Bigfoot, 2023 version, this time in Colorado

[crash_davis 23113]

As seen and recorded on the Durango - Silverton train. That train has operated daily for decades. There are a shitton of hikers and hunters annually in that area. But now we see Bigfoot.

 

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/bigfoot-sighting-near-silverton-goes-viral/

Wyoming residents Shannon and Stetson Parker were celebrating their 10th wedding anniversary with a trip on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad. While departing Silverton about 3:30 p.m., the Parkers were intent on seeing an elk before leaving the high country. They had keen eyes trained on a mountainside just south of town when Stetson Parker saw something moving in the distance.

“All of a sudden he's like, ‘I see something moving,’ and then he just says, ‘I think it's Bigfoot,’” Shannon Parker said in an interview Thursday with The Durango Herald.

Shannon lifted her DSLR camera with a 300 mm lens and snapped two photos. Meanwhile, a passenger sitting next to them used his cellphone to take a video.

They didn’t know what to make of it. Shannon zoomed in on her photo, but it was still too fuzzy. The passenger’s video showed the upright specimen a little more clearly, thanks to his 9X zoom lens and the fact that it was moving across the landscape.

He said the sighting has been good for business. The trains were already packed with passengers wanting to see the fall colors, he said, and now even more people are interested in riding.

“We're adding cars to the train because they want to see the leaves with bigfoot hiding in them,” Harper said.

The railroad posted a link to the video on its Facebook page.

“We can neither confirm nor deny the authenticity of this video but it's common to see wildlife including bear, elk, moose, bighorn sheep, and mountain lions from the train,” the post says. “Talk to any train crew or staff member and they'll have stories about strange happenings in the remote Animas River Canyon.”

Shannon remains split 50-50 on whether it was someone dressed as bigfoot or it was the real thing.

“I don't know. I mean, I just think we saw what we saw,” she said. “I don't know that I've seen anything that's definitive.”

DeAnne Gallegos, executive director of Visit Silverton, said residents have dressed up as bigfoot in the past to entertain train passengers, but that hasn’t happened for many years. Even San Juan County Sheriff Bruce Conrad did it before becoming sheriff, she said.

This is different, she said, and Gallegos thinks she knows who or what was behind Sunday’s bigfoot sighting.

She said a man who identified himself as being involved with a film production crew stopped by the Visitor Center last week to ask if there had been any bigfoot sightings in the area. He said he was interviewing and documenting people who have had such encounters.

“And then all of a sudden there's a video of a bigfoot, and I'm like, ‘Oh, that's just them creating their own content,’” Gallegos said.

The man even left a business card – something staff members have been searching for ever since the bigfoot video went viral.

Gallegos said the bigfoot video is fun for the town, but Silverton residents by and large aren’t under any illusions that they are living with bigfoot.

“All of us are just like, ‘OK, who did it? Who's wearing the costume?’” Gallegos said. “Cause locals have done that before.”

The town used to have a bigfoot shop and a mini museum on Blair Street, she said. Now it has Sasquatch Expedition Campers, which sells high-end, rugged fifth-wheel backcountry campers.

“My logical brain says it's most likely the gentleman who said he was with a production crew who came through our Visitor Center last week asking our staff if any locals had had any legitimate sightings,” Gallegos said. “If you couldn't drum up any sightings, why wouldn't you create your own?”

[UTGrad98 2276]

Its awesome when the first quote of an eye witness account is "I see something. I think it's Bigfoot."

[Frank Drebin 5642]

[Deej 76800]

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

I rode the Durango-Silverton train in July, so this hits close to home. No Bigfoot sighting, but there were a lot of fat fuckers. 

[deadshank 24653]

[crash_davis 23113]

6 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I rode the Durango-Silverton train in July, so this hits close to home. No Bigfoot sighting, but there were a lot of fat fuckers. 

Texans do love themselves some train rides in Colorado.

