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Sep 3

The most horrifying vocalizations

I want to thank Darren W. for sending this to me. He writes:

“I got this story from Adventure Kayak magazine, fall 2015 issue. Pages 60-65. I have a good friend who works for REI and is considering buying a piece of land on Vancouver Island. He recently returned from a trip to china and picked this magazine up at the airport, later giving it to me, as he knew I would enjoy the story. Its written by Sander Jain, and outdoor photojournalist who specializes in wilderness, natural history and conservation topics. The story is about him spending a week alone in a hidden cabin in Vancouver Islands Clayoquot Sound, which can only be accessed by plane or boat.

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On the 5th evening he talks about hearing what sounded like boulders or large rocks being thrown or overturned, along with owl-like vocalizations coming from various locations as though replying to each other. Of course he tries to rationalize the sounds, though they persist late into the night, until he finally falls asleep. Next is exactly as it was written in the magazine…

“I was rudely awakened from my dreams into a nightmare. Fully and immediately present, my eyes opened widely, my breath came to a stop, my heart pounded wildly and I felt a torrent of adrenaline flood my body. I was petrified. My senses had never been more acute. I sensed that this is what mortal fear feels like. Loud stomping on the ground right next to the cabins boardwalk shook me to the very core. Each stomp made the cabin tremble. The massive force applied and its rhythmic nature were absolutely intimidating. More than that, they were beyond anything that I could associate with the animals you would usually expect to encounter int these forests.

The stomping was joined by the most horrifying vocalizations – disturbingly erratic and deliberate at once, tribal, not quite like human speech but similar enough to recognize certain elements. It sounded as if something was trying to speak, shout, articulate itself without quite mastering the language. It is our senses that are the primary knower of truth and not our mind. Even before my brain jumped in with a thought, my senses understood the message: Clear out! Go away! Leave! We are here! You cannot be here!

After several seconds of this turmoil, I heard them leave with emphatic steps. Two bipedal creatures erratically running off with tremendous speed and agility, each footfall causing the ground and the cabin on it to tremble. I pressed my hands against my ears as hard as I could. I wanted to seal off my senses. I hid under my sleeping bag in the darkness, every muscle in my body strained, fully covered in cold sweat. For the next few hours I remained frozen, still pressing my hands against my ears and vowing that I would leave as soon as the light of dawn released me.”

He goes on about calling on his sat phone for a float plane that morning and even leaving much of his gear behind in a haste to get out of there. The pilot seemed to know something was wrong and after being pressed for information he reluctantly told about his experiences that night, to which the pilot responded: sounds like a bigfoot encounter. That is why the First Nations call this place home of the sasquatch.”

24 Responses to “The most horrifying vocalizations”

  3. David R

    Yah that would of scared the crap out of me! I wish he could of recorded it so I would have something to help me sleep when I go camping! Who wants to hear a river run when you can hear 2 crazed bigfoot scream at you! LOL

  7. Debbie L

    Please interview Cindy Dosen about her experience on Vancouver Island, where she is herded down the mountain while it screamed at her her. She also does hair analysis of Bigfoot hairs and how you should collect and store them for analysis. She has an interesting computer presentation of these techniques.

  11. Paul M

    Sheesh… want to be that guys shoes. NOT ME. I’m all for a good squatchin = But not like that. I can’t see defensive kayaking as a new sport. Another good story. But I will decline any such activities that don’t include more people and hardware that can make a rino change directions . ..

  13. Rob C

    My wife and I honeymooned on Vancouver Island back in 2003 and we met John Bindernagel there at the time. I had no idea back then that the island was such a hotspot of activity. We toured many of the locations that have been showcased on several TV shows and books since. I wish I knew then what I know now. I will be going back soon as we bought a timeshare in Tofino. Great story!!!

  15. Joan P

    Wow, what a story! I was wondering if that property is still for sale, perhaps a bigfoot research group could purchase it and use it as a base to capture, record or kill a creature. This is apparently in their territory and they do not like visitors, so they will likely return for another confrontation. A great opportunity to get more information and answers.

  16. darren w

    So this friend of mine who works for REI (Peter) is an English Gentleman, about 60. Lived in Canada for awhile then moved down here to the states. Because he’s such an outdoors guy I asked him awhile back if he’d ever seen anything strange while hiking, camping, fishing, etc… so we had already talked about sasquatch before. He had heard of Bigfoot before but never really gave it much thought and certainly had never had any strange encounters but seemed to be mildly interested when I pressed the subject. Then one day he tells me he’s been considering purchasing a piece of land on Vancouver Island, which immediately triggered another conversation about sasquatch, for he had no Idea that was such a hot spot for sightings and encounters.a few weeks later he gets home from a work-related trip and tells me about a sasquatch story he read in a kayaking magazine he picked up at the airport (It was significant because it took place on Vancouver Island) and that he would try to remember to bring it next time so I read it. That was the story I posted two nights ago. Then last night be tells me in an unrelated conversation that he is good friends with Sally Jewel, secretary of the department of the interior. I was blown away. Crazy coincidence. Next mission: getting him to listen to SC episode “the insider”.

  19. Kenneth M

    Would make a great episode. Too bad we can’t bring flash bang grenades in the woods with us legally – they would come in handy for blinding and deafening Sasquatch in attacks like this.

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