Bear? Bigfoot? St. Bernard?

I'm gonna have to go back and check the dates, but I'm pretty sure it was July 15, 2012. I decided to take the long way home from Target. I was alone so there wasnt anyone there to argue the detour. I drove up the road and made a left onto another rd. around 7:20 pm. It was super hot so I had all the windows down.
I passed the fire station and the pumpkin patch. I was enjoying the ride while always cautious of the fact a deer, or several, could be lurking around the next bend. While rounding the last bend before descending into the next town. I saw the hindquarters of a large brown coppery animal disappear into the brush right at the end of the guard rail. I'd say I was 50-60 yds. Away.
I don't remember slowing down, but I do remember saying out loud, to myself "What the f* was that?" as I rolled up the windows. Upon approaching the exact spot I had spotted whatever it was I was too fearful to check the side it was on but instead checked the side it must've come from. There was a house there.
Bear, was my immediate thought, but even that seemed far fetched. A very, very large dog, I tried reasoning. The whole way home I tried to rationally decide what I had seen.
When I arrived home I jokingly updated facebook that I thought I had seen a bear, possibly a baby bigfoot. I immediately searched bear sightings in PA. The first thing that came up was the Jacob's photo being identified as a bear with mange. it was the closest thing i could find that resembled what I'd seen.
I had been somewhat enthusiastic about Bigfoot for a few years before this day. No research or anything. Just thoughts and and interest.
A friend I spoke with confirmed a bear had been sighted in that area that evening, but I always wonder. I'm attaching a pic of the Jacob's photo and also my location of the sighting. The picture is from yesterday, so over 8 mos. from the time. Even if it was a bear, It's still a good sighting, I feel.

On My Way 2

This is the video I spoke of in my post titled 'On My Way'. It was a 2 minute film that ended up over 7 minutes once I edited it. I, myself, haven't actually watched it in its entirety.
My idea wasn't to actually find something, but rather get a feel for filming and editing.
It was March 9, 2013 around 12:30 pm. We were on route 22W, I believe, and I filmed for about 2-4 miles. Guaging distance and noting landmarks aren't my strong points, but I'm making an effort. I do recall passing a sign for the state gamelands and I also recorded an exit sign naming whichever area we were close to. I know we were not far from the PA/WV border.

If anyone actually watches this I will be greatly surprised. Enjoy, and let me know what you think.

Do Bigfoot Like Apples?

If there is one thing I've learned since joining the bigfoot community it's that the group as a whole are a passionate people.
Whether they are passionate that:
they think bigfoot isn't real  
they think bigfoot is real 
they saw a bigfoot and want you to believe them
they captured a bigfoot (on film, in a net, in a parallel dimension, in a dream). We are a passionate bunch.
Even people with the same belief can be brought to a disagreement over something bigfoot related. I see it everyday. And it doesn't only apply to the bigfoot community I guess. But it's the only place I've ever been where there is not enough knowledge/proof/concrete evidence one way or the other to solidify your belief or back up your claims. People with sightings and encounters can tell their stories til they are blue in the face and there will always likely be a handful of people who will not credit their account.
Example
Guy 1."Nope, I don't buy it. You know why? Bigfoot do not eat apples. They hate them."
Guy 2. "I beg to differ. My grandfather fed a whole family of bigfoot apples for years."
Guy 3. "The apples were gone. That is all I'm saying."
Guy 4. "Guy 1 is right. They never eat apples."

Overall, most want the final outcome to be that bigfoot are recognized by science as a living, breathing species. I'm not sure what takes place after that. I've heard some hope for civil liberties, rights as americans. I've heard others hope for protection and conservation. I'm leaning more toward the latter.
If there ever is a final word on the subject I do hope the findings are brought forth in a respectable, harmless manner. Nature, regardless of demand, deserves respect.

