Back in 1979 my father, Bruce Houck, owned and operated the Basin Café / Harbor Inn along with my brother Pat who tended bar. They also had the commercial ice plant. I moved to Charleston in 1980 and tended bar. We knew quite a few of the "Coasties". Good people and good times.
Wow, thanks for the note Jerry........Ever since I actually made the commitment to Log some of this stuff, its just been incredible fun...It was supposed to just be a diary for the great, great, great, great grandkids...'chuckle'... Yeah, thats right when I was there, I signed on in '77'..... Wasn't it the Ice Plant that burned in around '78'? I just remember fire crews running hoses down the pier while we had the boats fight'n it from the water, what a circus.. And, "DAMN SON", you were pour'n me beer in '80'.... Thats just too fric'n cool....Drink'in Bud & shoot'n pool... And if you remember hearing any of the fishing crews grumbling over their beer about that "God Damn 'Capt Crunch' over at the Station",,,,,,,That was Me!.....(laugh) Damn Jerry, you made my month... I'm editing the next one now.. Its about when I was sailing merchant and I really take it in the Ass.. So naturally its my wifes favorite... Thanks again Jerry & Welcome aboard......Bill
I have a Captain Crunch story back around 1978 or 79 and was the legal age to drink ha ha ,Still can hang the same and have that drive , Weird ? Miss that spirit in that region , Family went back in Northern Calif to that area plus even some in Washington , Wild times , Those creatures do exist , Not a doubt as seeing two and possibly another validated for me , There’s something weird in recent years with the traits if these Sasquatch around the United States , Spread out more to a lil bit of paranormal stuff associated with them , I guess being in the tower you would see and know without a doubt what’s legit , Hey I’ve got to watch my language here texting but not the podcaster ? What the fck is that about ? You inspire some great memories to be recalled as well as reminding people how to have the best of times , Some of those big hairy men get bigger than you need to know too 😂! I am serious , That cave Eddie checked out was probably one of many escapes or if there’s a time when what the beast really liked to chow down on was plentiful it could be close and gorge out ! They have been seen digging there to many places and even around Vancouver Island and in Alaska or just anywheres they feel comfortable at . You probably had tracks up there I would think ? I ran around so much of that country too , The golf balls? I have boxes full of thousands and the compression is on point ! Titleist to the other best ! Tower guys played Faultless ! Take Care Kevin .
Wow! I'm so glad I found this video! You are hilarious!😂 I loved hearing these stories, and from now on I'm a loyal subscriber. Cuss all you want, I do, too! I consider it a privilege of old age to speak as I please 😊. The big ones get to be 10 or even 12 ft. - I met an adolescent female with her family when I was in Point Arena a few years ago- I tossed them down handfuls of Jolly Rodger hard candies, the kind that come individually wrapped ... in the morning I found the wrappers folded into little booties and distributed up and down my windshield wiper blades ... very funny and sweet. They're smarter and stronger than us, but gentle if you're good to them. They can create infrasound with their huge vocal cords, like tigers and elephants do - it can cause you to hallucinate, or they can use it to either scare you or help you to NOT be scared. I fell in love with this little family I met! The dad watched over me at first to be sure it was OK for his daughter to meet me because she had asked and he wanted to make her happy as long as it was safe- I swear it was just like my own dad watched over me making sure no wrong would be done, just a nice little get- together. Amazingly, they are also telepathic, so that's how we communicated. Such a great memory! A life-changing event for me, for sure!!!
I saw sasquatch in 2002 headed up to copper falls in Bonners Ferry Idaho. It was running down the steep hill on the copper falls trail my friend and I were on. It was on all fours then got to the trail stood on its legs, only 20 feet away ,turned and looked at me. We stared into eachothers eyes and then it ran back down the hill. I was scared yet fascinated.
Thanks for the note Adrianne.. Wow, I just got followed, which was creepy enough. But You got 'Red Pilled' good & proper....chuckle... I envy you for that.. And....Yes.... After the dust had all settled, more fascinated/curious now then scared... Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon....Bill
Thank you for the kind words.. I've really been enjoying putting these things together. And the grand kids have a whole new appreciation for what gramps was doing back when he was their age...chuckle.. Please forgive my shameless plug for the channel.. I have another Coast Guard story and one of my first ever cruise on a merchant ship, which segways into the Epic f-up of my entire 13 year career.. My wife's favorite.. So, please consider Subscribing and I hope you enjoy them. Thanks again and Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon... Bill
New sub here. What a great storyteller you are! You paint a story like an artist paints a canvas - layer by layer to add dimension that draws you deeper into the encounter. The artist finishes some areas of the painting with precise details, and leaves other areas vague with a foggy haze to intrigue one's imagination. Well done, Mayor Bill!
Thank you Rose...Really.. You pay me far too much credit. I'm just a Crusty old Storyteller, with a 'knack'.. But since this has all 'Blown Up', literally 10 weeks ago, I'm having a hell of allot of fun with it. I am going to do, just a casual 'chat' in the next few days about the 'Mayor' thing.. Its actually a pretty good one too..... City Hall Pissed of the "Wrong Man", 3 months before an election!!....... "Bad Idea"..... After that, 'I' was the one signing their checks, and thumbing through their personnel files.....Laugh....... Never piss off an old Bosun's Mate!.......(smile).. Thanks again Rose Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
Saw a Sasquatch when I was a child growing up in Western North carolina. There was a certain section of the land surrounding my grandmother's house that we were forbidden to go on. One day when left unsupervised, my cousin and I decided it was time to explore. We ended up having a confrontation with a sasquatch, a large alpha male. Probably about 8 ft tall, because at the time I remember thinking it was twice as big as I was, at least. It just stood there, feet planted apart, hands down at his side, and roared like an African lion / elephant / dinosaur. A sound that you can feel just as much as you could hear it. I cannot possibly convey the tremendous noise, volume, and impact that this vocalization had. I'm surprised it didn't blow us backwards, if that gives you an idea. It was enough to knock you off your feet. Indescribable volume. Just indescribable. We jumped on our little motorbike, me being on the back, and as we rode away, my most vivid memory of this whole event was of having my cousin's shirt balled up in my fists with my head buried in his back. I was terrified beyond words, as you could feel the tremendous thunderous thuds of his footfalls on the ground, through the wheels of the bike as we rode away, as it ran after us. I remember just waiting to get yanked off the back of that bike. But I wasn't. Obviously it could have caught us without any issue whatsoever, but instead it chose to just "escort" us out of the area, back into the woods. Looking back as an adult, there are many different signs that I think my grandparents knew these things were around. It's a whole lot to explain but I think that's why we were forbidden to go to that part of the property. This thing looked more human in the face rather thanike any kind of ape. This was no animal. The craziest part was that I completely blocked out this memory and had no idea that this had even happened until I was almost 40 years old, and just happened to watch a Bigfoot video on youtube, and it all came back instantaneously. Immediately I got on Facebook and found my long-lost cousin and asked if this had really happened. Yes, it had. He confirmed every detail. Even though I had had this occurrence, I grew up thinking that Bigfoot was the biggest joke. I absolutely believed it was just a legend, or myth. Until it was a reality. These things are out there people. I'm not crazy, I'm not high, and I absolutely did not believe in Bigfoot until there was one standing irrefutably in front of me. I'm a sane, logical, educated and truthful person, who saw an 8 ft tall humanesque hominid, covered with hair, back around about 1985, in rural Enka-Candler, NC. As unbelievable, and silly, and ridiculous as it sounds, these things are real. I don't know what they are exactly, but they ARE out there. Whenever people tell me these things don't exist, I just think, "Well I have seen one, and you haven't, so who is better equipped to judge whether these things are real or not?" I actually feel sorry for the people who are walking around oblivious to certain aspects of this world. Just walking around in complete and utter ignorance. It's said that ignorance is bliss, but I think I'd rather know what's out there. I'm glad that this happened to me, and that I'm not walking around in the dark. As much as I would like to have it proven just so I can say "I told you so" toball the people who have laughed at me and ridiculed me and told me I saw a bear, I actually don't want these things to be officially documented. Humans destroy everything they touch, and if the greater population knew about these things it would be to their detriment. What I saw, although terrifying in the moment, was regal and stunning, and beautiful, but above all, peaceful. He could have hurt us so easily, but did not. He just wanted us gone. He was aiming to scare us away in the same manner that we try to scare bears away. By being loud and intimidating, which he certainly was, but he was harmless. At least this one was. And you can't blame them for wanting nothing to do with humans. I don't want anything to do with most humans. I want these things to be left alone so they can do what they do and live their lives without human intervention. I hope everything's remain a "myth" forever.
Thank you for sharing. I believe every word. There are too many of you who have had these experiences. This stuff is real. You should share your story on Steve Isdahls channel. He’s a hunting guide who has had two encounters. People need to hear the truth.
