Expedition: Bigfoot! 9/28/2023

Skunk Ape. Georgia Booger. Missouri Momo. Bigfoot. Sasquatch. Yeti in the Himalayas and even Yowie in Australia. Yes, you guessed it, today is about everyone’s favorite hairy, Manbeast. Back on September 27, 2023 I made my way out to a little area nestled between Ellijay and Blue Ridge, Ga. known as Cherry Log. Why? Right off of highway 515 is a surprising little museum known as Expedition: Bigfoot! I mean, why not, right? While I’m more of a straight up paranormal girlie, my husband is a cryptid’s biggest fan. Give me ghosts and cemeteries and I’m in my Zen, but honestly, this trip to Expedition: Bigfoot! was fun and I would love to go back.

Expedition: Bigfoot! was founded in 2016 by former military veteran, David Bakura, and his wife. Mr. Bakura is a member of BFRO, or Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization and opened this museum as a not only a place to gather evidence of the existence of Bigfoot, but to also serve as an active reporting place. Bakura’s interest in this particular cryptid stems from his own personal experiences with the creature. The museum is filled with exhibits of field research including, casts of footprints, documentaries over the years, audio clips of what they sound like, and even, (Dare I put this in? Yes, I’m daring!) feces. Yes, there it is, big and bold: Sasquatch feces. I saw it and if I saw it, I have to share that experience. It’s not exactly like picking up after your dog at the dog park, after all. I have to say, I did not spend enough time over that particular bit of evidence to see if it had been tested in any way to definitively denote that it came from the digestive tract of an actual Bigfoot. I’ll leave that to ya’ll if you’re brave enough to go see it for yourselves. The museum does boast having the only exhibit to feature a field research vehicle and the owner still goes out into the field to collect experience and evidence. In fact, if you follow them on Facebook, they recently had a Q and A and an offer to join on an expedition, which I, sadly, missed out on, but am aiming to score another opportunity to do that.

Part of what drew me to check out the museum and spark an interest in the Georgia Booger (as it’s known in my neck of the woods) is that my husband had an interest in our area. He spent a lot of his time visiting his grandparents on a mountain in Ellijay and would often tell me that there were certain times he felt really uncomfortable riding their 4 wheelers around the property, like he was being watched. He has wondered if he had been watched, by possibly, a Bigfoot. During my short visit to the museum, I learned that Sasquatch are nomadic and generally mountain dwelling, though they have been known to leave footprints on beaches along the coastlines. Since they do tend to stay within the mountain ranges, it’s very possible that his grandparent’s property was home to the occasional, nomadic Booger. Have we, necessarily, had our own personal experiences? No, but now my curiosity is piqued! I’m absolutely wanting to plan a little overnight trip to go “Squatching!”

I really enjoyed seeing the museum for myself. I paid $8 for my self-guided tour and spent about 45 minutes seeing everything and watching a couple of old documentaries. I was able to score some cool Squatchy swag at a good price and you will even find stuff on The Mothman there, though the focus is primarily Bigfoot. For myself, the only downside to the visit was that the documentaries that were shown were incredibly old. At least as old as I am, having been made in the 1970’s. I’d like to see more modern documentaries. However, whether or not you are a Sasquatch enthusiast, I highly recommend this museum. It’s small, inexpensive, and fun. You may even leave with a little more open opinion of the existence of Bigfoot.

Expedition: Bigfoot!

1934 Ga-515

Blue Ridge, Ga. 30513

https://www.expeditionbigfoot.com