BIGFOOT Documentary | ALONE Overnight by APE CANYON | Mount St. Helens | GIFFORD PINCHOT NF

Here it is! My NEXT Bigfoot Documentary! Join me on this solo adventure exploring the existence of Bigfoot on Mount St. Helens. In this video I traveled to Washington State where I hiked through Ape Cave which was SO cool and creepy! I then backpacked further up the volcano to a beautiful lake where I spend the night alone...and it sits just three miles from Ape Canyon--the site of the world famous "Ape Canyon Attack". I have to say, Mount St Helens and the surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest seem to be the perfect place for a species like Bigfoot to exist. This area has had a rich history of sightings dating back to the natives who all knew they were here, to the Ape Canyon Attack, to wild stories of government conspiracies and coverups in the aftermath of the Mount St Helens eruption.

Again, thank you to Ron Morehead for letting me use his unbelievable "Sierra Sounds" that he recorded. Also, thank you to Marc Myrsell who recommended June Lake as a squatchy place to check out.

Always have to shout out Joey Coconut and "MyOwnFrontier" . His backpacking channel really guided me into my style of creating hiking videos, and the guy is also legit! He can now be found on Patreon.

Full Disclaimer: In this video I'm clearly stunned by finding large boulders on top of very big tree stumps. Ive done tons of research since and even reached out to the forest service. I can now conclude that the large boulders were likely placed on the stumps by a logging crew for several different reasons. This action could potentially be a way of removing obstacles for machinery or marking boundaries. However, it doesn't explain why small rocks would be scattered throughout other various stumps, or the tree wedged in between the stump and the boulder. The upside down tree at the lake very likely fell from the cliff. Or Bigfoot is real and is occasionally responsible for some of the oddities we find in the woods!

Music by Epidemic Sound

Also shout out to Dr. Jane Goodall and my hero, Sir David Attenborough

[YodaFan]

I just wanted to say, this is hands down one of the greatest videos on the bigfoot subject. I've seen hundreds of videos and have a playlist on here almost 8 pages long. Have you thought of mounting a go pro or some kind of camera on the back of your pack while hiking and also when you dont have your pack on a harness to wear that would film from the back. Most just view ahead and things might get missed from behind, like the comment you said about something falling off your pack. Keep up the amazing work, I'm very proud of you. I'm not a big fan of whooping, calls or tree knocks. We truly don't know what they are meant as. I say this because what we do may offensive to them, as our whoops, calls or knocks could mean something totally different to them. Let them come to you instead of trying to force it. They know you're there before you see/hear them.

[squatchwhisperer]

My husband sent me this video. I was born and raised in OR/WA. I've had several encounters with them in Gifford Pinchot. You shouldn't go alone. Watching your video made me realize how stupid I was to be alone and I'd never go alone again. I kinda got anxiety watching your video. Theyre definitely real and definitely there. I think they're non-human primates, but I really don't know for sure. Whatever they are, once you see one, it will change your life forever, and give you PTSD. I love them and usually talk fondly of them because they tolerated me and let me be around them, but they are terrifying. I've been shot at, stabbed, kidnapped and held hostage and tortured and all sorts of crazy crap in my life but nothing has scared me more than they do when I've seen them or when they're mad and growl or bluff charge. I've had an encounter with a few that I thought for sure were going to murder me in the most vicious way, but they didn't. That feeling you got on that trail at night when you said "I think I need to turn around and go back" is what they do whencyou get too cloelse for comfort. Every time that's happened to me and I didn't listen, they'd make their presence known and throw stuff at me, break branches, pound the ground or bluff charge or growl and escort me out of the area. I never get that feeling with bears or cougars and I've encountered those too. In my experience, the whoops I've heard were from females telling their kids to shut up or be on alert, and from the males to tell eachother where they are and be on alert. They only whoop one time usually, not multiple times in a row. I will likely never encounter them ever again. It was a miracle I experienced what I have. It's a blessing and a curse. The most amazing thing but also the scariest. I really liked your video minus the ptsd anxiety part 😅

[JonathanCPerrine]

former logger here. the rock on the stump is most likely from a dozer pushing it out of the way for a tree and that would explain the log below it. most likely a smaller tree or a cut off limb got under the rock as the dozer pushed the rock up onto the stump. or a excavator with grapples on it picked the rock up and set it on the stump so it could move around better

[HuggyBearHikes]

Next time place a go Pro video camera on the back of your pack to film whats behind you. You never know what you might get.

[lonewoodsman]

I live in Oregon since born in 73. My life has been spent in the mountain woods, loving every minute of it, not just living in them but working, hunting, foraging etc. The totally secure feeling I always had, changed quite a bit in February 2021 when I found out without question that they are 100% real. Not knowing was better, as you will find out if you ever encounter 1 or 2. The image is burned into my head of the one I looked directly into the eyes of from roughly 60 feet away. Evil is what I saw and the whole experience changed me in some ways. Definitely takes away the peace of mind

[benjohnson]

I grew up in this area. It is crazy how much we didn't know about our backyard growing up! Those lava tubes blew my mind. I knew they were there but didn't realize they went back for miles! Very cool, bro! I backpack alone all the time; indeed, the best way to find out an area of interest! I can tell you without hesitation that they exist and would tread lightly when you enter their space!!! I believe many of the missing without a trace individuals are victims of this creature! They are, for the most part, very peaceful, nonviolent beings, but if you invade their space in a threatening way, you will become another statistic!