Wow Kate, thank you so much for sharing that.. Thats one of those events that changes your life forever. Thats an awful big 'Red Pill' to swallow. I agree with you, I really - REALLY, want to know. But it makes me sad to see some of the "Entertaiment Tonight" style 'Squatch' hunters, making a cartoon out of stomping through the woods banging on trees.. They're just casting shade on the rest of us. I've seen a couple vids on here of hunters who claim to have had one on their scope, 'In the Crosshairs'.. And it would know and turn to look directly into the scope from 100yrds away. And 'to a man', "hard as nails", experienced hunters said a feeling washed over them and they just couldn't pull the trigger.. I know I damn sure wouldn't want to be 'That' guy, remembered 'For All Time' as being the Goober who dropped one from across the meadow, Just Because He Could!.. Nah, one day a logging truck will hit one, and thats fate.. But I would cry tears of Rage to hear about some hunter strapping one to the hood of his pick-up.. I'd want to go strap him to mine.. Whew, got my blood up a bit there....chuckle.. I also wanted to reach out Kate to see if you would allow me to read your story on my channel.. This is one that needs to told and I would be honored if you would allow me to put 'Your' voice to it.. In the mean time, you certainly have an open invitation to come back anytime.. Welcome Aboard Kate from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
What a, dare I say "great" memory?! I enjoyed reading your comment. I agree with you about keeping the sasquatch undocumented. People not believing in their existence is exactly what's keeping them alive.
I retired to the foothills of the Cascades in SW Washington state. I've been here over 20 years now. Having become friends with a large family that's lived here @ least 6 generations: they have believable stories. They admit that they don't share with outsiders, as they don't enjoy being ridiculed.
-- Chuckle -- Hell yeah Seth please do. I've actually been meaning to give the Chief a call and go down and take a ride on a 47 one day, I live about 20 miles from Charleston now.. My brother Darrell (Scott) Walker was a 44 cox'n in Garabaldi at the same time I was running the 44's & 52 in Charleston, 77 to 81. We were "Hotel 112", waaaay back in the day. And as a bit of trivia, Hotel 112 was the Last recruit company where the DI's could still lay hands on you. After us it changed to a No Touch bootcamp. Needless to say they weren't happy about this and vented their frustrations on us! LOL yeah.. Good Times... If you haven't yet, check out my channel. I have another great one posted involving the boat basin dive shop. And I'm currently working on 2 more that will post in the next couple weeks. So if you would, go over and give me a subscribe...... And Welcome aboard Seth..... Bill
Just got home from Coos Bay, got to watch helicopter rescue swim drills. Went up to the tower for the view. We take our dual sports and the road was extra shitty and slick as snot. Also hiked down through the cave. No big foot along the way. It’s still a pretty tight knit community but the crime from the homeless camped up there is out of control and the beach below is now day use only! Sad! Grew up camping there. Thank you for your service!
Thanks for the note. Yep, the 'ol' C&C, Crime and Camping homeless. Its an entirely different world now and very little of it is for the better, in my humble opinion..... I still like to run up there especially on an ebb tide and watch the surf. The road is wider now but not a whole lot better, the top is still a mess.. SOME things never change..lol.. My next story will be based at Sunset Bay, just a couple miles south. I hope you come back and listen... Bill
Great storytelling! The chief of security at the company I worked for in Oregon had Bigfoot paraphernalia in his office. I asked him why, and he told me in great detail his personal Sasquatch encounter. These creatures are real.
..Thank You Sir, I appreciate it... Yeah there's getting to be more & more of us, delusional nut jobs, out here all the time now...chuckle.. Its getting harder to ignore.. But they're still evading the 100's of thousands of trail cams out there, with anything clear & solid anyway.. Nah, there's something going on behind the curtain here.. "In my humble opinion". There's things out there, with an agenda....(Humble Opinion). I just hope they tell us Something while I'm still around... Thanks Again for the note.......Bill
Thanks for the note Danyel, its very much appreciated.. And a 'Ram Rod' Salute back at ya from this old Bosun's Mate.... I don't how I'd handle the Desert, I've got Salt Water in my veins. I have to be near the ocean or I just start turning in circles like my little dog....chuckle... I have a friend that lives over in Bend, its a pretty area.. I do have a couple more posted on the channel Danyel, with a couple more in the works.. Your invited back again anytime. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
I was tracked like that for 45 minutes in the Allegheny National Forest at dusk as I hiked through the deep woods to my cabin. It scared the CRAP out of me. It’s was very unsettling to hear it move only when I did…
Thanks for that Monkey.......Yeah, I was just playing a little game in my mind here, what would be worse from a 'Red Pilled' perspective? Have one stand up on the trail and look you square in the eye from 100' away....OR.... Be followed through the dense forest for 30 mins in the dead of night??? ...(laugh)... We should do a poll on that...........Bill
About 16 years ago I was tracked the same way in the Mount Baker foothills in Washington state. It was absolutely terrifying for the first few minutes but whatever was tracking me stayed in the brush and just tracked me step for step. I was very happy to see the street light at the end of the trail though.
Nice video. A good credible set of events presented here and not an obviously phony Blob Squatch video like so many on RU-vid. I had a Class B event in 1973 in Western Pennsylvania. I saw 4” thick pine trees on a mountain side being mowed down by neither a herd of deer or bears. I was close enough to smell it. Nothing in that area was capable of doing what I saw. It was an area with a history of credible Class A sightings. This was not as spectacular as other reported encounters but it changed my life from that point on. My health did not allow me to tromp the forests like so many brave researchers have, but rather to read and analyze disparate evidence for over 40 years. I now live in South Florida where just in the last 3 years I have met at least 6 or more people who claim to have seen “The Skunk Ape” as it is called here, but is simply another member of the North American Sasquatch family. Apologies for a bit of digression here, but I want to give a big shoutout to the Mayor for his sharing all this with us.
Thank you ,Sir.. The kind words are much appreciated.. ...bang...bang.. "I call this Council Meeting to Order...All rise for the Pledge.." (chuckle).. I am going to do just a simple 'chat' vid, maybe next week on how 'That' played out.. 'City Hall' Pissed off the Wrong Man, 3 months before an election.. "Bad Idea".. So, I did what I "Always" do, I spent a few dollars, marched in 'Chin First', took over & threw the Bum's Out....chuckle.. That was extreeemely gratifying.. Wow, that would have been amazing, and life changing, to witness, I envy you.. After the dust had settled, I was left with the impression of just.. Curiosity.. Hell, if I saw someone walking up MY driveway at 3am I'd be checking him out too... Through my Sights...chuckle.. Thanks again for the note.... Digression is encouraged Here.... Don't be a stranger... "Meetings Adjourned"...........Bill
Saw one in Death Valley about 10 years ago at the Keene wonder mine. He came out of the hill and went to the spring where I had just been. He was at least 9 feet tall, dusty brown. I tried to get a pic. I was on the hood of my car in the parking lot. Nothing was in the view finder. So I just watched, he walked back into the hill where he came out of and I mean walked INTO the hill. very supernatural. Turned out I had gotten pics of his footprints. 16 inches long 8 inches wide. Told rangers about it. Mine was closed for years after that.
In 1976 my neighbor and I were turkey hunting and a big foot walked up on us. He was about 10 feet tall. He was about 50 feet away when we first saw him. He was talking about 6 feet each step. When I turned to run he was about 30 feet away. He was so close I could see the wrinkles on his face and hands. He didn't show any aggression but I ran as fast as I could
Thanks for the note John, its always appreciated.. Damn son, you saw one of the Big Boys and got "Red Pilled" the hard way.. There's no more 'Pretending they don't exist' after that. There's just too much going on here, for too long without an answer.. Do I think its just a large, intelligent, ape-like something that has an un-canny ability to evade 100's of thousands of Trail Cams?? Hell Nah, there is way too much going on here, Somebody Knows Something.. I just hope I'm still around to find out what that is.... I do have a couple more posted on the channel with a couple more in the works. You're invited back anytime. Welcome Aboard John from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
@@thebosunslockerwithmayorbill I've had many encounters with them after the first one. Twice may have been a dogman. The first wasn't bad. About a year or two later something tried to attack me about 5 in the morning. I was turkey hunting. I shot it in the head about 15 feet away. It cut a flip and landed on its feet and ran away from me. That was the last time I went turkey hunting. I hunted for many years after that but never had that experience but I never went back to that place. I've been walking through the woods hunting and noticed not a sound, nothing. Not even a leaf wiggling
@@thebosunslockerwithmayorbillA sasquatch saved my life in the North Cascade mountains after I became lost and was only a few feet away from tumbling down a 100+ foot shale cliff. I’m tired of pretending like it’s a joke. they’re real and something unbelievable happened to me that day in 2021
@@steviechampagne yes absolutely they are real. I wished that the people that condemn us for seeing these things would see them and scare the crap out of them. I've had people to say I was smoking weed or eating mushrooms. I don't really care if any of them believe me, that's not why I tell my story. I think now maybe some kind of ptsd, maybe. It used to not bother me but now I don't go in the woods. Just me
Thanks for the note Yeti, I appreciate it. Wow, Idaho is a beautiful place.. My wife and I were on a random motor home trip years ago. Just meandering around, burning up gas with no specific destination and wound up in the upper panhandle at an RV park named "Wagonhammer"... It was the end of the season and we had the whole place to ourselves. Parked 'right' on a little river, 7am I'm sitting outside sip'n coffee. And a half dozen deer just saunter around the front of the couch, walk right past me and cross the river. Then at sundown, here they come, cross back over at the same spot and walk by me again not 20' away.. We were just going to stay for 2 days.. They had to throw us out after 10, (chuckle) it was the end of the season and they wanted to lock the place up.. Hell, we would have stayed there for another month. That was one of the most beautiful spots we had ever seen..... Thank you for bringing that memory back.....Bill
...I glad you liked my Fc'n story Donna...(laugh)... My doctor tried putting me on a 'Salt' free diet years ago.....Nice guy, but I told him to Kiss My Salty Ass! ..Thanks for the, I appreciate it.......
