Rock Piles

A Commentary by Christine Bruun/Sasquatch Watch

J. Preece  wrote in a list post in May 2001 that:      About your rock formations.  My grandfather owns about 40 acres of land in Kenova W.V.  His land has a small pond on it.  The house and pond are surrounded by hills.  Up in the hills is an old trail that leads to a spot that once was a house, very old.  Along this trail is stone pile formations.  These were known as mile markers or land markers allowing the people to know they were going in the right direction or that they were not lost.  Look into the history of the land you investigate you may be surprised who had lived there before "you" did."

I agree in theory that we need to be careful labeling these rock piles as concrete evidence of Bigfoot activity in any given area.  Before assuming this, research needs to be done on land ownership and the history in the area.  It is important to first rule out all other possibilities before connecting the rock piles to Bigfoot.  

Many times people traveling through land would mark their way with stones.  Land boundaries were often marked by stone piles.  Hunters marked their favorite spots with markers made from stones.  While the idea of Bigfoot creating these rock piles may be exciting.  There is no proof that Bigfoot makes these markers.  Let's not get the cart before the horse.  A good researcher does his homework and that means the drudge work of pouring through historical data and ruling out the other possibilities.

Contact the local historical society in your area and ask a lot of questions.  Contact the people in charge of land records at the local property tax assessor's office and talk to them about how land boundaries were marked prior to modern day methods of surveying.   

After you have exhausted all possibilities, then you have to ask yourself another questions.  Has their been bigfoot activity in the area?  Have there been footprints and reports made from the area.  Having gotten affirmative answers to all these questions, then, and only then can you begin to assume that the piles are connected to Bigfoot.

Having said this, the following post was made by D. Fenton May, 2001

I posted several weeks ago regarding rock piles found by an associate of mine near Mt. Hood, Oregon.  He just got back from camping in the exact spot.  This time, no rock piles.

However,  He and his friends hiked several miles  from the campsite and came across what appeared to be the footprints of a large child.  They followed  the tracks for a short distance and found a much  larger set of tracks.  Both sets had five toes, and  whatever left them, appeared to be flat-footed.  My associate is providing me with directions to the tracks.  I am going to search the area tomorrow  morning.  I will forward my findings to the group. Good Hunting!
           D. Fenton