Subject: [ParanormalGhostSociety] Our Crazy Bigfoot Exploration Of Crater Lake & Mount Raymond!
Date: 8/7/2011 11:16:59 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time
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I am sorry this is a bit late as I had invested most of my time trying to get allot of the lake Tahoe updates on our site. The pristine beauty that surrounds the sierra Nevada's seems to be never ending this would include our recent visit to a place called Crater Lake in the El Dorado National Forest and the Raymond Peak area up in Indian Valley.

I feel very fortunate to be located in this area it has allowed me to continue our Bigfoot research on a much larger scale. We know they are up there its just a matter of trying to pinpoint the best places to record a sighting at.

I generally spend a majority of my explorations always looking for evidence whether its tracks....broken trees in unusual areas.....scat or hair samples. The hair samples seem to be the hardest to find but we will keep pushing on in search of anything out of the ordinary especially in this region which is renowned for its Bigfoot encounters.

I had a couple new team members I remember the day we use to take folks out with us all the time. I hadn't done that in awhile since Tammy and I have done most of the leg work the last couple of years. I guess that my intent is to keep the drama down and to avoid dealing with ass hats. People always want to be on a paranormal team the problem is there is a huge difference between ghosthunting and paranormal adventure.

Allot of people new to this field watch TV shows then think that what we do is like this and its not. There is so much more deeper involvement in what we do that we do not take photos of or record. It isn't easy we give allot of sacrifices to dig for the truth. There is no way around it rain....shine.....bugs.....mud etc all the elements of being an avid crytpozoologist.

I am not sure why others continue to join my group then they either cop out, piss and moan, get lazy or think that its okay to do what they want. We have a great group but over my years I have noticed some people turn what it is we do into a chore rather then a blessing.

The one thing ill never do is treat anyone unequal if someone else gets wet or muddy so will I. If someone hikes in the rain so will I. These are the best memories and sometimes these produce the best results. I do not paint anything as a pretty picture if I want to find Bigfoot I would have to take more risk you will not always find him on the trail. The same goes with these what I like to call lost worlds nestled away from man that I will continue to bring.

My new team members arrived for there first investigation I was kind enough to let someone I never met before come along because they claimed they would be dedicated to exploring with me. I heard that allot but real exploration does require climbing and again assuming some risk. When I take risk I find some of the best paranormal activity in the world that includes UFOs....Ghost and Bigfoot all of them.

We were about to head on out Catherine showed on up her babysitter wasn't feeling that well so she had to go back home. I felt bad because I know she is going to be a great example of a good investigator for PGS. But I am understanding I know what its like to be a parent and have nobody to watch your little one shit happens. She supports the group and we support our team members as well it goes both ways.

I had plans to work with two areas lots of prepping went into the trip such as bug sprays.....picking up food....drinks.....etc. I never go into the unknown unprepared I am a king of flat tires and good at getting out to some of this countries most secluded locations.

My love for exploring runs very deep and its so important that when others are involved we have a common goal which is to have a kick ass time and breach the unknown. But its also important to never say I cant without trying either. There is no I cants not when you look at some of our greater investigations. Rome wasn't built over night nor was our organization. I would just appreciate if others would be more honest with me when they come on out not tell me what I want to hear and you can understand that considering the amount of time we put into planning these expeditions. I spend hours studying maps....satellite photos....and doing research.

Anyhow we left in the morning it was a nice day not a cloud in the sky much cooler up in the mountains so its nice to get out of the Carson Valley this time of year. Since most passes are closed into the Sierras we had to act quickly so that when we return next year to these locations will know what to expect.

Our exploration would take us into lush meadows......rugged dirt roads.....peaks.....snowy canyons.....ridges.....overlooks to beautiful pristine lakes all the way to dense forest. I never had such a great mix of elements on an exploration and so I spent a good amount of my time filming.

You never know what you might find which is why we are an active paranormal group. You might go out a hundred times not seeing a thing then you might go on out once seeing Bigfoot running past you. I felt that despite the bullshit that occurred on this exploration I still managed to pull off a pretty good exploration and so our journey would begin here.

Crater Lake & The Alhambra Mine (Wolframite Mine)

There are no labeled roads really in the Sierras everything is rugged dirt roads that go to places that are generally secluded or scenic. There are no supermarkets let alone much life other then animals and hikers in the region.

I took the wrong dirt road at first it was rugged the foliage consumed the road to a degree that I was driving over 4 foot tall weeds. I did managed to turn around finding the right road a mile or two further down the road.

