Placed: 3-14-03
Placed By: WWW (Formerly known as Chuck and Molly)
Location: Mansfield Connecticut, Tolland County
Rated: Easy

Cross the road and pass the boulders blocking the trail to vehicles. Proceed 30 steps to a Y. Go left here and follow Barrows trail. Walk alongside Barrows Pond’s NE shore. Come to a Y in the trail. Barrows Trail goes over a man made dam that was reinforced by beavers. Bear left and take the ski trail. You will come to cross a very small bridge over a small stream coming from Barrows Pond. Keep following the white blazed trees which mark the trail. Follow the trail uphill until you come to a four way intersection of paths. The paths that converge here are Heritage, Barrows and Ski Trail. Take a left here and proceed down Heritage trail. You will come to the intersection of Heritage Trail and a ski loop. At the sign post that says Heritage, go down Heritage Trail 88 steps. Here you should see 3 trees that have grown from 1. This tree is 9 feet off the trail on the left. Go to this tree and take a reading of 210 degrees. Walk off trail 32 steps to a wide bottomed tree. Go to the other side of this tree and find the Sasquatch letterbox. Return the way you came to return to your vehicle.

In Search of Sasquatch

Sasquatch is an anglicized American Indian word meaning wild man. In the United States, the creature is nicknamed "Big Foot". An easy way to describe one is to call it a huge ape-man. The Sasquatch is a large, hairy, non-human primate that walks on two feet. They are located all over the North American continent mostly in isolated areas. The sasquatch is covered with black, dark brown, reddish brown or gray hair. Sasquatch sleep mostly during the day in beds made out of piles of vegetation. They eat anything that they can find, both vegetation and meat. Usually they live in small groups of 1 male and up to 4 females plus the young. The males’ height is about 8 feet tall and weighs about 800 pounds. The female is smaller at about 6 feet tall and 500 pounds. They often have an unpleasant odor about them. Their head is massive but compared to the rest of the body, it appears too small. It is also conical on the top resembling someone wearing a hood. The brow ridge stands out and the forehead seems to be receding which make the eyes have a deep set look. The cheekbones are prominent and the jaw square. The nose is somewhat flattened. The teeth are human like and the ears are basically hidden under hair. Sasquatch walk slightly stooped over but has been known to occasionally stand up straight. The shoulders are very wide with muscles coming up from the back and from the neck making the neck look small or non-existent. They also look barrel chested accentuated by huge muscles. The arms are very muscular and are reported as hanging close to their knees, although this looks even more pronounced because of the slouching stance. They are particularly hairy along the forearms and end in very large and massive hands. The legs are massive, especially the thighs. One report describes them as the thickness of a garbage can. The feet are huge and average about 15 ½ inches long, which well, describes why they are usually called big foot. The feet have no arch. Sasquatch do have individual features and look different from one another, as do humans. It is estimated that there are between 2000 and 6000 Sasquatch living in North America. There have been thousands and thousands of reports of people seeing a Sasquatch but there are only a couple accounts of them attacking humans and one report of a Sasquatch ever killing a human. The normal reaction is for them to go away as soon as they know they have been sighted. Some cases tell of them making noise, throwing rocks and screaming, trying to scare away the human without attacking. There have been cases where children were vulnerable and in all cases, they observed the children but left them alone unharmed. Dogs are generally afraid of the Sasquatch and are left alone. The Sasquatch will kill aggressive dogs that chase after them, or threatening dogs. The native North American Indians have many tales about the Sadquatch and look upon him in high esteem. Some believe that the Sasquatch has a high degree of psychic abilities and knows when someone is looking for him. It is said that the Iroquois believe them to be interdimensional beings that can enter or leave our physical dimension as they please, and choose to whom they present themselves. Others regard Sasquatch appearance as a warning to humans that they must change their ways.

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