Yep...you're salty alright, but hysterical anyway. I could relate to the nerves, having worked in the Olympic Nat'l Forest in the 80s. Had my share of scary, unexplainable episodes accompanied by similar physical responses. Makes for good stories now. 😂
Thanks Maureen.. If you worked in the "Olympic" Forest, then Ma'am, 'You'.... have seen and heard things. .chuckle....That's, like, Squatch Central.. I'll look forward to hearing one of those..... But then, I'm sure your aware of that gentleman, 'Pleiades'(?)(spelling), he's been researching & documenting hundreds of missing person cases in the Nat'l Forests for years... Nah, there's other things behind the curtain to worry about besides Bigfoot..(in my humble opinion).....Things with an agenda... Thanks Again Maureen...........Bill
I recognize the sound you describe! Lion elephant dinosaur 🎯 and the volume and power of it, and how long it lasted! There's nothing else like that sound!
I just happened to come across your video, and it brought up some great memories. My oldest brother was in the Coast guard for 14 years and because of that I have been all over the US. He was 10 years older than me and was like a second father, he got married after CG boot camp and every summer i stayed with him and my sister in-law. I loved it, at such a young age being a in New York, key West, san Fransisco, Michigan,all over. After he left the CG he became an over the road truck driver, he loved it, but ended up being killed in an accident over 20 years ago after visiting his son to see his first grandchild. I love my brother and miss him dearly.
Thanks for the note Jeffrey, it's much appreciated. I'm sorry for your loss. It sounds like you got to travel and see a lot of new things and places together and you'll "Always" carry those quality memories.... I'm pleased my silly little story brought you a smile.. You're invited back again anytime.. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon....Bill
I've always been so interested in that entire area. I have found and searched for info regarding Coos head and discovered that before that encounter happened it was submarine station and the look out that cave has areas that have been concreted off maybe because of the danger idk but that cave was once large enough for a sub to park in I was told. Have friends that have explored other caves and tunnels that all run through there. I've seen pictures of a cave opening that is just as your driving into basendorf beach but has long disappeared I've search the area and again was told it had been concreted off but by the time I began searching for any sign of it the cliff edge there was overgrown and covered in moss. There is a cave out there that I have explored and it's close by where the waterline was originally before they put the jetty in so its pretty cool because it's not by the water anymore and it's big with tiny opening so I can only image the size the one under the watch tower is. Or was? Loved the story made me miss home.. I'm a firm believer so it's quite neat to think Bigfoot along with other strange things all share that area. Now.my interest in researching the history of everything there was been revived. Thank you
Thank you so much for the note Robin.. Yeah, back in the 70's there weren't any facilities or nice roads along the south jetty and Bassendorff Beach. It was just a gravel access path like the tower road was. And I remember distinctly about 1/2 mile south of the jetty along the access trail, a 10' diameter concrete culvert pipe buried into the hillside, underneath where the Navy Base was.. It was all mossy and overgrown looking with some rusty bars and a gate. And a couple rusty signs, "DO NOT ENTER - GOVERNMENT FACILITY - TRESSPASSERS WILL BE SHOT - SURVIVERS WILL BE SHOT AGAIN!", bla bla bla.. So of course I squeezed through a gap in the bars and walked about 100' up the tunnel. But it was pitch black and I didn't want to get shot - and then shot again (chuckle).. So I got the hell out, but it was there.. Whether it was true or not, at the time it was common knowledge that the Navy Base was a listening Station. And they were connected to miles of listening cables that ran offshore, tracking submarine movements, we were after all still in a "Cold War", and still are I guess but thats above my pay grade.. Anyway thanks again Robin for listening and the note. I do have another one of these posted over on my channel and 2 more in the works that will post in a couple weeks. ....Welcome Aboard... Bill
great l8fe I was in Newport Org.old surfer and gold mine research. trail king. I am at campo wall i am 75 yrs. clam soups fave. you're a interesting man. 3:16 😅
Thank you sir, the kind words are very much appreciated.. I have been truly blessed, to have been in the right place, right time, to have travelled and raised a "little" hell in allot of places around the world. After YEARS of encouragement, I started logging a few of these as a diary for the great, great, grand kids. To let them know, They need to "Step up Their Game", this is what Gramps was doing at their age...chuckle... I'm glad you enjoyed it, there are a few more over on the channel. ...Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon...Bill
Thank you Roger, I appreciate that... I'm just a 'very' small handful behind you... But we're still out there Kick'n Ass......(chuckle).. Thanks Again and Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.........Bill
It is good to hear your story. I went to North Marion school also but lived in Hubbard and then moved up to Colton, between Molalla and Estacada. I've had a couple run-ins with those folks up sawtell rd. and up the Molalla river. I miss Oregon and deep sea fishing. Thank you.
Thanks for the kind words Edward, they're appreciated.. Hell yeah, we ran in the same circles. I grew up in Canby, then we moved to Donald and I finished high school at N. Marion, in '74'.. Hell, my Dad owned the Donald Tavern for 20+ yrs, I grew-up in the backroom play'n pool....'laugh'.. Raised allot of Hell in Hubbard/Woodburn too.... I'm glad you enjoyed it, once I was brow-beaten into starting these, they've become allot of fun to do. I do have a couple more posted with a couple more on the way, so I hope you'll stop in again.. Welcome Aboard Edward from Coos Bay Oregon....Bill
Semper Paratus Mayor Bill! I was in the Coast Guard in the late sixties stationed on Government Island Alameda, California. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to stay in the Coast Guard due to an injury. I learned a lot while I was there and the only regret I have is not being able to do my entire enlistment. Great organization. The closest I got to the merchant Marines was spending time in US PHS hospital in San Francisco after I was injured. I spent about a month there and enjoyed meeting folks and all different states of physical health as well as shooting pool with the guys in the psych ward upstairs, so it was an interesting experience, thank you for service. Take care.
Thank you Bob for the note, I appreciate it.. Yeah, I went through Boot there in Alameda in '77', my brother and I together... It would be interesting to go see the place now, I probably wouldn't recognize it. ....And I'll bet Billiards in the 'psych ward' had the potential for some entertainment......chuckle... Thanks again Bob, please don't be a stranger....
Thanks Steve I appreciate it. I do have a couple more over on my channel and a couple more in the works.. Stop back in anytime. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
Back in about 1968 or'69 I was a Sea Scout. One summer we did a camping trip to Merrill Lake, near Mount St Helens. One night a bunch of us boys decided to go for a walk, and headed up a logging road that went through a large clear cut (logged off area). It was about 11PM or so, no moon, black as the Earl of Hell's waistcoat. We were a nerdly bunch, and as we walked we started talking about books we had read. I mentioned that I'd just read one called "Interrupted Journey", and the guys asked what it was about: people abducted by a UFO. We talked about it for a few minutes, then kind of fell silent and noticed that at night the tree stumps looked like grave markers or something. Then an owl hooted ... we took off like were shot out of a cannon, and very nearly ran down our Skipper (Sea Scout scoutmaster) who was dozing by the campfire. Never did tell him what happened, but I think he figured it out. I mean, we were all in the sack with the covers over our heads before he had a chance to say a word. Adrenaline is a wonderful thing!