I only had a hunch as to where I was going roads like these served miners and wagon trains for over a century. Offroading is allot of fun but sometimes its better to just get out and hike it.

That is what we did when we managed to get further into the woods where I parked along this seasonal waterfall. Due to the record snowfalls this years there are many seasonal waterfalls and creeks however not for swimming they are deadly great just for photographing. I talked to someone offroading an older man who asked me about the area for a bit I guess twenty years ago he has been up here its just a real nice place to get away from it all to a degree that even 80 year olds will come up here for a jaunt seriously.

We hiked up this rugged dirt road for a good mile. The road had craters and was wet in some areas my truck could have made it but again it was very rugged. We reached this plateau where we found a great view of an area I went recently called Devils Ladder and Red Lake. That view is priceless as it gives you a really good perspective of two national forest from above bordering one another.

My team that was with me at the time acted like this was all new to them. I am not sure how someone can live here and not see these sites. This is why I moved here was to hike in places like this get away from the city life a little get fresh air see some wildlife and chase the unknown.

We had finally arrived at Crater Lake to my right I could see the mine I did not explore it as I did not want to go over the waterfall. But I will find a way to it eventually as again these are preliminary investigations meaning there will be anywhere from 2 to 8 trips.

When we arrived at the lake there was a road that went right down to the blue water. On every end were mountains then again Steven's Peak was within my sights.

There was to my right of the lake a small stream that was pouring over creating the same waterfall I seen near where I parked my truck. It would be one hell of a deadly water slide that is for sure.

There were a couple hikers up here and a big ass dog just watching us sitting in the middle of the road where it split between the lake and into the woods.

I went down to the lake following it to an area that I was going to spend sometime looking for tracks. Its an area that has a meadow its very muddy lots of snow and even a peninsula that went right out onto the lake.

My first few hundred feet following the lake I found a very large track in the snow it seemed to be barefoot about 14 to 15 inches flatfooted. It appeared their were some claw like marks at the toes area but that could have been caused by something stepping onto the track. This track was fairly fresh but it was deeper allot deeper then any track I could have made and I was wearing some all terrain asics.

Tammy was wearing her new sketchers sadly within a half hour of the hike they caused her heels to bleed and she was struggling just walking. Like I told Tammy if I cant feel as if I can slam dunk a basketball they aren't good hiking shoes so her shoes even though they say for hiking were not doing well at all up at Crater Lake.

We followed the banks along the lake sure there were a few patches of snow best place to look for tracks other then a few muddy areas. My other investigators were struggling as well and honestly it made me concerned a bit that maybe they shouldn't have volunteered to come out into the woods.

We walked along the lake which has a fairly mediocre hill its typical off the beat hiking. A nice 60 degree slope that we would follow along the lake till we reached an open meadow. My entire team accept for Tammy made it everyone else had me waiting for almost 20 mins nobody came then I was told that there sneakers were not made for this blah blah you get the idea. I sent them up on the road above the lake told them to find another way down which sometimes its easier to come from the top down then it is to go from left to right on a slope for some.

I made my way over to this giant meadow of course the meadow right now had in some places snow as high as 8 feet. Tammy mentioned to me that it looked like this an avalanche occurred here and she was pretty right on. Of course there is no longer a threat for this but when it occurred a few months ago it must had been a major one because this meadow had very few patches of green grass seeping through.

As we stood in this massive open area to our left was a valley and to the right was Crater lake where we would walk right out onto this peninsula. I had a great time standing on the edge of the peninsula holy shit the photos came out awesome.

I noticed that the water on all ends was at least 10 feet deep and you could see the bottom. It was crystal clear some of the cleanest water I have ever seen. If you really wanted to dive off the peninsula this would be the spot its just gorgeous.

I did not see my team Tammy did make it out there to the peninsula with me and it wasn't easy. We had to cut across three season creeks, snow, high brush and hike on a pretty moderate terrain. I did not find any tracks up here but in the area where an avalanche occurred near one of the season creeks I found a very small barefoot print in the snow in an area that is pretty hard to get to for a child let alone an adult.

I told Tammy it could be a very very young Sasquatch its only a theory this isn't an area you go barefoot hiking at. The meadow is very muddy, lots of harsh brush and ice cold snow. Surrounding the meadow are shear cliffs with at least three separate waterfalls. Being here was amazing there is no word to describe this place.

