Bigfoot

=Bigfoot to Nessie | Location | Place| HEI | Movement | Region |=

Introduction
In the world we live in today, there are absolutes. Things that have an explanation and a rhyme and a reason. But what surprises me, is that there are still things that are unexplainable and we just do not have the answers to solve them. After all the years, we still do not have answers for two things. Is there really a Sasquatch, or Bigfoot? Is there really an unknown animal living on the bottom of the Loch Ness is Scotland? We have some ideas and theories, but are something’s better off not having an answer for? As someone who has always been interested in the unexplainable, I figured this would be a good of place to start in cracking the myths of these two creatures and how they thrive were they live.

Bigfoot, or also referred to as Sasquatch, is a creature believed to be an ape-like human with hair all over its body. It stands about seven feet tall and weights well around seven-hundred pounds. People have reported seeing not only been male ones, but female and young baby Sasquatches too. The legends of Bigfoot began with the Native American tribes of the Pacific Northwest. They respected this ape- like creature, and believe he was sent from God as good luck and a blessing. It is hard to say when the stories actually began, because there is no written record, just the stories pasted through the word of mouth. The sightings and beliefs first began in the Pacific Northwest, but there have been reported signings in just about every state in the United States and all over Canada. There are creatures such as the "Grassman" of Ohio and the "Hillbilly Beast" of Kentucky that people believe to be Bigfoot itself or a close relation. No matter what you believe, something unexplainable is roaming around the North American continent that have plenty of people believing in a Sasquatch creature.

[|Watch a clip of the Patterson Gimlin Flim (October 20, 1967) Here] (YouTube, There is voice recording)

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Comparative Study
==== To go along with Sasquatch, I will be comparing it to Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster. This creature that lives in lake Loch Ness, in the Scottish highlands is affectionately known as “Nessie” to the locals. Most believe it to be a plesiosaur that lived in the Triassic Period, and went extinct over sixty five million years ago. Others think that it could be a large worm like fish or an eel. The story began in the sixth century, or over fourteen hundred years ago, when father St. Columbia went down to the lake and “commended a fearsome beastie” to behave itself. Since then, people claim to have Nessie sightings almost every day. Scientists have been searching the bottom of the deep Loch Ness since the scientific studies began in the 1960's. They have used high-tech equipment to study the lake bed, the caves of the lake, and the creatures that already live there to analyze if it is probable for something like this to live in the environment of the loch. In the last four years, the newest theory about Nessie is that she could have been an elephant swimming in the waters of the loch while traveling with a circus in the 1930's. While this theory is interesting, it does not explain what people are claiming to see in the loch today. Without a doubt, the idea of Nessie is a huge boost to Scotland's tourism and it brings up the question, is there really something down there. No one knows, but plenty believe.

Conclusion
As time passes, answers surface and new theories are formed. But over time, Bigfoot has grown to a phenomenon that has spread through out the North American continent and has had thousands of reported signings. Nessie on the other hand has wove its way into the culture of Scotland and its highlands. The people near Loch Ness believe Nessie lives there, whether there is scientific evidence that proves it wrong or confirms it. These two mysterious creatures have a dominant influence on the areas that they live or are sighted in, based on the themes of Geography which are location, place, human- environmental interaction, movement, and region. They arouse the question of a belief in the unexplainable and makes you ponder the thoughts of what we do not know. Are there more creatures like this living hidden right under modern science's nose?