[Pato del Muerto 52505]

Looks like a hiker to me but what do I know. 

[BrickHorn 18237]

 

[Dbeasy 15052]

27 minutes ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I rode the Durango-Silverton train in July, so this hits close to home. No Bigfoot sighting, but there were a lot of fat fuckers. 

I rode it in July of 2022. No Bigfoot, but at least four Karen’s, all in the dining car. 

[Scheiss Meister 8408]

That's so obviously a guy in a bad bigfoot costume that it hurts.

[bolverk 29683]

9 minutes ago, Scheiss Meister said:

That's so obviously a guy in a bad bigfoot costume that it hurts.

Avatar kinda sorta checks out.

[BabaYaga 15299]

15 minutes ago, Scheiss Meister said:

That's so obviously a guy in a bad bigfoot costume that it hurts.

Be better if he squatted down, took a giant growler, and pulled out a roll of TP and waived.  

[TornACL 7698]

17 minutes ago, Scheiss Meister said:

That's so obviously a guy in a bad bigfoot costume that it hurts.

Most likely the owner of the train company. Drummin up some business.

[BamaATL 16593]

I'm just glad to see Kevin Peter Hall getting work again.  

[Blotto 23525]

33 minutes ago, Scheiss Meister said:

That's so obviously a guy in a bad bigfoot costume that it hurts.

I'm almost positive that's JFK Jr trying to throw people off his trail. And its working, cause nobody is talking about JFK Jr now, are they? Pay attention sheeple, its all right there in front of you. 

 

[Parliament 14260]

That's a good way to get capped by an over zealous hiker.

[texasdago 7573]

1 hour ago, UTGrad98 said:

Its awesome when the first quote of an eye witness account is "I see something. I think it's Bigfoot."

I think its totally true.  I mean, we're talking Colorado right?  Has to be legit...

 

[NorthLoop 14209]

1 hour ago, Pescado_Rojo said:

I rode the Durango-Silverton train in July, so this hits close to home. No Bigfoot sighting, but there were a lot of fat fuckers. 

I also rode that train in July. And fuck you. 

[Hook1997 5362]

I once rode @South Austin’s mom’s train but I didn’t see Bigfoot.  

Edited October 13, 2023 by Hook1997

[Pescado_Rojo 19416]

10 minutes ago, NorthLoop said:

I also rode that train in July. And fuck you. 

Sorry they had to move your wife, but balance is important on those narrow mountain passes. 

[squib 1120]

This place is supposedly just a few miles from the train. 

https://imgur.com/a/JHGStRx

Looks like several people are in on the joke. In Colorado, you might get your ass shot running around in such a getup. 

[Not a cat 5658]

When was this?  Because I know for a fact immamac was in Dallas last weekend 

[cmontexas 3271]

Wonder what the Loch Ness Monster is up to these days

[Herbie Hancock 7353]

Anything to distract from the 200 rotting bodies in Penrose.

[South Austin 52515]

[Trey3216 15346]

1 hour ago, Hook1997 said:

I once rode @South Austin’s mom’s train but I didn’t see Bigfoot.  

That's because fists don't do it for her anymore.  The Big Foot was up her ass 

[Beau Vine 54238]

Wait, I thought Steve Austin ripped his arm off?

Edited October 14, 2023 by Beau Vine

[Beau Vine 54238]

1 hour ago, Hook1997 said:

I once rode @South Austin’s mom’s train but I didn’t see Bigfoot.  

Yeah, it's best not to let her reverse cowgirl.  

[Whitewater Horn 968]

2 hours ago, Scheiss Meister said:

That's so obviously a guy in a bad bigfoot costume that it hurts.

Sasquats ™️

[Not a cat 5658]

I'm not sure what it'd take to get me to dress as Sasquatch in the rural west but it's a lot.  I'd also want kevlar undergarments.

[Upgrayedd 5812]

It’s Aunt Bunny.

