Nothing defines the public's conception more of how a Sasquatch is supposed to look like than a shaky, poorly shot 953 frames of color film shot in northern California near Bluff Creek on October 20, 1967, by Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin. Whatever the two filmed has since been used as the model of countless movie and TV show images of how a Sasquatch should look, no matter how totally ridiculous the situation (anyone remember Bigfoot vs. The Six Million Dollar Man?). And, if the film is real, it's one of the most significant zoological discoveries ever.
So, how could two guys on horseback just ride into the woods and happen upon a Sasquatch?
Roger Patterson, a rodeo rider and rancher in the Yakima, Washington, area, had been researching the American "Abominable Snowman" as early as 1959. He collected newspaper accounts and in 1963 visited northern California where a set of tracks had been discovered near Bluff Creek. In 1966 he self-published a book, and decided to make a documentary about his experiences. Throughout 1966 and 1967 he travelled the Pacific Northwest and made numerous footprint casts, and in October word reached him that a fresh set had been discovered near Bluff Creak, California. He and Bob Gimlin, a friend and fellow rancher, made the long drive down to northern California and after three weeks of looking for more tracks they came upon a female Sasquatch in a dry creek bed.
So, here is the film, significantly cleaned up - http://youtu.be/qkU8Gbo1Akc - all of the shaking has been removed.
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