Nov 13, 2017 5:28 PM

David Williams - Bigfoot

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A “Bigfoot Lives” t-shirt and a Sasquatch pendant worn by a volunteer at the Bigfoot Museum in Willow Creek, California.
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The intersection of Bigfoot Avenue and Patterson Road, just east of the Bigfoot Golf and Country Club in Willow Creek, California.

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Cliff Barackman shows off a footprint cast. The Bigfoot researcher is a cast member of the show *Finding Bigfoot*.
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Gene Romo, a member of the Squatchachusetts Bigfoot team, holds a vest signed by Bigfooters from around the world.

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Ellen Vorderstrasse, a Bigfooter from Nebraska, poses during the second day of the conference.
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A Bigfoot Crossing sign on the side of the Trinity River Highway, aka Bigfoot Highway.

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The Bigfoot Motel sits in downtown Willow Creek, California.
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Visitors pose with a framed picture of “Patty” the Sasquatch at the Willow Creek — China Flat Museum.

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A Bigfoot mural graces the side of the Ace Hardware in Willow Creek, California.
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A view of the Klamath River, located in the Six Rivers National Forest near Orleans, California, just a few miles from the original Patterson-Gimlin film site.

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Tom Yamarone is known as the "Bob Dylan of Bigfoot." He opens up the Patterson-Gimlin 50th Anniversary Conference in Willow Creek, California with songs and stories about Bigfoot.
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Abe Del Rio from the Minnesota Bigfoot Research Team at a conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Patterson-Gimlin film in Willow Creek, California.

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Bob Gimlin at a conference celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Patterson-Gimlin film in Willow Creek, California.
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A life-size print of “Patty,” the name given to the Sasquatch recorded in the Patterson-Gimlin film.

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A piece of Bigfoot artwork auctioned off at the conference.

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