[crash_davis 23113]

24 minutes ago, Not a cat said:

I'm not sure what it'd take to get me to dress as Sasquatch in the rural west but it's a lot.

The Likes aren't gonna Like themselves!

[Trey3216 15346]

1 hour ago, Upgrayedd said:

It’s Aunt Bunny.

Goonie Fucking Goo Goo!!!!

[Kennythetiger 9388]

4 hours ago, Not a cat said:

I'm not sure what it'd take to get me to dress as Sasquatch in the rural west but it's a lot.  I'd also want kevlar undergarments.

My uncles would put your head on the wall and Brisket probably has a recipe ready to go for you. 

[Brisketexan 105151]

5 hours ago, cmontexas said:

Wonder what the Loch Ness Monster is up to these days

I dunno, but if you don't know where he is, I'd hide your tree fidy!

43 minutes ago, Kennythetiger said:

My uncles would put your head on the wall and Brisket probably has a recipe ready to go for you. 

I'm thinking squatch would need to be cooked low and slow.  Maybe a good sauce piquant.....

[Pods 7552]

51 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

I dunno, but if you don't know where he is, I'd hide your tree fidy!

I'm thinking squatch would need to be cooked low and slow.  Maybe a good sauce piquant.....

First, you make a roux. 

[Bevo Num1 1020]

Was Bigfoot taking a shit?

[ScottS 1065]

9 hours ago, cmontexas said:

Wonder what the Loch Ness Monster is up to these days

 

3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

I dunno, but if you don't know where he is, I'd hide your tree fidy!

Ol' Nessie had to make itself scarce to avoid the latest search.  Probably why Sasquatch made an appearance:  to give cover so Nessie could return home.

https://www.npr.org/2023/08/21/1195016459/monster-hunters-largest-search-for-the-loch-ness-monster-in-50-years 

Also, those "Messin' With Sasquatch" commercials were kind of funny.

 

[twosheds 374]

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[Hate 20108]

11 hours ago, TornACL said:

Most likely the owner of the train company. Drummin up some business.

And he would have gotten away with it if it weren't for those meddling kids. 

[SaucyJack 3488]

That ain’t no fuckin’ samsquanch

[Braff Zacklin 13587]

12 hours ago, Scheiss Meister said:

That's so obviously a guy in a bad bigfoot costume that it hurts.

Somebody fired up the Meldrum beacon.

If you don't know about him, look him up. Dude is a professor here and a huge Bigfoot believer. Terrible embarrassment. But the notoriety of being the foremost idiot on something seems to be working for him, so he's got that going for him, which is nice ...

[elfenix 34262]

"a woman used her slr with a really long lens to take a picture but here's some cell phone video"

[Pods 7552]

1 hour ago, Braff Zacklin said:

Somebody fired up the Meldrum beacon.

If you don't know about him, look him up. Dude is a professor here and a huge Bigfoot believer. Terrible embarrassment. But the notoriety of being the foremost idiot on something seems to be working for him, so he's got that going for him, which is nice ...

I have some friends that were in graduate school with him. To say they are less than pleased with his post-graduate line of research would be massive understatement. 

[closetohumping 17442]

Break out the ding dongs

[52-80 19161]

Can Kyle Flood go up to CO and check if it has 4 years of eligibility ?

[Superhero 8830]

[UTGrad98 2276]

So for our lawyer friends here. Do you get charged if you "bag" a Bigfoot and it turns out to be some frat kid in a costume. 

[Hagbard Celine 10867]

- HOSTAGE MODE BLACK HOLES OF TIME PAIN AND CASH:  1. Durango & Silverton;  2. Grand Canyon;  3. Cumbres & Toltec 90% of the time

- a thread on bigfoot would seem to be an appropriate place to ask if i am nuts and if the simulation just glitched me - i thought i posted in a thread on border security that was started this morning and now it's not here and no indication it was moved, although search does suck, but sanity check please - did a thread get deleted?  (and if so ..... why????)