..."The Earl of Hell's Waistcoat?!".....Oh, I am gonna have to Steal 'THAT'...chuckle.. Thats just too damn good to let slip by. I can't wait for the opportunity to slide that one into a conversation..... Yep, that's a great story Randal, it has all the elements of "THE" camping trip that stays with you forever. Mine, surprisingly enough involves the Coast Guard. Our camping trips were usually to the coast deep sea fishing out of Coos Bay. It was mid '60's', my dad and I with uncle Bob and cousin Ronny were a couple miles offshore, getting bounced around pretty good that day. We're trolling along and the engine just coughs & quits...Dead in the Water... Its still morning so there's a light fog and we can't see land. So, Dad radios the Coasties, no big deal. But even if you're 'On Fire', its gonna take a few minutes.. You're not calling Uber.. Dad's telling me, ' you can always count on the CG son, they'll go through 'Hell -n- High Water' to come get you'........'I just hope they get here in time'... If the whales come up and find us now, we're in trouble!. We're stealing their fish and they're pissed. As long as the engine's running, the whales know we can get away and they don't bother us, But Now........ Ohhhhh, I just hope the Coast Guard gets here in time!!...... So, for the next 30 minutes, Dad & uncle Bob are having a good chuckle while Ronny and I were on hyper whale watch, until that Big Beautiful Coast Guard Boat came cruising out of the fog to save us.. That made such an impression on me that 12 years later I "BUSTED MY ASS" through bootcamp. Because the "Top Man" at graduation gets to pick Anywhere in the World he wants to go with the Coast Guard.. When called up at the graduation ceremony I told them, "Shit thats easy, send me to Coos Bay"... Thank you Randal for helping to drag that little memory out of storage.. And thank you for the kind words, they're always appreciated. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon Bill
I'm glad you have a chance to finally get your experience validated by others who KNOW the intensity of fear that is hard to justify UNLESS they've felt it themselves, like me. that kind of fear won;t make sense to anyone who wasn't in your shoes. when you say, "i wish you could see me shaking right now", I am familiar with what it's like to retell the experience that changed me forever and whenever i tell it, people comment that they see my physical reactions to re-living the fear, and even the "non-believers" know I am experiencing a PTSD moment with them. Eyes and minds are opening and it's good to have understanding because being shamed and laughed at when you felt like you might have been facing the worst imaginable death is no fun. (apparently, THANKFULLY, we are not in their diet plan)! Carry on, then, onward and upward!
Thank you for that Tara.. After a couple days, when the dust had settled.. I was left with an impression of just curiosity.. I 'Know' I had to be the only Human dumb enough to ever walk that gravel path at 3am, so I piqued his curiosity.. Then he probably caught my scent and decided to follow me......All the way down the hill...... I knew where he was, he was over my right shoulder back behind me... And I believe he was making juuust enough noise, to let know he was there... But he kept his distance, never closer than, maybe 150'... But thats NOT very damn far when, whatever that is, could snatch you up like a lolipop!!....laugh... And any intense experience like that, is gonna - kinda change things in your head, just a little bit. Hell, I'm a big, tough old man and 50 years later I'll still get a shiver re-telling these... And I don't apologize for it.. But Nah, we're not on their menu....There's other things behind the curtain for that.....Things with an agenda..... Thanks Again Tara........BIll
Loved hearing you tell your story. Thank you for sharing. I'm a bigfoot believer/experiencer new to the area and laughed out loud when listening to recount your walk up the mountain.
(chuckle) Thanks Kathi, I'm so glad you enjoyed it.. It still gives me goose bumps today to re-tell some of these. I don't know if you have already but please check out the channel, 'The Bosun's Locker with Mayor Bill'. I have another "adventure" posted that made my wife pee her pants the first time she heard the vid.... And I'm in the process of doing two more... So again, thanks for stopping in.......Welcome aboard. Bill
Thank you, Sir, for your service, and for a great bigfoot report/experience. I'm currently researching bigfoot in the Coos County area. So much credible history here.
Thank you for the kind words Danny, they're appreciated. Yeah, this entire region from N. Cali. to the Olympic Peninsula is one giant Red Zone for sightings & stories. Particularly on the Southern Oregon Coast. Up until, oh, 20 yrs ago or so, almost the entire economy was still forestry driven. You were either cut'n trees - haul'in trees - make'n lumber from tree's - building houses out of lumber made from tree's...chuckle...etc..etc.. I'd contact several of the Big tree felling companies, the guys that are up on the Mt. every day.. Buy them lunch sometime.. There's a lot of material there.. Forestry workers/Park Rangers, they know stories they are under orders NOT to tell, but there's buckets of material there.. 'And' the Rogue River Valley area down by the border. You get deep back in that valley and its all pot farmers, they live during the entire season up on the Mt. sides. As long as you're not law enforcement you could probably get back in there in one piece.. You make friends with those guys and there a couple books...chuckle.. Anyway, I'm starting to get up on my soap box here..... Thanks again Danny for the note. You certainly have an invitation back anytime. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
Lots of sightings up six’s river . Not sure if you can get up there anymore sounds like the road is blocked now and it’s all private property ! Haven’t been up there in many years .
South Coos river to Daniel’s creek, Daniel’s creek Rd and stay right, continue up past the old fish hatchery and on to the top of the mountain above moon creek. My son found tracks while mushroom picking but had nothing to make a casting so he put his pocket knife in the track. The knife measured 3.25 inches so I figured it to be 18.6 inches long. True story. Great area to check out brother.👍🏼👍🏼
I’ve lived in SW Oregon for 53 years and they love the redwoods. I’ve seen them a few times. It’s not for the faint of heart. When the fires started getting really bad around here they have been far and few of the big guys. It’s almost like someone has been trying to burn them out. Any time there’s too many reports of sightings there seems to be a fire. Look at Texas etc. Makes you stop and think. I wish people would start leaving where they had their experience out. Thank you Sir for your service! I truly appreciate you! Thank you for sharing.
Coos people have stories about them. They're known as the shiɬwaya (giants) or the people of the forest; nuk'wiinu me in hanis, nuk'wiin də k'a in miluk
Yeah, there's quite a maritime tradition in Coos Bay and has been forever. People don't realize that Coos Bay is the only real seaport between Seattle and San Fran. Portland doesn't count being a 3 hr trip up the Columbia from Astoria. So there's allot of West Coast freighter and container traffic that routes through Coos. Then throw in Souse Bros., ocean going tug company and one of the largest fishing fleets on the West Coast and Customs & the Coasties stay pretty damn busy......thanks for watching...Bill
Hey man i live in portland area and i saw something undeniable on a forest road near breitenbush. Went 0-60 in instantaneous time. Literally so fast that it couldve outrun any car. The acceleration was instant and a huge branch was left bouncing. Sticks breaking and crap flying on its wake. I slammed in reverse and drove so fast. I have NO doubts everything that happened at this tower is 100% real. Youre an awesome storyteller.
Thanks James, yeah this entire NW area is hot.. The southern coast is still sparsely populated with LOTS of hunters & campers so we get allot of sightings. The Rogue River area is particularly busy.... Thanks for the words I'm glad you enjoyed it.. I just posted a new one yesterday about my first ever overseas cruise on a merchant ship... "A Coasty Turns Pirate" (chuckle) Its the EPIC f-up story of my 14 year sailing career. Please check out the channel and consider sub-ing if you haven't yet... It means allot to an 'old salt'..... ...Thanks again James and Welcome aboard....Bill
...chuckle... Does it show??... Yeah, and proudly so. I'm editing my next one now and it'll be about an epic Merchant trip.. I hope you check back again.. Thanks for watching.....Bill
Thanks for the note Rebecca, yeah the walk out to the lighthouse was a real adventure too -chuckle-.. It amazes me how 50 years later very little really changes. Sure the CG Station is a little bigger, with allot more security fencing (shaking my head).. There's more paving and the tower road is a "little" better. But driving through today, its still the Basin I knew 'waaaay' back in the day, and I like that....... thx again Rebecca, I have another good one posted over on the channel with 2 more in the works. I hope you'll consider subscribing and check back... Bill
I enjoyed listening to your story . I am Sharon Christensen Hemphill. My brother Ricky Dale Hemphill was stationed there in the late 70’s. He murdered in Sept 1979 on the Chetco River. He was my idol and taught me about Bigfoot.
Thanks for stopping by Sharon and I'm so sorry for your loss. I lost my own brother Darrel Scott Walker in the mid 80's. He and I went through boot camp together, Scott was running the lifeboats in Garabaldi near Tillamook at the same time I was doing the same in Charleston. I still think about him every day... I was at the boat station in Charleston from '77' through '81', I don't remember Ricky, of course my memory isn't what it used to be, we may have just missed each other. But again Sharon, thanks for stopping in. If you enjoyed this one please check out the channel. I've posted the second chapter of my little story book and will put up a new one every so often before they're simply lost to brain fog....Thx and be well - Bill
I was stationed at Mare Island/Carquinez when the CG Stand team came to visit and give us an assessment of our boat operations. They brought a metal training boat with them, it was beat to hell but was a good training prop I guess. On the transom of the craft was spray-painted "I survived coos bay". I wish I knew the rest of the story.
Wow Rob, sorry I didn't catch your comment sooner... I'd like to know the story behind that myself. Thats curious. Coos Bay is a pretty tough place, the entire 13th District from Northern Cali to Alaska has a well earned reputation.. What time frame was that Rob? I was there from 76 - 81 and ran the 44' & 52' footers. Hell, I'm still in pretty good shape, I'd go back tomorrow if they'd have me.. chuckle.. Keep checking back, I'm over due to post a couple more stories on the channel... The Bosun's locker with Mayor Bill.. thx
@@thebosunslockerwithmayorbill That would be around 1998. The small 20'ish boat was fitted with through hull pipes with pre-made cracks, imagine "buttercup" school while afloat...
