January 31st, 2025 – Our Third Trip of the Year
- mmartinson2
- Jan 31, 2025
- 2 min read
To close out January, we headed out on our third adventure of the year—this time to Packwood, Washington. We teamed up with our good friends Jon and Sara Brown, along with Shane Corson, to help film a documentary for Jon and Sara’s Sa
lish Sasquatch YouTube channel. The focus of the episode was the legendary Highway 12 corridor, stretching between Mossyrock and Packwood. (You’ll find the link below!) We’ll also include a link to Shane’s channel, Sasquatch in the Mist—definitely worth checking out.
Once we all got settled into a beautiful Airbnb, we decided to explore the local scene and stopped by the Blue Spruce Saloon to see if any locals were open to sharing their Sasquatch encounters. Most folks kept quiet—one logger looked Sara dead in the eye and said, “I don’t talk about Bigfoot with anyone,” which pretty much set the tone for the evening. Still, I did meet a super cool gal who gifted me a Bigfoot sweatshirt, so the trip was already a win in my book! We wrapped up the night with plenty of laughs back at the Airbnb.
The next day, we got to work filming the entire stretch of Hwy 12—from Mossyrock to Packwood—stopping frequently to grab B-roll footage and conduct on-the-spot interviews. We also explored a few forest service roads, where Alan captured some incredible drone footage of the surrounding wilderness.
That evening, our friend Sonya arrived at the Airbnb to share her experiences in the Packwood area and go over her nature journals during an interview with Jon and Sara. While they stepped outside with Shane for some fresh air, Sonya, Alan, and I stayed indoors—until suddenly, Sara rushed to the window and shouted, “Get out here now!”
We bolted outside just in time to catch the tail end of what sounded like a Sasquatch response call—not far from the house. Unfortunately, none of us had our audio gear running at the time, but the excitement was electric. Shane and I quickly deployed audio recorders, and his—placed closest to the treeline—picked up some fascinating sounds that night. You can hear them for yourself in the Hwy 12 episode on the Salish Sasquatch channel.
That night made me realize something important: I really prefer winter research over summer. Sasquatch tend to stay at lower elevations during the colder months, which makes their movement patterns easier to predict. Plus, with fewer people out in the woods, they seem less inclined to stay hidden.
Who would’ve thought we’d capture Sasquatch audio activity just steps from our Airbnb in Packwood?
It was an unforgettable weekend filled with great friends, deep woods exploration, and one very unexpected encounter.
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