Video Shows Second Purported Bigfoot Sighting in Utah This Year
True to form, the video is shaky and brief, showing a tall dark figure lumbering up a mountain side. But given the weather conditions, altitude, and the figure’s stride, Tanner Hargis’ recent video of an alleged Bigfoot is bizarre and one of the more convincing ones we’ve seen lately.
A few weeks ago, Hargis and friends were using a portable spotting scope to observe areas around Lone Peak in the Wasatch mountain range just outside of Provo, UT, when they noticed the figure slogging up the mountain.
Pointing a video camera through the lens of his scope, he captured the entity on film and quickly submitted it to the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch Organization, a website that gathers extensive videos and photographic evidence of Bigfoot sightings, as well as research conducted by their own team.
“I think I have captured a video of a Sasquatch 03/23/19. At around 10:30 AM. Up on Wasatch Range. Near Lone Peak. It was high up to where I don’t think any man will hike up it. I think it’s something to check into,” Hargis said.
Coming off the heels of another recent spotting in the Provo area, this latest sighting shows a figure appearing to be somewhere in the range of 8-feet-tall, seen through the lens of a spotting scope – a high-powered portable telescope with an 80mm lens capable of extending up to 60x zoom, often used by birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts.
It’s this lengthy zoom that makes the video so shaky, as Hargis attempts to spot the being from a distance of seven miles while trying to keep it focused in the frame of his scope.
The bipedal entity in the video can be seen trudging up the crest of the mountain top, in the midst of a snowstorm, at an elevation of nearly 9,000 feet. According to Hargis, it would be rare to see a human hiking at that altitude, in those conditions, by themselves.
The vast majority of those who responded in the YouTube comments section seem to believe the video is solid evidence of the Utah Sasquatch, though a few skeptics bring up some valid contradictory points — namely, that Lone Peak is hiked by skiers, snowboarders, and hikers with snowshoes during the winter.
But despite the blurred, distant footage it’s hard to make out of the gear one would expect to see, as one would expect the figure to walk with a different gait if it were wearing snowshoes. Also, there seems to be a lack of any gear strapped to its back.
For now, Hargis and friends say they’ll keep their eyes peeled for another sighting or any other evidence to support their claims. But if one thing is for sure, those living in the Wasatch range, or anywhere near Provo, UT should be on the lookout for this elusive creature after two such convincing and consecutive sightings.
For more on the search for Bigfoot check out the documentary Bigfoot’s Reflection:
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Does the Legendary Mapinguari of South America Exist?
All over the world there are tales of legendary creatures — sometimes magical and mischievous, such as fairies, sometimes ferocious and deadly, like yowies. Within these creatures’ respective cultures are numerous people who not only believe in them, but are positive that they’ve seen them firsthand.
Deep in the Amazonian rainforest lurks one of these creatures — the Mapinguari, which is often referred to as a “sloth monster.” It’s a popular figure within Brazilian culture, and tales of how fearsome it is have persisted into modern day, where reports of sightings continue to mount, as does evidence of the destruction left in the Mapinguari’s wake.
According to most legends, the sloth monster began its life thousands of years ago, as an Amazonian shaman who stumbled upon the secret to immortality. Because of his findings, however, he became smug, an attribute that angered the gods. As a punishment for his hubris, they transformed the shaman into a giant, sloth-like creature and left it to wander the forest for eternity.
Description: The Sloth Monster
When people think of sloths, they generally think of sweet, peaceful, slow-moving creatures that delight in hanging from branches and delicately eat flowers. It’s hard to imagine a fearsome sloth.
But the mapinguari is giant, exceeding seven feet in length when it stands on its hind legs, which it apparently does, on occasion, though it is said to travel on all fours. And when it assumes this posture, the unfortunate person beholding it can bear witness to its second mouth, located on its belly.