[ExploringAmerica]

They do exist. Back on June 14th 2017 at 1:30am. My nephew & I were hiking up the wormflows climbing route. Just a ways due west of your June lake camp location. We found very fresh prints in the hard pack snow near chocolate falls. About an hour later we saw one on the ridge to our west about 150' away from us. It was almost like daylight with just over half moon glowing off of the snowfields. Prior to finding the prints. Something was parralleling us for over 2 hours on our left flank.
None the less, We felt no fear whatsoever. Make no mistake, I guarantee you that they are real.

A few months later i had encounters with them while on Mt. Adams. Not once did i feel fear.

Thank You for sharing this. Good work! Ape cave is awesome. That rock wedged above in the cave is called the meatball.

[deloreslopez]

There's n o way I'd go alone in this forest, to many things happen and many people come up missing and yes listen to what your intuition is telling you at all times

[AudioFreqx]

We were up there on May 18, 1980 and left at 6 AM.
Just rolling into PDX when we heard about the eruption on the radio.

[bienbueno]

A breath of fresh air! A very nice film with NO nonsense goings on like SO MANY others. Being a Biological Anthropologist and avid Bigfoot researcher I watch many videos only to turn most off because of immediate nonsense and too much "I know that was a Sasquatch!" Keep up your great work and keep following those dreams no matter where they lead you. Enjoy the outdoors!

[daveclark]

I spent ages 9-15(1989-1995) living outside of Silverdale WA and spent countless hours with friends out in the woods. I didn't realize it then but now after watching all these squatch documentaries, i know for a fact that we had encounters with them as kids. I remember so many times feeling like we were being watched when we were miles from the neighborhood. Hearing strange sounds, knocks and whoops. Tree breaks. Things thrown our direction that we just thought was stuff falling from the trees etc. Crazy to know now that i was surrounded by them as a young boy and didn't even know it.. great video man thank you for doing this!

[Infertilewithaturtle]

Excellent video & editing, my friend. I'm 40. Born & raised in Pierce County. Now living in Tahuya. Grew up listening to Art Bell, and now listen to David Paulides (Missing 411). Highly recommend listening to his advice. There are specific precautions to take if you are alone. If you ever want to investigate Tahuya, come on out...🙃🌲 Our back yard is 20, 000 acres of state forest/trails. Our family also has a cabin on the Hoh River, in the Olympic National Rainforest- grandfathered in before the final boundaries. You're welcome out if you need a safe base point. Keep up the great work! P.S. My Dad lives near Mt. St. Helens, I've been in those caves! Not a great vibe 😵‍💫😶‍🌫️🥴 You're brave.

[grantdenniston]

After watching David Palides 411 series l feel l would never venture into these places knowing how many people vanish per year ! His stories for those that haven't seen them are apparently factual and some are just plain bizarre! Good luck out there champ !!

[UDTGHOST]

Yo bro, I'm a 2nd battalion ranger, and I wouldn't walk in the dark there without every weapon I could carry .you are a true badass .

[Jocky]

Dude you must have platinum plums camping at Mt St Helens on your own. Respect brother 🙏🏻

[elaineisabelle]

You wouldn't catch me down in those lava tubes, thats creepy as heck. Thx

[krystenburkhardt-hansyn]

I’m legit terrified but it seems like when you did that whoop, that those birds responded with like a high-pitched chirping. And may not have been the Sasquatch that responded or maybe it was disguising his voice, but I think that was a response. Dude you just making me nervous out here by yourself. I can’t help it. Oh my God.❤

[kingjackel]

Hear is a trick that I learned from young off. Clear your mind while walking don't try to think or focus on anything that will get you running scenario's in your mind. it is actually very difficult to do! if your able to master this for long periods of time your mental detection of danger will increase to the point of knowing danger approaching few minutes up ahead. it sounds unreal but it is very much real as it works like this. while keeping your mind still of everything you soddenly get a though pop in your mind or for no reason you turn to direction (that will be your subconscious mind waring you of danger) it is so easy to over look it when it happens...it is like sitting in a room while someone steering at you and you turn for no reason to see them looking at you.

I firmly believe the real reason Bigfoot is hard to film is that they have mastered this skill living in the woods in silence to the point of always staying out of range of us...I have the range up to about 1.5km and us it every time I walk my dog. I don't need to prove anything to anyone as you can believe what ever you want.. free world and so on.

It is a skill you can learn and all human's have the ability to do it. but really it is hard not to fall for false thoughts popping in your mind because of expectations of detections. really a fine line to master as you also need to control your emotions and not give in to provocations of your location like fear of the unknown or stuff like that.
Well good luck and if you are able to master this skill ill be happy to see your actual filming of Bigfoot

[ladonnajones]

I’ve been in the woods up there my entire life, grew up in Amboy and still live close. I climbed St Helen’s alone, I hike alone and have never seen anything. People say if they existed we’d have found them and that sounds like someone who’s never been out there. Caves are everywhere up there and they just look like recessed areas under big rocks and most people just trot on by. A 16 ft creature could be watching or following you from some underground tunnel formation. There are so many steep ridges, cliffs and holes that nobody goes off the trail much of a distance. Extremely dense forest you can’t see far once you’re in

[robbiewright]

I was 11 years old when it blew up. I remember it well!! I was in southern California at the time. Everyone was stunned!! We heard stories of Forestry Rangers helping some Bigfoots that were injured in the explosion.