Winter Trip - Part 3 - Willow Creek (Day 1)

We arrived in Willow Creek around 6:45pm. It was already dark out because of some science thing with the Earth and the Sun.  But here is where it gets interesting......

When I saw the sign for "Willow Creek" I had to stop and get a picture. The sign is just on the outskirts of the small town.  So there are a few house's around but like 1 every mile or so.
When I got out of the car to take the picture, I could hear a bunch of dogs barking, which sounded about 150 yards away.

"No big deal,  I just wanted to get my picture and get back in the car"

Then, in the middle of the barking, came a clear distinct, "whoop" noise came from the woods.
The same type of "whooping" noise that has been recorded of sasquatch.
Sarah said,  "Did you hear that "whoop?" I said "Yeah", but it seemed all too convenient that we just happened to hear that right when we rolled into Willow Creek.
We don't know for sure what the noise was, but since we were in a "Bigfoot State of Mind" and those dogs were going nuts, I'm gonna chalk it up to being a "Sasquatch whoop"

Here is a link to where you can hear the type of noise I'm talking about,  It sounded exactly like this. Very clear and concise.

http://www.bfro.net/avevid/SierraSounds/Whoop.mp3

Anyways, the visit was already off to a great start.  So lets check out some pictures from the first night in Willow Creek,  The Bigfoot capital of the world!

Paradise City

The town is nestled deep within the mountains off the Trinity River in Humbolt County, CA.
But enough of that Geography talk, lets see some Bigfoot stuff.

The town looks fucking cool at night.

Below is a picture of the world famous Bigfoot Motel,
This is where Patterson and Gimlin stayed before capturing it on film that day in 1967
 They were broke so they probably had to share a bed.

Back then it was called "Motel"

Behind the Motel they have a huge Bigfoot cage for people like me to play in.
It's beats a pool and a continental breakfast any day!
Apparently they built this back in the day to catch Sasquatches but stopped using it.

Trapped!

We walked up past the hotel and ran into a local Indian Guy. We asked him if he had any encounters with Bigfoot and he said that Bigfoot is a spiritual creature and people who seek it have problems.
Well.... that was awkward!   Moving on!

The first statue we saw in town.

It was getting late and we had more sights to see the next day. So it was time to settle into my shelter that I made out of a few sticks and some long grass.  It turned out pretty well!

Time for bed!

up next .. more Willow Creek,  Day 2