Great story. My husband was born and raised in Bandon when there still was a hospital there(1964). I was raised in Eugene. I’ve been a believer in Bigfoot since the Patterson-Gimlin film came out. You should write in to Wes Germer of Sasquatch Chronicles and tell your story. He’s a great guy; I met him a year ago. I’m sure he would be interested in your story.
Thanks Colleen.. Yeah, Steve Isdal's name has been mentioned here too, I don't think I quite rate his radar though.. I'm not familiar with Wes Germer, I'll look him up, thanks... The Coquille River at Bandon, is also the responsibility of the Coos Bay Station, and I was the 'XO' ( Executive Officer) of the Summer Station there in '80', so I've cross'd in & out through those jetties mmmany-many times.. And let me tell ya, that little bar crossing there can get "Real" Nasty when its rough.. I did "NOT" enjoy towing someone in through there at night......No Sir!.....Thats for somebody else now....chuckle... Thanks again.............Bill
This was an awesome listen, you’re a great storyteller. I mean that as a compliment, not as a judgement on the truth of your experience. I respect your decision to record your experiences. A life well lived deserves an audience, and every person has wisdom to share. So I’m subscribing and looking forward to hearing more of your tales. All the best sir!
Thank you Zoltan for the kind words, they're very much appreciated. I was truly blessed to have had the opportunity to do things and travel as I have. I mean, in my 20's, meet bigfoot and end up on a merchant ship and sail around the world for 10 years, how the hell does that happen 'just' happen?...chuckle... I still just shake my head thinking back now. And at the "Last" period in history when you could actually go 'swashbuckling' as a young man relatively risk free from the political strife around the globe. So I started to log a few of my little chapters as a dairy for the great-great-great grand kids. Just to let them know they need to step up their game, this is what 'gramps' was doing when he was their age.....chuckle..... Chapters 2 & 3 are over on the channel and 4 & 5 are in the works.. I'll wear 'Storyteller' proudly, thanks again Zoltan. Welcome aboard from Coos Bay Oregon......BIll
@@thebosunslockerwithmayorbill storyteller seems to fit, so I’m glad to hear it resonates with you. Thank you for the reply, and I look forward to listening to more of your adventures. All the best for a great weekend.
In 1967 in Clatsop county Oregon myself and two friends seen a big foot as during that time they were leaving South America for Canada and the Alaska frontier. Read the book of all the sightings during that time.
What book? I've got to read it, I've read many, one(out of print) written by a Hoopa Indian woman about growing up, it was published in 1929 so she was born in the late 1800's , I've always known they migrate seasonally, I live in the Colorado rockies but I've seen them from north to Southern Colorado and many points in between, but to imagine them migrating from south America to Alaska and Canada, All the way from Brazil, or Chile thru the Yucatan all the way up through Mexico then up through all those states to Alaska and Canada, amazing, that's thousands of miles, thousands, remarkable, must read that book
..Different oar?? Were you the 'dick' piss'n in the bilges under my feet???.....'laugh'.. You owe me a pair of Socks... Thanks for the note 'Boats', its much appreciated.. Once I got brow-beaten into starting some of these, its just become way too much fun. It started as a diary for the great-great-great grandkids letting them know - They need to "Step up Their Game", this is what Gramp's was doing at their age... Thanks James, I hope you'll come back again. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon....Bill
This was like listening to my father in law, a marine, who used to pepper his sentences with “what the fuck ever.” Totally believable account, by the way.
...chuckle... Please forgive me, Courtney, I might be wrong.. But I think that Might have been "what the fuck, 'Over'".. Like on a crackly CB radio...." Auh Roger that, and 'What the Fuck, Over"... Yep and I've used that term Myself, a few hundred times.. I'm glad you enjoyed it and please stop in again anytime.....Bill
Thanks for the note Susan, I appreciate it.. Yeah, your just down the road a bit across the bridge, I'm actually in the general Coquille area, the south coast has been my home for a looong time now. And I have travelled enough to know that I wouldn't be anywhere else. And 'you've' been to the watch tower, so you know what I'm talking about on that spooky road..chuckle.. Again, thanks for stopping in Susan, I do have a couple more stories posted on the channel, with a couple more in the works. You're invited back anytime... Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
Thanks for the note, its appreciated.. Yeah, my dad was a diver and I remember Saturday mornings we'd lay on the floor watching 'Sea Hunt' with Loyd Bridges and those underwater fight scenes...chuckle... It turns out that just about the entire Bridges family were Coasties, I was pretty impressed with that.. If you enjoyed this one, I have a couple more over on the channel you might like. .....and I never understood way we didn't prioritize canards more in our flight designs, both private & commercial, seems like a no-brainer to me. But that's a little above my pay grade.. Welcome Aboard Sir from Coos Bay Oregon...Bill
What a superbly told story. Excellent pacing, and thank you for talking the way most of us talk. The political correctness of the other channels though doesn't detract from their mission but your saltiness certainly adds to yours. Let's here more
Thank you for the Kind, Fuk'n words Moose..(laugh).. ..Yeah, I've been around and In-charge of 'Rough Men' for most all of my life. So my Salt isn't there for 'Shock' value, its been Well & Truely earned.. ..."BUT"..... And there's Always one of those, I 'do' have to remember now, that I'm not just talking to guys in the boat house or the Elks Club anymore.. Hell, there's actually REAL people listening to this shit now!......(chuckle).. So, I am trying, Ladies, I'm trying.... ..But I think it was Popeye that said, "I am what I am and that's all that I am"........ Thanks Moose...................Bill
I really enjoyed your story. The only salty language that hurt my ears and made me cringe was the GD word. I could handle the rest. I’m hoping in another year and a half I will be moving to the Chehalis WA area where my son is. Over 2,000 miles from where I have lived most all of my life and raised my son. Thanks to the Air Force sending him to Tacoma, he loves it there. He has married and bought a home there. But I’m excited about moving. I can’t lie I love the area too. He took me to years ago to Cannon Beach. I loved Oregon also. He laughs at me for believing and wanting to see Bigfoot.
Thanks for your note Kelli... Yeah, I hear you, when I posted Bigfoot, about '14 months' ago I was talking to, maybe 10 people and they were my golf buddies, 'Salty ol' Bastards' like me and I was happy with that.. Then about '10 WEEKS' ago the 'U - Tube' took a shine to me, for some reason, and stuck bigfoot in the search menu's. And it has "Blown Up", as the kids say... And its an Amazing Ride.. So, apparently I'm a 'professional' now....(chuckle).. With an actual audience.. (still shaking my head).. But, I can try to use a little more Peruvian Rock Salt, instead of just throwing Morton's everywhere...smile And if your son laughs at you, he's gonna be laughing at 2 thirds of the State up there... You'll Love Washington.. Thanks again Kelli......Bill
Just wondering…how did it change your life completely? Would you consider a type of spiritual awakening? Or more along the lines of realizing that there really IS so much out in the world, in the universe and we have no idea of how much we don’t know? I’m asking because I’m genuinely interested in events that have profound effects on people. Truly life changing events. Did you used to be extremely skeptical in a judge mental way and now you’re more open-minded. I’m not trying to put you on the spot and certainly you don’t have to answer but I find life changing events fascinating. It helps me to keep an open mind and to think about many things on a deeper level. Thank you for mentioning that you too saw a Sasquatch. I imagine it did indeed have a profound effect on your life! Wishing you all the best.