Curiosity Killed the Cat

I've seen more photos and videos of stacked rocks, foot prints, bent trees and bigfoot than I care to admit in public. I've listened to audios of alleged bigfoot and even gone as far as to listen to barred owl recordings at length in hopes that i may be able to rule them out if I'm ever in a situation where I may need to differentiate between the two.
My only problem with these pictures and videos is I'm not an expert. I don't know what stacked the rocks, left the prints or bent the trees. I don't know what that blurry blob standing in the trees is. I pretend I do. I'll stare, rewind, speed up and pause. Sometimes I spend more time than I'd like to admit in public on one piece of evidence that I find fascinating. I know I'm not the only one. We all have our favorite aspects of Bigfoot.
One of my favorite pieces isn't evidence at all. It's a picture that I took myself in my own backyard, literally. I went on my back porch one night and my prescience scared a neighborhood cat who was lounging in the snow. I found it strange he was comfortable there. Anyway the next morning I noted the print the cat left strongly resembled all of the prints I had spent so long looking at. Upon closer inspection I found it was complete with toe prints. One of the best Bigfoot foot prints I'd ever seen and it was left by a cat.
I'm definitely not saying all photos of suspected Bigfoot prints were left by cats. I'm just saying maybe every Bigfoot print wasn't left by a Bigfoot.

On My Way

Over the weekend we made a trip to WV for the day. I decided I'd pull out my phone and record a bit of the woods/countryside/whatever along the highway as we went. Now, the only thing that stuck out to me before that was trees, large and small broken or completely uprooted every 30 ft or so. I see so many people claim these are bf actions and in this case I believe that, unless there was an army of bigfoot that spanned a couple miles wide that charged the highway, the broken trees were cause by acts of nature.
Also, when I got home my video was sideways, too fast and the children were doing a wonderful job butchering a great Adele song in the background. I found a program where I could rotate, remove sound and slow down the speed. Obviously there is nothing there, but I'm sure if you really wanted to find something you could. It may seem silly that these are the methods I'm starting with, but the nice thing about bigfooting is there are no rules. I'd like to start by being familiar with typical natural occurances and rule them out immediately when I come upon them rather than wasting my time trying to attach bigfoot to every overturned rock or broken limb. I may not be well on my way, but I'm on my way.

Possible Design Features

I was wondering about the Bigfoot design and how some of the reported characteristics might aid in their natural habitats.
Long/short fur. Maybe a matter of the region they live in, or simply a matter of coats. Maybe their winter coats are long and thick and summer coats are short and scant. I've heard reports of white haired Bigfoot on the east coast. Either they are old and graying or certain Bigfoot are equipped to blend into their environment like the arctic fox or rabbit. (I'm aware the east coast isn't considered the arctic).

No visible ears. I'm sure they have canals, just maybe not the outer ear. The inner ear would be needed I think to balance those large bodies on those large feet. If the outer ear is there maybe it's mesh with the side of the head and completely covered with hair.

Shortened/lack of a visible neck. Maybe also a protective design incase the inner ear putters out. Imagine a Bigfoot moving stealthily through the woods when suddenly an unexpected obstacle pops up. Even the most graceful creatures stumble from time to time. But most aren't taking a tumble from 8 feet up. That's a break neck height.

Elongated arms. Several reports claim Bigfoot may break or twist tree limbs high up in trees to mark routes. I don't think this is entirely true as I feel they probably have an innate sense of their surroundings and territories. I do feel you should check the area with twisted branches for rocky or rough terrain. Maybe they're using those branches and limbs for leverage.

Big feet. While big feet and long legs are good for covering a lot of ground in a shorter time I'd imagine they're also good for tripping you up from time to time. I'm not sure exactly how the bigfoot feet and leg joints hinge or unhinge but I'm sure it works to their advantage for the most part.

I know I've more or less described a clumsy Bigfoot that contradicts most beliefs. It's only my simple thoughts. Not fact. But I keep in mind how fluid in motion I am if I'm scared and attempting to flee what I perceive as danger. I've scaled chain link fences with ease and ran barefoot through the woods in the dark unscathed lol. Maybe their defense mechanisms are the same and that's why they appear to move so quickly once they're spotted.

Dr. Todd Disotell on Ketchum's DNA Research

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enZ6B1E981I

I liked it. I thought the guy was answering the questions to the best of his knowledge. I agree a few of the questions were lost in translation causing him to veer off in a different direction. Some points were missed because bigfoot didn't seem to be the topic of the show. Although it was called monster talk. Still interesting, even if my head aches a bit.