I want to thank Janet for sending this to me.
Having been reminded of an incident from my past by the History Channel, I feel compelled to share.
Sometime in the early 1980s, a cousin and I were coming home in the afternoon from a fruitless deer hunting day in the area of Bear Prairie, northeast of Washougal.
We entered a long, straight southbound section of road going slightly downhill. Several hundred yards in front of us, a large, dark animal jumped off the high side of a cut from west to east. It seemed the animal launched itself from several feet above the road and landed on all fours, in the middle of the road. We were both thinking a deer or maybe an elk.
Then it stood up. It was big enough and tall enough to immediately get our undivided attention. If this were a man in a gorilla suit, he had just jumped 20-some feet in the air from up on the bank to the center of the blacktop. It stood there, erect for a few seconds, then jumped across the remaining road. Upon our arrival at the approximate spot, it appeared the animal’s jump had cleared a fence in close proximity to the road. Another 20-some feet!
I turned to my cousin as soon as it made its exit and said, “Did you see that?”
His answer was, “I won’t tell anybody if you don’t tell anybody.” This response was due to the public’s skepticism over sightings of Bigfoot.
We didn’t get out of the truck to check for tracks on the bank or fence area. Having seen something that huge gave us pause.
So, some 30 years later, having arrived at close to 89 years on this ball, I have become immune to barbs thrown my way. If telling this remembrance might add to those barbs, so be it.
I am reminded of the adage, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one’s mouth and remove all doubt.” Sorry, cousin, but it was a memory that I just had to share. Will keep your name a secret and weather the adage.
Janet B
You welcome Wes. This came from the Gralian Report, which is often a good source for Sas info….usually something related turns up about once every two weeks. Lots of other interesting info to be found there as well.
Jan
Jane M
Wow, Wes, more people feeling more confident about “coming out into the open” about what they have experienced! Your ability to allow people to share and not get ridiculed is perhaps gathering the vast number of populace needed to actually drag this well secreted topic out from the hidden dark cover ups into the strong, beaming light of true knowledge! Keep it up please!
Frankie P
I can only imagine the muscle power they must have to be able to jump like this and some other reports tell us they do. Just Wow!
Glad he came forward with this report, very interesting indeed.
DonRay
Awesome sighting…….No barbs here,,,, Its mind over matter.. we dont mind, they dont matter….Ciao
Jan W
Great story! Thanks!
Carol Germer
About time we got this report. Thank you.
Gail W
Isn’t it amazing how many encounters from the 50’s thru the 80’s are finally being told. Wes, it is people like you who have given folks the place to come and finally tell the stories they have because they now know they will not be made sport of. Keep up the outstanding work, and you better start working on a TV deal, it would be a hit!
Kim S
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Rob C
Sounds like a realistic event. Why would a 89 year old lie about something like this. Also, does anyone know which state this occurred in.?
Eva S
Washougal is in the great State of Washington
Christopher c
20 feet! I think that is the reason they called or coined it “The kangaroo Man” of the Sixes mining district near the turn of the century. thank you for the share that is too cool!