...Salute... Thanks Derred.. Yeah, once you get "Red Pilled", you can't un-see or un-know something.. It hits you, that the monster under your bed as a child.. "Was" real.. All the Big Guy's ever really seem to do is follow or scare the shit out of you, and run you out of their territory. But hell, I do that to my neighbors dog, so I can't hold that against them...chuckle... There's other things out there to be 'really' concerned about, (in my humble opinion), things with an agenda... Thanks again for the note.....BIll
I have family in Coos Bay and North Bend, my family actually helped to found North Bend/Coos Bay. I would sure like to return to get to know my roots. I spent a lot of time down there over 50 yrs ago. I want to Squatchin 👣👣👣😎👋
Thanks for note Lisa, its appreciated..... No kidding? You have some of the "Original" Roots around here. It is a beautiful area, 'Literally' Gods Country and I couldn't imagine living anywhere else.. Yeah, if you're a "Sqautcher", this is where you want to be...chuckle... Come on back, I'll show you around.. Thanks again for the note. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon .. Bill
..Laugh.. Yeah, I'll sell shares, 10 for a penny... A sub gets you 100 for free...chuckle.. Thank you for the kind words, they are "Very" much appreciated... My family and all 2 1/2 of my wives, I don't really count the middle one, have been after me for many years to start logging a few of these for the great-great grand kids.. Just to let them know, they need to "Step Up Their Game", this is what Gramps was doing at their age... I do have a couple more posted with a couple more in the works. You have an open invitation to come back anytime.. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
@@thebosunslockerwithmayorbill Thank you kindly Sir. I will be watching my alerts for more notifications of when you post! Looking forward to hearing more about your nautical travels as well. I'm sure there is some beauties! Kind regards, J
Thank you Rebecca.. Yeah, you can thank my wife for finally beating me into starting these..... I'm glad she stuck with it though...(chuckle).. I'm having a hell of allot of fun with these now. Thanks again Rebecca. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon....Bill
Thanks for the note Brenda, I appreciate it.. Yeah, it seem we Coasties tend to travel in 'Packs', (or fleets?).....chuckle... My brother, Scott and I went through bootcamp together and were inseparable.. Scott was running the 44 footers in Garabaldi, near Tillamook, just up the coast aways.. At the same time I was running the 44's & 52 in Coos Bay. We're a Coast Guard family too..... Give your son's my "Salute".. Welcome Aboard Brenda from Coos Bay Oregon.......Bill
Passed up the 44's at Grand Haven, Michigan when a married CG (NAM tour) buddy in Engineman School asked to trade his duty for mine. He had gotten the Mackinaw icebreaker out of Cheboygan, MI. I traded and years later I saw him and he said he regretted the day he went to small boats. His duty sucked as he stated to me. He had 1 on 2 off. We had 1 on 3 off in port. I made so many friends in the guard. Loved your vid and keep going with them. I have been horseback riding above Bonners Ferry, ID and my brother and I have had the hair standing up on our arms riding around in the woods there. A friend of mine up there used to plant gardens and the bfoots would eat his radishes. He had seen juveniles too.
Thanks for the note, Cuz... Damn, I loved the 44's, the very specific reason I joined was to go to Coos Bay and be one of "Those Guys" who ran the 44's out through the surf, and managed to do both.. Hell, I'm still in pretty good shape, I'd go back tomorrow if they'd have me....chuckle.. Thanks for the note, I appreciate it.....Bill
Coast Guard are bad asses. Loved your story. I think you had a great attitude and Bigfoot appreciated it! Oregon is I think the best most beautiful coastline in the world!
Thank you for the kind words Lisa, they're very much appreciated.. Yeah, the Southern Coast in particular is stunning and still very lightly populated & unspoiled.. We're just a series of small towns along the coast, like little beads on a string...chuckle.. And I wouldn't have it any other way... Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon...Bill
Albert Kris Kristofferson and Sunday morning coming down would be appropriate song for that morning on Sunday you were speaking up he was a Vietnam era Huey pilot❤
Steve sdal would enjoy your story very much. I hope he gets wind of it! You can hear him at the Round Table of Knowledge chanell or How to Hunt if your interested
Thanks for the thoughts Andi.. Its a little humbling that a couple other people have suggested the same thing.. I'd love nothing more than to be part of one of 'Those' Shoot - the - Shit sessions.. ...chuckle... Hell, maybe I'll cross his Radar one of these days.. Thanks again Andi......Bill
@thebosunslockerwithmayorbill I hope you do. There's better luck with that if you email him yourself. so many folks suggest for him to watch so and so, but he is so slammed for time. someone else reads the comments on his posts, BUT he WILL respond to your email. Attach this post to the email you send. He'll get your email. Give him a liile synopsis of your story in the body of the email, so he'll want to hear the rest. If you don't already know Steve, you should ( btw i spelled his last name wrong to you. it's Isdal). You two seem like two peas in a pod...but you know how life is! Hope it happens. PS if you haven't tuned in to him before watch some of his old stuff. he cusses like a dirty old sailor. he had to tone it down cuz he got really big, and ppl asked him to because their kids were watching too. took him, I'd say, at least a year or more to turn it down and a few times in RU-vid jail, but he's doing so much better. haha. good, Ole Steve. he still lets out some goodies now and then! his email is at the beginning of each post.
Omg!! there’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about when I got stalked in the swamp right after dark trying to get back to my quarter boat where I was a galley hand on the intercoastal waterway of South Louisiana. I had walked from the quarter Boat up to the little store about a mile up the road, and the trees were like a canopy covering the paved road I was walking on. Guess it took me a little longer to get to the store than I thought as I thought there was more daylight left than there was. The sun was going down quick, but thought I would make it back to the quarter Boat before it was pitch black and boy was I wrong! About halfway back almost identical to your story, except with swamp on both sides of the road very shallow water. I heard splashing footsteps that were not a four-legged animal or a rodent of any kind, it was walking upright I could tell by the sound of the splashes, which were almost in perfect unison with my steps , and like you when I stopped, I would hear that last step or two out to my right about 100 feet or so and I began to panic inside my body and my brain. Begin walking again with about a quarter mile left I could barely see the streetlight at the end of the road. The steps resumed in unison with mine. Only differences the steps are getting closer as if on an intercept line with me and I would stop again and hear that last step or two this time about 50 feet away! I began to speed up to a brisk walk and the steps were not quite in unison, but definitely picking up. It’s Pace and definitely getting closer with every step. About 150 yards now from the end of the canopy with another hundred or two to the streetlight where the quarter boat was tied up, I broke out into a full sprint, holding my bag with a six pack of Budweiser and two packs of cigarettes tightly under my arm!!! Upon reaching the streetlight, I stopped and turned around, expecting to see something emerge from the canopy, but never saw a thing! I also thought if I shared that story, the guys on the quarter Boat would think I was crazy and I would be ridiculed for it. I walked into the quarter Boat and the steward looked at me and said wow, looks like you seen a ghost!!!! I must’ve been white as a sheet and obviously shaking uncontrollably, especially my legs. I never shared that story with anyone until I was in my 40s and I was working offshore with some Cajun guys from that area and somebody told a little story about things in the swamp and I shared my story with three or four of the guys and nobody spoke and they just stared at me and one of the guys said “do you know what it was”“that was a Ruga Roo“ Apparently stories had been passed down from generation to generation with the French Cajuns down in the swamps of these things that lived there for years and years. When I asked him, why was it following me as if to be stalking me and his reply was “it was only trying to scare you off“😬 I share the story from time to time now and usually get a blank stare from people who’ve never experienced anything like that, but for me, it was so terrifying not knowing who or what it was stalking me or why. There’s no way it could’ve been human because it was so dark , a human wouldn’t be able to navigate through the underbrush growing in the swamp when you can’t even see your hand in front of your face. I thought about using my cigarette lighter because that’s the only light I had, but by the time I would see something it would already be closer than I wanted it to be! Thank you for your story, it was nearly identical to my experience, not a sound, no frogs, no birds, no insects, just the splashing of walking feet angling toward me in the dark over a period of couple of hundred yards. Just thinking about it right now raises the hair on the back of my neck and arms! Thanks again!!
..Wow.. Thats a great story Jay....Seriously... Yeah, my guy was about 150' off my right shoulder, behind me... But when the dust had settled, I was basically left with the impression of just curiosity... I know, I had to the first Human who was stupid enough to walk that gravel path at 3am... So, hell, he was checking things out, and escorted me out of his front yard......... But,,, and this is gonna sound weird..... But he was respectful about it..... He kept his distance, and I'm convinced that he was, purposely making juuust enough noise, to let me know he was there.....All the way down the hill.... But to have "Splashing" Footfalls off my right shoulder...... ""No Fuc'n Way""...... Nope......No Sir...... I will NOT trade experiences with you... I like mine just fine, thank You very much....(laugh)... Thanks again Jay.. My wife is urging me to read someone else's story, like this one, on the channel once in a while.. Just sit, down at the jetties, me & my phone.... (laugh) I'm not trying to be another Steve Isdal, but it does, kinda sound like fun... Let me know what you think.. Don't be a stranger Jay.. ......Bill......
If you go in Old General store at the end of the tower road they have a collection of xtra large plaster foot castings taken from around the area. The owners can tell you some interesting stories.
