In the summer of 2007, Darrell
Smith and I were contacted about a possible Sasquatch encounter in Cache County, near Paradise, Utah. To protect
the identity of the people evolved, their names won’t be revealed. We traveled
to the Logan area and spent two days, investigating and interviewing the people
involved. This is their story:
We arrived at the small ranch
located near the Wasatch - Cache National Forest, early Saturday morning and
met with the owner. After introducing ourselves and having coffee, we were
taken on a tour of the ranch. We were shown where the Sasquatch was seen multiple
times crossing fields, not only by the ranch owner, but also their neighbors. A
fairly large irrigation canal crosses multiple other ranches and they explained
that this is another well used trail for them. We were told that the last
sighting was just two evenings back, in the canal that runs close to the house.
While Darrell continued talking to the owner, I proceeded to walk up and down
the canal, searching for tracks. With water recently in the canal, if any
tracks were there, the water had washed them away. I did find places where
something had made tracks, but as muddy as it was in the canal, nothing very
well defined could be seen. A small creek running along the road near the property
was another very well used trail. We talked to two neighbors, who verified what
we were being told by the owner of the ranch.
One evening about a month ago,
with their three dogs tied up outside, a Sasquatch crossed a field by the
house. The owner could hear the dogs as they all three cowered underneath a
nearby truck. Looking out a window that overlooks the field, where the dogs
were tied, they could see a very large and massive upright walking animal, they
estimated to be around ten feet tall, walk by their barn. When they went to the
other side of the house to look out another window, they seen it drop into the
canal proceeding north. Other times, they see them walking across the lower
fields, near large groves of cottonwood trees. When they do this, their horses
run up by the barn trying to hide from it. Most of the time, they see one
animal, but they have seen two together. This was even confirmed by the one
neighbor. Occasionally, they said you could smell them as they come close to
the house.
The owners were very concerned
about their safety and the safety of their animals. We tried to stress to them
about some of the habits of the Sasquatch, hoping it would sooth some of their
fear, but doubt it helped that much. This part of Utah is a literal hot spot
for the Sasquatch and we plan on spending lots of time up here.
Ron Johnson
Kevin Allridge
Kevin Allridge
