Sherman Pass Sasquatch: DOT Says Web Cam Captured Possible Bigfoot Sighting Near Highway
OutdoorHub Reporters 01.28.20
Washington’s Department of Transportation posted a series of photos on Twitter last week claiming a potential Sasquatch sighting near a highway at Sherman Pass.
A webcam placed by the department in the state’s remote northeastern corner captured a shadowy figure resembling what appears to be a person, or Bigfoot, or just a tree trunk with an oddly humanoid figure.
Sasquatch spotted!!! I’m not superstitious… just a little stitious. Have you noticed something strange on our Sherman Pass/SR 20 webcam before? If you look closely by the tree on the left there looks to be something… might be Sasquatch… We will leave that up to you! pic.twitter.com/RaDGqQdEUF
— WSDOT East (@WSDOT_East) January 22, 2020
The following day, a crew of workers clearing snow in the area stopped by the camera’s location to see if they could spot anything out of the ordinary. However, if a Sasquach had been there, it apparently made a fast get away before crews arrived.
We made it back from Sherman Pass! Made several passes and even stopped at the top of the summit near the camera to see if we could find Sasquatch… no such luck… was still a beautiful drive with crews as they cleared snow. pic.twitter.com/rWJ1VIajRC
— WSDOT East (@WSDOT_East) January 23, 2020
Contrary to popular belief, it appears this “Sasquach sighting” may be explained by a simple mind trick.
See, a screenshot from the very same camera taken earlier in the month also reveals something ‘S’quatchy’ lurking in the same spot:
Sherman Pass in Northeast Washington has snow covered road. Be very careful traveling in mountains. More snow is on the way. #KREMweather pic.twitter.com/GiDMcABwrf
— Tom Sherry (@KREMTomSherry) January 6, 2020
However, screenshots taken from over a year ago don’t seem to show the same suspicious figure at the location:
Check out SR 20 Sherman Pass! This was about 9:40 this morning. Traction tires are advised and oversized vehicles prohibited. It’s that time of year! #Winteriscoming #snow pic.twitter.com/aG3ohLxT1W
— Washington State DOT (@wsdot) October 31, 2018
So what’s the deal?!
After receiving some backlash from naysayers online, the department stated there is much more to this story and they plan to reveal more details in the near future:
It’s 100% not a tree trunk. It has a story that will be revealed in February when we do our quarterly check of the camera.
— WSDOT East (@WSDOT_East) January 24, 2020
In other words, somebody knows something we don’t, so we’ll be checking back in the next few weeks to get the scoop.
Meanwhile, the person tasked with running the department’s Twitter account for the highway at Snoqualmie Pass shared additional footage of a man trekking through some harsh weather conditions.
Or was it Sasquach?
I think Bigfoot is making the rounds across our mountain passes. @wsdot_east showed him on Sherman Pass the other day and now he is on the wildlife overcrossing on I-90 just east of Snoqualmie Pass. #doyoubelieve pic.twitter.com/gysrH5wG2r
— I-90 Snoqualmie Pass (@SnoqualmiePass) January 23, 2020
Like we said, we’ll be keeping an eye on this and will update you once the real story is revealed. Until then, let’s hear your best guess as to what this could be possibly be.
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