Thank you Cory I'm glad you found us.. Hell "I'm" new here too..(Laugh) 10 WEEKS ago, I had 50 subscribers, now its approaching 1050....(shaking my head).. How the hell does that even happen? But its a hell of allot of fun.. I hope you hang out with us once in a while......Bill
Wow, thanks for the kind words Greg, they're much appreciated. Yeah, I watch Steve's videos too, I don't know if I quite rate 'his' radar but its a fun thought... And hell yeah, count me in on a 'round table' chat....chuckle.. But I'll chat with anyone who has an interest and an open mind about this sort of thing. Its kinda like the Matrix, once you've been "Red Pilled", there's no going back.. You can't 'un-know' something. But with the 100's of thousands of trail cams, drones with infrared, dash cams, all we really have is a bunch of curious clips, nothing concrete.. Do I think they're simply a giant, intelligent, ape-like something that just wants to be left alone??..... Nah, not at this point, there's allot more going on here than just that.. I just hope I'm still around to find out. Thanks again Greg, your invited to come back anytime.. Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
it would be interesting to hear what else you feel is going on.... I believe the missing link apehuman intelligent enough evade so it can be left alone to raise a family and now may have to travel long distances to ginf a mate so not to inbreed I'm guessing not to many of them left I read a lot of trapper / goldminer diaries stories reissued in books never have I heard stories about big foot in them lots of pre contact stories from natives yhsg been carried on sounds lkje they didn't fuck with big foot they avoided his areas and respected hid warnings these days on intranet they have uiu believe big foot lives in desert or comes into town to torment people living in prairie land with very few trees but lots of farms and human activity don't know what's real but I have doubts with 99% of internet shit like those this is a totally believably and crazy dtories you'd have yo be nuts or young snd dumb yo want yo lure Bigfoot in and as you said finnaly realize you better not stop leaving food since it may mske the wrong impression after having gifts fir so long great story great explanation of the science of the validity of the films in real time with real technology had not hears the muscle tone or the facial magnifying to identify movements that's cool to know
..Thank 'You' Sir, for the many kind words, they are very much appreciated. This whole RU-vid thing started as just a diary for the great-great-great grandkids, letting them know they need to "Step Up Their Game", this is what Gramps was doing at their age...chuckle... I do have a couple more posted with a couple more in the works. You're invited back anytime....Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon....Bill
That could have been me or one of my friends. Late seventies, we ran up and down the coast looking for magic mushrooms, and you could have gotten a contact high and seen about anything. Those years were pretty crazy along the coast. Dark in the woods, high on shrooms, couldn't see your hand though the colors. Crawling and crawling for hours. What fun.
Thank you so much for the note, I appreciate it.. And of course I couldn't/wouldn't possibly admit, 'Here', to knowing "Exactly" what you were talking about. AND that it "Would have been a hell of allot of fun, had I done it.......That would just be Wrong........Right??..... Staring at your hand for hours.. ..(laugh).. Yeah, they were growing everyware.....Thanks Again.......Bill
Not understanding why you would assume it would hurt you, when you hadn't had any info on these creatures harming or even showing slight aggression. Taking your fruit, is not a sign of aggression. In fact, it would be a sign of exceptance to me, especially if I was the primate, that chose that area as my home, and you were their to protect my home. My property is surrounded on all 4 sides by trees, and I had a large black bear at my bedside open window ( with just 2 feet and a screen between us) huffing at me. Upon waking I could smell his breath. That was a bit frightening, but I spoke calmly, then slammed the window down and my newfies barked at the noice and he ran away. I understand huffing is a sign of nervousness, but my 1st thought wasn't, he is going to kill me. My 1st thought was how did a 350 lb black bear get 2 feet from my face and my Newfies ( sleeping in my room) never made a sound!😂
Thanks for the note Susan.. Nah, I wasn't really thinking about anything aggressive, from either of us.. Your right I'd been feeding him for 3 weeks.. It was just a 'Security Blanket' thing.. I mean, hell, I had a key to the weapons locker, I could have strapped on a pistol...chuckle.. When I'm awake and consciously walking towards something that I 'know' is up there AND bigger than me, up a narrow gravel path, through the Deep Dark Woods, at Night?? Nah....(laugh)...At, Night anyway..... I'm gonna have a security blanket. The old saying goes.... "I'd Much rather Have It & Not Need it, Than Need it & Not Have it".... That would have given me a hell of a 'start', to wake up to a bear breathing on my face.....chuckle.. 'Semper Paratus'...."Always Prepared" Thanks Again Susan.....Bill
thank you... great story ! I've seen 15" bigfoot tracks in 4" deep dust in modoc county CA. each step was about 8' apart and we followed them for about 200' the tracks were definitely real not faked. yes bigfoot does exist there is no doubt in my mind. and yes he is big....the problem is you have to treat him like a wild animal....most people don't think of him as a huge grizzly bear ! he is wild, he can kill you and eat you....but probably won't, but yah it is a real good idea to give him alot of space ! don't go into the woods unarmed.... those days are over.... they have multiplied over the last few decades...... they are smart and they know what a gun is.... the sound of putting a round in the chamber is usually all it takes to make them leave you alone !
Thanks for the note Bob.. I loved you last appearance on "Rogan" is he gonna bring you back?.....chuckle.. ...Yeah, thinking back now, I know it was just curiosity, he wasn't gonna hurt anybody.. Hell, if I saw someone walking up my driveway at 3am, I'd be checking you out too...."Through my Sights".... There's something going on though.. There's a couple stories here on the 'Tube' of hunters who claim to have had one "In Their Sights" and it would know, and turn to look directly at them, from 100yrds away.. Something came over them and they just couldn't pull the trigger.. I know I couldn't either.. Eventually one will get hit by a logging truck and that's fate..... But if someone ever brings one out strapped to the hood of their pick-up..... He's gonna meet me on a Dark Road somewhere and I'm gonna strap Him to "Mine"........And I'm not (chuckling) about that.... Thanks Again Bob.......Bill
When I moved to Oregon, my aunt regaled me with stories of bigfoot & I admit I rolled my eyes at every one. On a road trip back from California, we took the coast route Hwy 1. There is a stretch of highway were it is as straight as a pencil & you can see traffic ahead for miles; there is thick chaparral on either side of the road. We were on this stretch, on a weekday so there was no other traffic in front of us, when I saw a monkey in the distance amble across the highway towards the beach on all fours. I couldn't tell exactly how big the creature was as it was hunched over & about a mile ahead but it seemed juvenile. People have told me it was a beaver but the gait was definitely that of a monkey, I'll swear to it. So I'm a believer now. On a side note, my neohew is with the coast guard and soon to be stationed here. He actually wants to see a bigfoot & believes they exist. He's going to bring his motorcycle & hopes to tour the woods.
Thanks Trish, most of our experiences are similar. We see, or hear something in my case, that we're 99.4% 'Certain' is what we think it is.. And Not a stupid beaver, chuckle.. But without that 'jump scare', in your face type sighting, there's always that .06% that tickles the back of your brain.. We should design a motorcycle patch - The .06% club... Hell, put your son on that project if he's gonna ride...chuckle. And give him a "Salute" for me from an Old Bosun's Mate.....
Great story Bill you should do books on tape with your voice! Was stationed in the cutter Storis back in ‘76-‘77 out of Kodiak and knew a Bill Bethel on deck force who was from Oregon wonder if he’s the same one. Unreal story thanks!
Yeah, thanks Jess, I appreciate it.. Could have been the same Bill, he was at the station in Coos when I signed on, in '77'.. Never really thought about whether he'd been anywhere prior.. Yeah, Bill definitely an Oregonian, about 5-11, 180, sandy blonde hair, hell of a nice guy, Liked his Beer!... (Laugh) Sounds like I'm describing a police line-up.... Which he might have been in once or twice........ And, Yep on the audio book.... I actually spoke with the folks at 'LibroVox' about a year ago, just look'in for stuff to do, my wife suggested it.. They have many 100,000's of audio books that are past their Royalty terms, so they're now available for 'free-use'.. And they're read by volunteers, originally for the sight impaired but they're available for anyone to download for free. I did an audition tape and was approved to read, but once you pick your book, your on a timetable. Those bastards want your chapters in a timely fashion. Hell, I had visions of laying in my hammock with a beer and a joint, reading my favorite book to my dog.... .......(Sigh).......Another Dream down the Drain....... laugh.. Thanks for the note Jess....Don't be a stranger....Bill
I was just watching a surfing video and looking at these guys telling these other guys with their jet skis. Some of these photos that I'm looking at coming through the surf with those boats that are surfing that. Ya see where they got it?
I love that part of the coast! I'm from north Idaho, very upper tip right on the Canadian border, Priest Lake Idaho. My sister lives in Astoria, and its just so beautiful over there, and definitely has the cover and habitat to sustain a creature like this. I'm a believer!
I love YT comments. Yours didn’t say much, but I got lost feeling connected to this person from Priest Lake Idaho, that I never heard of, watching the exact same random Bigfoot story on YT as me 8 hours ago. I don’t know, entries like yours, that place someone on the map, seem to strike me with this brothers and sisters feel across the globe. We’re all just the same, spirits in a body wondering around on this earth trying to figure who we are, what we will stand for, how to behave. We’re all just trying to get back home, I suppose. Cheers to YT comments
..laugh.. Don't do that Kerri, you'll make a mess on your keyboard.... Thanks for the note, I really do appreciate it.. I do have a couple more posted with a couple more in the works. Please feel free to come back anytime.......Bill
Thanks for the note Jennifer, I'm glad you enjoyed it. I've been having allot of fun putting these things together. Please pardon the shameless plug for the channel but I have 2 more vids over there. Another Coast Guard story and my first ever foreign cruise in the Merchant Marine which segways into the "Signature F-up" of my entire 13 year career, my wife's favorite - chuckle.. Along with a bunch of shorts and there's more in the works. The kind words are appreciated. Welcome aboard from Coos Bay Oregon....Bill
Jennifer... Don't go to lighthouses in the middle of the night... with or without fog! It doesn't matter if there is moon or not... or which lighthouse visited.
