Silver Star Mountain Bigfoot
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on December 21st, 2006
Are these photos of a Bigfoot, or something altogether else?
These photos were posted on the BFRO website last year. There was mention of additional photo(s).
We have received comments regarding these photos, as one of the additional photo(s) was recently published on the Coast to Coast AM website.
On November 17, 2005, I was looking to the south from the summit of Silver Star Mountain. On the ridge across from me I saw something I thought looked a little strange, so I got out my camera and took some pictures. Right after I took the first shot it moved or stood up, and I took another picture. It then moved toward the south, away from me. I had to readjust because the wind was so strong, and it was difficult to move because the snow was waist deep. I got closer to a rock to steady myself and took another picture. By then it was moving down the hill. I don’t think it was another backpacker or snowshoer.
These photos are republished here on Cryptomundo with the written permission of the photographer, Randee C.
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- Similar Phenomena:
Could be anyone hiking/climbing in heavy winter gear; could be a sasquatch, but its just a “could be” as most of these pix are. More than likely another hiker.
It’s always the way, you all the way up to the top of the mountain before realising you’ve left your 8000x magnification camera lense. DOH!
If you read the original story with these photos, I don’t think its another hiker. And if you look at the bottom photo, in the larger version, look at the hunched over posture, and the arm length. Not to mention there is no distinguishable clothing, and no backpack. And though its hard to judge scale at this distance, it appears to be very tall. Still not the proof everyones looking for but it is some of the best photos to come out in a while, obviously taken by a photographer who knows what he’s doing.
It would be nice to have someone climb that peak and another take a picture from the same locations, to try to get some sense of scale. It doesn’t look quite like a hiker, but it is hard to be sure.
The bottom photo’s arm length looks entirely within human range to me, and you have to bend or lean forward at least slightly when you are climbing something steep so I do not think that is a defining factor.
Still they are interesting photos though.
Has anyone ever noticed or talked about the apparent tracks going up the spine of the mountain towards where the subject was at? Looks like there is footprints going in that direction.
Why didn’t they follow the tracks? I would have but probably would have been eaten at the end of the trail.
This is the first time I’ve seen this third picture, interesting. Sure, it could be a sasquatch, but then again, could be a hiker. Someone who’s able to, really ought to go there and take pictures of someone standing in the same place to judge the size of whatever this is.
It’s hard to say much about the tracks, Darkwing, I do not have a trained eye for such things, but it looks like there is a side trial, for want of a better term, going from the apparent tracks into the shadow side, and I cannot see anymore once they reach the shadows.
I agree some comparison photos are needed. This could prove interesting.
I noticed the tracks all over the right side, and making a trail on the edge of the ridge. Too bad nobody went to investigate them…
Interesting but inconclusive. Agree with above posters about comparative pictures to determine scale.
Looks like it could be a human. Anything that could be a human is not going to add anything to the case for sasquatch – even if it was, in fact, a sasquatch.
Craig, did you really write “altogether else?” Ouch.
I feel these are inconclusive. If I were shown these and not told they were a sasquatch, I would not think they were anything out of the ordinary. Upon being told the strange circumstances surrounding them and taking a closer look, I agree they are curious and could be a sasquatch. But unfortunately they could be another climber too. Are climbers fairly common in that area? Just not enough here to go on, in my opinion.
From what I remeber when this first came out. I think the guy said that not a lot of go hikers are this far out. I believe it is in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest area. I have been to the area, not where the photos were taken, but in the National Forest. I don’t live to far from there. There are hundreds of acres if not thousands. It’s HUGE. Most National Forest are. Anyway, I believe this is not another hiker. I think it is a B/F. Wish I knew exactly where this was at. I’d go up there with a couple buddies and do some photo comparisons. I just wonder why the photographer didn’t holler at the subject? Could of explained a lot.
Plus in the 3rd photo, the subject is leaning forward a bit. Not really the posture for a person standing there and it is standing, taking in the scenery. That pose just doesn’t look like a person to me.
Not alot of hiker’s go this far out I mean… sorry it’s morning…
Just did a lil research. Silver star area is 7700 acres.
From what I understand the person that took the photos was unable to hike up the mountain because the impenetrable deep snow. He or she struggled just to get to that position to take the photos. Definitely don’t think its a hiker or person by its posture. Don’t think hoaxers would go to that extreme in those conditions.
Kitt, it is not climbing at all. In the 3rd photo it’s back is to the photographer. Looks like it is standing facing downhill. That’s what it looks like to me anyway. If anything it is descending the Mt.
If you look at the bottom photo and the way this creature is hunched over and the length of the arms then that alone tells you this was no human.
[SIGH]
More of the heavy lifting of crypto.
These pix have indeed been on the BFRO site a looooong time. And not one scrap of followup. Of course, I know that getting up there, or to where the “animal” was, ain’t easy; you sure aren’t going to just grab a couple buddies, traipse back up, and get whammo documentation of an unlisted species. Besides, who would give you time of day if you did, other than one or two sas sites and this one?
Once again the Catch-22 that we keep hearing from so-called skeptics. You guys aren’t bringing science to the search. But if you do bring any, remember, it’s pseudoscience and we’ll disregard it. Right, good point, let us take a minute to go back to school get our Ph.D’s and switch careers here.
We all of us need to stop endlessly poring over dubious sas leavings ad infinitum. If the P-G film isn’t a convincer, what could be? This is why I think sightings — specifically, concentrations of good ones by sincere reporters — are so important. They’re telling where scientists should go and set up shop for an intensive search over a long period of time. That’s weeks and months and not the typical weekend once or twice a year that your average bf researcher is able to spare.
Haunting photos, either way.
it is bigfoot
The third photo is a new one for me. I blew the first two up when they first appeared on the BFRO site, and they really got me looking.
I am no photographic expert, so maybe someone may add clarification to what I see in the third.
The photographer was not using a wide angle lens. If he had, the rocks in foreground would have been in focus.
Just my perception, but the photographed subject was shot with a normal or telephoto lens – meaning the subject is some distance away from the photographer.
And the subject seems very big.
Could be photoshopped, but I think that supposition might have been squashed. If it was, and we are looking at something truly photographed, get the transit and measuring stick and go there. Only then will there be ongoing evidence to discuss these photos.
As the photos stand though, I am impressed. If admitted as a hoax, I’ll have no qualms about admitting that they were good enough to be the real McCoy.
I’m trying to do it, but…
I can already see that we can triangulate how tall the subject is, at least from the waist up, if we can identify the mountain peaks in the background, their elevation, and, if the subject is indeed on Silver Star Mountain, Washington. We can determine the distance the photographer is from each peak, if we can identify them, by the aspect ratio in the photograph. I know it can be done; I just can’t figure it out.
Help, Mr. Higgins.