Comments on: Lake Elsinore Monster Bobs Up Again http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/ for Bigfoot, Loch Ness, and More Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:27:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: connors http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6215 connors Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:01:01 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6215 I have a book edition of"Mysteries of the Unexplained" by Reader's Digest that has in it about the Lake Elsinore monster (pg.145), and that it was seen from time to time since 1884. Bonnie Pray says she saw it 2 times in 1970 and also noted that 3 park rangers saw it too. Anyways thought I throw that out there. Being a resident of Lake Elsinore for 6 yrs-all hubby caught was carp in that nasty lake though. I have a book edition of”Mysteries of the Unexplained” by Reader’s Digest that has in it about the Lake Elsinore monster (pg.145), and that it was seen from time to time since 1884. Bonnie Pray says she saw it 2 times in 1970 and also noted that 3 park rangers saw it too. Anyways thought I throw that out there. Being a resident of Lake Elsinore for 6 yrs-all hubby caught was carp in that nasty lake though.

]]> By: The FoOL http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6214 The FoOL Fri, 18 Aug 2006 19:42:26 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6214 I have lived in the city of Lake Elsinore most of my life. I have walked the shores of the lake (which is only a couple of miles long and about 2 miles wide) and, unfortunately, I have been swimming in it also. But I have never seen any lake monster other than a carp in Lake Elsinore. The lake is very shallow, (15ft to 20ft at the deepest) with a high algae content that makes the water slime green most of the time. It is small enough to completely drive around it in like 20 to 30 minutes, and there are constant speed boats driving across it, and people are always swimming in it. If there is a "monster" in the lake, more than a handful of witnesses would have seen it. If I remember correctly, I think the sighting in 1992 was not of a lake monster, but people thought that someone released a pet alligator into the lake. But it turned out to be a log or something. I was really young when that happened, so I don't know. Anyways, there is no real pausible way a living "dinosaur" could be in THIS lake. As for the cave theory, the only nearby place where there would possibly be a cave is the Ortega Mountains which border the lake on the south side, but in order to get to the foot of the mountains, a monster would have to cross through a large stretch of neighborhoods (Lakeland Village), and cross a busy road, and then somehow find a cave among the thickets of chapparel and sagebrush. A really hard thing to do without getting noticed. The shore of the lake is flat and sandy, so there wouldn't be a cave near the shore. So in the end, this "monster" really has no where that I know of to hide. So, the only reasonable conclusion I can think of is that Elsie is or was (if it existed at all) some sort of big fish or something that buries itself in the mud when the dry season comes. Other than that, I have seen no pictures, photos, or drawings of any lake monster other than "Hamlet", the former mascot of our minor league baseball team. Besides, if there was a dinosaur, the nasty lake would probably kill it anyways. :) I have lived in the city of Lake Elsinore most of my life. I have walked the shores of the lake (which is only a couple of miles long and about 2 miles wide) and, unfortunately, I have been swimming in it also. But I have never seen any lake monster other than a carp in Lake Elsinore. The lake is very shallow, (15ft to 20ft at the deepest) with a high algae content that makes the water slime green most of the time. It is small enough to completely drive around it in like 20 to 30 minutes, and there are constant speed boats driving across it, and people are always swimming in it. If there is a “monster” in the lake, more than a handful of witnesses would have seen it. If I remember correctly, I think the sighting in 1992 was not of a lake monster, but people thought that someone released a pet alligator into the lake. But it turned out to be a log or something. I was really young when that happened, so I don’t know. Anyways, there is no real pausible way a living “dinosaur” could be in THIS lake. As for the cave theory, the only nearby place where there would possibly be a cave is the Ortega Mountains which border the lake on the south side, but in order to get to the foot of the mountains, a monster would have to cross through a large stretch of neighborhoods (Lakeland Village), and cross a busy road, and then somehow find a cave among the thickets of chapparel and sagebrush. A really hard thing to do without getting noticed. The shore of the lake is flat and sandy, so there wouldn’t be a cave near the shore. So in the end, this “monster” really has no where that I know of to hide. So, the only reasonable conclusion I can think of is that Elsie is or was (if it existed at all) some sort of big fish or something that buries itself in the mud when the dry season comes. Other than that, I have seen no pictures, photos, or drawings of any lake monster other than “Hamlet”, the former mascot of our minor league baseball team.

Besides, if there was a dinosaur, the nasty lake would probably kill it anyways. :)

]]> By: otrian http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6213 otrian Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:37:25 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6213 I want to shake the flipper of any creature that could survive that lake. I want to shake the flipper of any creature that could survive that lake.

]]> By: shumway10973 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6212 shumway10973 Thu, 17 Aug 2006 07:29:15 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6212 the lake dried up? Is there a cave near by? I find it interesting that officials saw it and yet it is still called anything but real. the lake dried up? Is there a cave near by? I find it interesting that officials saw it and yet it is still called anything but real.

]]> By: crypto_randz http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6206 crypto_randz Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:54:31 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6206 100ft long lake dweller mmmm need more information on this creature. A drawing or photo would help. Theres probablly no video on this creature. Heads or tails on this story. Great update on this story Loren, you are coming up with some great topics and stories keepin comin. 100ft long lake dweller mmmm need more information on this creature. A drawing or photo would help. Theres probablly no video on this creature. Heads or tails on this story. Great update on this story Loren, you are coming up with some great topics and stories keepin comin.

]]> By: Loren Coleman http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6211 Loren Coleman Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:56:37 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6211 Thank you EEB for the name explanation. I should have googled "Elsinore" before writing that. Duhd! Thank you EEB for the name explanation.

I should have googled “Elsinore” before writing that. Duhd!

]]> By: atom http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6210 atom Tue, 15 Aug 2006 18:19:02 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6210 Im not sure if any of you have been to Lake Elsinore, but its the pits. I dont think anything can survive in that lake other than bacteria. Seriously, don't walk barefoot on any of the shoreline or you might just get poked with a discarded item. In the 20s and 30s it used to be a getaway for the hollywood elite. Now its filled with dismal... Im not sure if any of you have been to Lake Elsinore, but its the pits. I dont think anything can survive in that lake other than bacteria. Seriously, don’t walk barefoot on any of the shoreline or you might just get poked with a discarded item. In the 20s and 30s it used to be a getaway for the hollywood elite. Now its filled with dismal…

]]> By: rhayzerbak http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6209 rhayzerbak Tue, 15 Aug 2006 17:55:41 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6209 Why are there no drawings of this creature? Why are there no drawings of this creature?

]]> By: twblack http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6208 twblack Tue, 15 Aug 2006 16:10:39 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6208 The 1934 report I wonder if all the Nessie stuff going on at that time might have something to do with seeing a lake monster. The 1934 report I wonder if all the Nessie stuff going on at that time might have something to do with seeing a lake monster.

]]> By: EEB http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/elsie/#comment-6207 EEB Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:47:51 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lake-elsinore-monster-yarn-bobs-up-again/#comment-6207 Elsinore was the name of the castle where Hamlet lived, so that probably explains the name. Elsinore was the name of the castle where Hamlet lived, so that probably explains the name.

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