Awesome looking sailboat with one of the best keel designs ever. My dad told me a long time ago when you have a full kill you don't have to worry about logs rolling underneath the boat and taking it out. Is that correct I believe it is my daddy knew what was going on. NASA stuff
..Yeah, I agree with you're Dad. A full keel will increase your draft a bit but gives more protection to your prop & rudder if you're cruising through some sketchy stuff.. Bill
Thank 'you' Tom, I'm glad you enjoyed it. The kind words are appreciated. I still shake my head sometimes at all the response over something that was initially just meant for the grandkids.. chuckle.. Now its just become too much fun. I do have a couple more on the channel with a couple more in the pipeline, so I hope you'll check back again. Thanks again Tom and Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon...
Great! As an ET... I have stories of Point Loma Lighthouse. It was explained to me by my Warrant Officer... Lighthouses are NOT just Beacon's to LOST SAILOR'S. We never "really" reported things... If you look in the LOG'S you will see strange entries. In the ET Point Loma logbooks... there were Hundreds of ANOMALOUS ACTIVITY entries... It got to be my favorite way of explaining "thing's away.. After all... We were considered most of all Able Bodied Observers and lookouts!😂😂😂😂
Thanks for the note Rodney.. Watch standers, by definition, are the ones who pay attention and 'see' things. And often 'Know Better' than to report or make a big deal about it... But we do share and talk amongst ourselves. We may not know "What", but we Do know there are things that go BUMP in the night, chuckle..... ...'Anomalous!'... I like that..lol.. Please forgive my shameless plug for the channel, I have another CG story and my first ever cruise in the merchant marine, which segways into the Epic F-up of my entire 13 yr career... Its my wife's favorite. Please consider giving them a look and a sub.. Every click is appreciated to a little guy like me. And there's more on the way. Thanks again Rodney and Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon... Bill
@@thebosunslockerwithmayorbill Geeze BOAT'S... The hardest part was figuring out a way to LOG IT or IGNORE IT. If you got called out to it... YOU HAD TO MAKE A LOG ENTRY! I'm a Prairie Locked Shallow Water Sailor from Lubbock, Tx that hasn't smelled the Brine in years! I will be on a "LOOK OUT"! 😂😂😂
@@rodneyringler3745 ... Shit, I haven't been called 'Boats' in a couple of decades and hadn't realized how much I miss that... Thanks Rodney, you're now an 'Honorary Bosun', the pay cut & beatings will commence immediately....chuckle... Your just bringing up all kinds of memories, after getting 'thrown on the beach', I spent a Decade in Harlingen one year.. But I couldn't wrap my head around, mopping sweat - swatting mosquitos and "Hanging Christmas Lights" all at the same time... I'm just not comfortable unless I'm within 'Piss'n Distance of the Pacific, its just in my DNA.. Thanks again Brother...Have a safe 4th...BIll
@@thebosunslockerwithmayorbill Thank's Boats! I was an ET. When I was Active Reserve I had to muster at the very same Station I reported to straight out of Alameda. Houston COTP/PSSTA. They didn't have a billet for an ET. Fate would have it I Qualified as a Boat Engineer on the 32's and then Cross Qualified as a Coxswain. I extended my Enlistment 2 more years and Some Brainiac suggested I go to Yorktown and become a full time MK. I was working as a Computer/Network Engineer for a major Corporation at the time, I told the CG I wasn't going to trade my Electronics Rating Patch for Wrenches and eventually got out! So, I was a Twidget, a Snipe and a Boat's😂😂😂 It was ok... blame Me... I could read Morse... Signal flags, Chart's... I got out, the Computers and GPS I told the Coast Guard was coming... the denial, the foot stomping... the bitching and complaining I didn't stick around for. I told them there was a NEW WORLD COMING. Look at it now! QM''s are BN's... or Visa Versa... You can still end up pulling duty in the skullery at any moment... We old Salty Seadog's... were all part of the 21st Century Graduation of the Coast Guard.... promise... The same ole SHIT still happens!😂😂😂!❣
Damn, they bounced you around quite a bit, you've got some stories too Rodney.. When I reported to the station in '77' they hadn't fully transitioned to Loran 'C' yet, I had to qualify on the old Loran 'A'.. Manually tuning that little green blip with another little green blip while below deck in a 44' bobber crashing through 20' seas. You can look back now and say "aaah, Good Times".. But it DAMN sure wasn't at the time..Chuckle.. Whats that saying, 'The more things change, the more they stay the same', something like that... I do miss Mayberry though sometimes.. Have a safe weekend.....Bill
Thank you Meadow, I really appreciate that...Yeah, there's no doubt, I was blessed.. I really have been, just one of 'those guys', who was in the 'right place' - 'right time' at the 'right' period in History to have gotten away half the stuff I did... You just can't get away with that anymore today... You'd end up a hostage somewhwere....Or Worse.... So now I'm just a 'Salty old Fart' telling stories for the kids....chuckle.. I'm glad you enjoyed it.....
Well, thank you for the note, I do appreciate it... Yeah, I can be a little 'wordy' at times recounting a story.. Guilty as charged....chuckle.. But I'm glad you gave it a shot......Thanks
Thanks Jonah... Is he the guy my little dog keeps biting?? I have this 6lb terrier that you probably shouldn't turn you back on... And has gotten the UPS guy a couple times.... Tell your cousin I'm Sorry and I owe him a pair of socks...... .....Bill.....
That guy Bill sounds like a guy I knew on the CGC Storis in the 70s. He liked to get drunk and fight. As for Bigfoot Chief, my buddy and I saw one while stationed at Port Angeles Air Station, we were camping up on the Olympic peninsula in '77. knew
Thanks Dave, ..(chuckle).. Yeah, 'Bill' actually describes Most of us, at least back then... Enjoyed a beer and swapping a couple punches every now & again... Just for Shits and Grins... "Usually", no hard feelings.. And the Peninsula up there is just crazy with activities.... ...Thanks Again...
How did I end up here? Never been in the military, coast guard, or anything so noble. BUT, done my share of ‘NGO’ work for Madame Blue, JUST bought a beautiful little boat* after 41+ years of sailing magazines, and I’ve served my time in the ole Mayoral barrel: so ya ‘caught my attention’. Enjoyed every minute of your tale and will TRY to be a quiet ‘lurker’ amongst your digital friends. And feel compelled to ‘introduce myself’ and tell you a sincere “Thanks Man… for the effort of sharing!” *met the Coast Guard - did NOT deserve nor get a handshake - when, after ONLY 7.5 hrs of boat ownership, I managed to set the Lil’ beauty on 🔥! Met the Long Island fire crew and EVERYONE ‘knew’ of me at the entire marina as ‘Koresh Upon The Waters’. 🫠 Introductions are important, right!?
..Damn.. Sorry to hear about your boat, that sucks. They didn't at least shake your Hand?? That is one of 'those' stories though, where you REALLY don't Want to, but you just can't help, but........dare I say it?.........Laugh........"Just a Little bit"........(chuckle).... Why do we get so tickled by someone else's misery??....(shaking my head).... I feel sooo ashamed right now.... I agree, proper introductions 'are' important.. Hell, I posted Bigfoot about 15 months ago... As a story for my golf buddies at the Elk's Club.. Ten 'weeks' ago I had about 50-60 subscribers, now its over a thousand.. I can't wait to start cashing those 2 dollar checks.. ( Rubbing my Greedy hands together) We can finally get the dog that new kidney he's been waiting for... ..Thank You All.. chuckle.. So, next week I'm going to do a little, casual chat vid, just sitting down on the boat ramp, me & my phone, no scripts, to make 'My' personal introduction, and express my deep-felt gratitude to all of you...Seriously... I'm Very grateful.. And then I'll tell the story of how my Mayor thing came about.. Its actually a pretty good one.. You can relate to this...... City Hall "PISSED Off" the "Wrong Man", 3 months before an election....."Bad Idea!!" So I said, OK, and did what I 'Always Do', I marched in 'Chin First', & threw out a 4 term incumbent. After that I was signing 'their' checks, & Thumbing through their personnel files...Laugh.. Here, I 'WILL' freely admit to enjoying the " Fc'n Shit out of That!!".... Nah, your not a lurker.... Thanks again for the note, I enjoyed this.... Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
Had to write this now while I’ve just made it to the part about walking up the trail, no flashlight and a pocket full of carrots. The visual made me LMAO! Were I in a similar situation or had I been walking with you, trust me…there would be ZERO laughter coming from me then! Thanks so much for this fascinating tale! Can’t wait to sign up and hear more of your amazing storytelling! Many thanks, Sir! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 PS…Loved that you mentioned you’d read Tolkien!
Thanks Maureen, I appreciate it.... .....Hell yeah, the Idea of That Bolrog scared the Holy SHIT out of me......(laugh).... Welcome Aboard from Coos Bay Oregon.....Bill
