Sasquatch and Cryptids, Oh My! | 2019 Conference Recaps
Fun fact: One of my favorite myths/legends/cryptids is Sasquatch!
(I blame A Goofy Movie and Harry and the Hendersons.)
So back in July I promised a recap of the bigfoot conference I attended—and here it is, with the addition of another conference I attended last weekend! Due to lighting and my phone camera’s tendency to be a bit finicky, the pictures aren’t the best, but I wanted to include of a few fun shots of the events.
Without further ado—here are some “sightings” from bigfoot (and cryptid) conferences!
STATUES AND OTHER ARTSY THINGS
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This fellow greeted people waiting in line at the summer event, the first ever Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference. |
COOL BANNERS
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If you go to a bigfoot conference, one must take a photo in front of the banner, right? |
Cool as this banner is though, this one at the fall event, Cryptids: Creatures, Legends, and Lore, was my favorite:
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It’s Patty! |
Throughout the day, walking by this banner usually meant seeing people try to copy it. My Patty impression needs some work...
BIGFOOT CELEBRITIES
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At Smoky Mountain Bigfoot Conference, my mom, sister, and I met Cliff Barackman (from Finding Bigfoot). |
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At Cryptids: Creatures, Legends, and Lore, we met James “BoBo” Fay (also from Finding Bigfoot). |
Each conference had multiple speakers, with presentations that ranged from personal experiences to more scientific aspects of sasquatch and cryptid research. While there was seriousness, I loved how the general atmosphere of both events was just a bunch of people coming together to have fun!
The presentations were my favorite parts of the conference, and I especially enjoyed the Q&A panels at the end of conference. The fall conference had two tracks (one focused more on bigfoot and cryptids, another on ghosts and such), but I mostly checked out the cryptid side of things, including the evening’s Q&A.
COOL MERCHANDISE
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A few of the things I got at the summer conference. |
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