By ATV, on horseback or foot, Bigfoot hunts in Colorado – can you spot a Sasquatch?
- Stage your own Sasquatch sighting on a Bigfoot trek, or visit Bigfoot Days Festival: forest dweller of myth is big business in the Rockies
For US$650 a head, Jim Myers leads cryptid-curious folk from around the world into the wilderness of Park County, in the US state of Colorado, for a three-day camping expedition in search of the elusive Bigfoot.
Myers’ business, Rabbit Hole Adventures, provides tents, meals, guides, first aid kits and satellite phones as part of the quest. He also brings night-vision binoculars, thermal imagers and cameras.
To tackle the trek on horseback, Myers charges US$1,400 per person. For a Sasquatch search easier on the wallet, the lifelong Bigfoot devotee hosts US$125 night hikes with the hopes of catching a glimpse of the mythical hairy creature.
Myers says participants on his treks have witnessed uniquely glowing eyes through the trees and large, expertly woven branches forming a “Sasquatch nest” as evidence the mythical forest dweller walks among us.
“Bigfoot is a lot more mainstream than it used to be,” Myers says. “The number of people openly interested in the topic as opposed to not wanting people to know they’re interested for fear of being considered a nutcase has definitely increased.”
Bigfoot can mean big business for Colorado’s rural and mountain towns.