I did have a little accident more like a blooper like when I tried to find a way over the season creeks and onto the peninsula I crossed over some snow it gave way. I fell 3 feet down into a creek the water was up to my knees ice cold glacier like water. Tammy was laughing as I stood there thinking wow lol. Then I told her see I carved a path for you. The creeks in the meadow flow under the sheet of snow so you do have to be careful. I wasn't complaining though it did cool me off and allowed me to hike comfortable for a couple hours after. Believe it or not my feet and shoes dried in a couple hours but as a hiker its important to also bring extra socks keep the feet dry not so much in the summer hell people swim in these lakes this time of year.

We made our way back to the team I could not find them anywhere till I see them standing by the lake. I didn't see any attempt for any of my team to come to me or even look for anything strange. I get very disheartened when we have someone join the group and they do not put forth an effort. Bigfoot isn't going to come to you we have to find him its the way it is when your dealing with elusive cryptids this goes for any of them such as the Jersey Devil, Nessie, Lizardman and the list goes on. We are at these locations to investigate not just mingle thus I wasn't to happy when I made my way back around the other side of the lake.

I had a guy come up to me and his dog we talked for a bit nice guy. He was up here just enjoying the lake these are great places to fish and great places to hike around at. Allot of these folks camp here and its sometimes 20 degrees cooler so where its 100 in the Midwest is only 75 degrees up in Crater Lake so yeah lol. He was telling me where to find some old mine equipment left behind at. I found a road up to it from afar not sure how to get to it ill be studying some maps so that we can return here do some more research of the area.

I had found a couple tracks their are no explanations just theories as to whom or why they are there. I really didn't appreciate the lack of effort from my new team. It wasn't like we were climbing rock walls it wasn't like there was any danger here its just a nice lake out in the mountains. These lakes for me serve as a great bigfoot research area considering the fact that it is a food supply and pure water for all animals in the region.

On the road back it split to the left so I decided to hike up to the top of the hill where I found a grave site. This was a nice bonus to the investigation. I was able to stand on a hill overlooking the lake and admire a hand crafted wood cross. There was a few objects left at the grave site including what appeared to be a bottle of booze. I have seen lately allot of crosses and memorials throughout this area it is a fact that people die in the least expected places. It was like in Yosemite a hiker died up there this past week then a couple weeks ago three went over a waterfall dying.

As a hominid this would be an ideal area of anything to live up here when you think about it there are allot of rock shelters and caves surrounding these cliffs around crater lake. It is very easy to see areas where something might come down for a snack....take a drink at one of the seasonal creeks and climb back up into the heavier wilderness areas.

When we arrived back at the car I bought everyone waters and root beer. I enjoy doing that for the team members but its important to drink allot. I am not even sure my team members brought anything extra to drink and even if it kills you to carry extra fluids you should always do so just a word of advice for anyone interesting in getting into this type of thing.

As far as getting on out of here I did enjoy offroading down hill one of our investigators however did not. Not sure what to say I been offroading for years your going to bounce around your going to feel a few bumps and 90 percent of roads I am going to take are dirt roads. That is why I bought the truck so that we can put it in 4 wheel and drive over creeks going to places where others cant get back to.

My impression of Crater Lake is that its a truly amazing adventurous locations. There are no trails up here just a few old mining roads and a beautiful lake hidden up in the sierras. The meadow of snow was beautiful in the middle of summer. The cliffs on the other end of the lake and canyons with waterfalls flowing was very scenic.

Sure I found a couple prints here would have loved to have seen Bigfoot however its not a question of him being up in this region it is a question of the right time and place. The track I found was fresh meaning if it was this elusive monster then maybe he just came on down to the lake for a drink.

Words of advice to anyone joining our team if you do not like hiking, offroading, heights, scenic overlooks etc dont go its that simple. I will not offroad to a location just to comb the area by myself its important others work with me not against me. This was a very chill area and I will return in the future to do more work up here. Hell eventually I am going to camp up here I seen a really pretty girl camping not to far from the lake waved to her she didn't wave back. Not all folks are friendly in the sierras as id like them to be but some area and those are the people who have lived in this area their entire lives. Some of them have actually witnessed Bigfoot and have some pretty crazy tales to share.

When we made it back onto the highway our next area would be a more intense area up by Blue Lakes but rather then going out to Blue Lakes you veer left to a place called Indian Valley. Indian Valley has numerous lakes and of course the very beautiful Mokelumne wilderness area. We then started heading on out to Raymond Peak.

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