story. Posted Oct. 2009
Instead of painting in sub-freezing weather, I decided to go check out the area I like to search in. The walk was a little chilly, but was very enjoyable. There was little snow on the ground, and on the pathways. I saw no indication of any unusual tracks or prints. Frankly, it was just nice to be outside, rather than cooped up on my computer, and playing around with YouTube and facebook. The walk was further than I had gone before and lasted about 2.5 hours, round trip. I had forgotten how pleasant just a plain hike in the woods was. The lack of vegetation gave me the opportunity to go deeper into the woods, and off-path, without worrying about stickers, underbrush and ticks. There were some other interesting structures along the way, and some possible shelter structures that seemed pretty cool. These included downed trees and logs and other rock formations and small overhangs.
There was also an unusual concrete box structure that I came across. Next to it was a broken ceramic flower pot. Now, I was pretty far away from any house or other building, and this seemed pretty odd. On top of the concrete box were the other sections of the flower pot. Upon inspecting them, I noticed that there was an entrance to the concrete structure from up top. While I didn't dare venture to look inside, I was able to angle my camera, attached to my mono-pod, and get a video of the contents of the block. It seems pretty interesting what is there.
I did take some pictures and some videos. One thing I noticed was that the archway I previously discovered was now broken. So, there is no to little indication of this "gateway" that arched over an animal path or game path.
It was also noticed that several of the stick structures that were recorded previously have also been dismantled or knocked down. Who or what did this? The sticks were wedged between trees and it seems inconceivable that this could have happened through a course of nature, and that they had to be removed intentionally. Did one or any of the visitors or viewers of my videos recognize the area and decide to dismantle? I sincerely doubt it. But it is an optional possibility.
Since my heart condition was diagnosed close to 15 years ago, I had not ventured out so far, nor gone up and down hills like these. Although I was a bit winded at times, it was absolutely refreshing to hike. Next time, however, I might want to have somebody with me, for safety sake.
Check back later on this post as I will be adding some pictures and videos to it from my hike.
Here is a study of the pictures taken at the direction of my son, Dan.
These come from larger photos and are enlargements of areas. I decided to see if giving these pics a different exposure would show any more to other people, who have a difficult time seeing the subjects. A few people have said all they see is shadows, and nothing else. I hope this helps them see what others see in these pics.
Please tell me what you think.
People I have shown the originals to have either said all they see are shadows, they think this is a bear, or these are stumps. I can tell you, from studying these pictures, there is just too much movement between the two pictures to justify a stationary object like a stump. Plus, the fact there are three subjects in question, puts it out of the realm of possibility of paredolia...simply from a statistical probability standpoint.
Just remember that these come from two pictures taken one after another. The results show some type of movement for each subject.
To me, the interesting one is the infant subject. You can see a difference between what looks like a cupped hand and then extended fingers between the two pictures.
Also, if you notice, what I will label as a juvenile, the full face-on subject, take a look at how the mouth changed from a straight line to curved or puckered. Also, in the original comparisons, it looks like the juvey moves from the front to the back, as if taking a step back into the shadows. Of course, this is my interpretation here.
And the "mother" moves her head from up to down in this sequence. Although the original picture sequence has her nodding down with the second picture, her head tilted more upright (which is the featured pic I show more often here).
I was about to take this picture of the tree/stick structure at Salt Fork State Park, in Ohio (back in early October, 2012). As I was concentrating on the camera screen that I held up in front of my face, out of the corner of my eye, I saw a black object move and disappear behind a tree and a downed log (see the circles). I took two pictures in succession. When I got home and put this on my computer, and enlarged the photograph, in this particular area of shadows, a face appears, with different posturing in each of the pictures.
Alright...I fell subject to calling this a tree-peeker.
Actually, I don't know what this is, but it has some features of a face...a rather ugly one.
Could this be a juvenile BF?
Usually, I would consider this pareidolia, except for the fact that I took these two pictures within moments of each other, while standing in the same spot, and not moving myself, other than to push the trigger to take two pictures. This definitely shows the subject to have moved position, of what looks like the left side of the face.
I played with color "enhancing" just see if any features pop out at you. Well, here it is, direct from Salt Fork State Park.
This is my rookie attempt at trying to make sense of the pictures I took. The subject is located in this picture where the circle is, and the rest of the pics were enlarged to check the blurry details. (How's that for an oxymoron?)
The enlarged photos from the circled area. The second picture of the above is not included, but the enlargement from that photo is the second close up below:
First, I took this one
Then this one was taken
There seems to be a definite change in expression also.
