Search for Missing Caver Reveals Big Foot Print- Zitzewitz CH 12

The search for missing caver Kristopher Zitzewitz reveals a very large footprint in the Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Zitzewitz went missing in 2013.
NOTE: I found a big foot print in this video. I'm not out to prove there is a Bigfoot- God knows my channel would have more views if I had a Bigfoot channel. I am also not trying to link these people's disappearances to a any animal. So I'm stuck in this place where Bigfooters are angry that I don't completely embrace Bigfoot culture while everyone else wants me not to mention the tracks at all. I've chosen to show you the animal tracks I find and let you judge for yourself. Still, I can't help but ask, WHAT ARE THOSE!?

[@breadandcircus1]

That's Bigfoot's footprint, don't laugh, it is for real Nikia. Great video, don't separate from your mate, stick together all the time. At that national park people have vanished being just a few yards away from their mates.....

[@guaporeturns9472]

Not a national park , it Gifford Pinchot National Forest.

[@ArizonaAdv]

That was a very real footprint .To me that was more authentic than a researcher would find .Because you weren't looking for it. I know in Oregon especially Central Oregon volcanic area the forest have huge holes that get covered up by pine needles and branches and you don't see them until you step in it. carry a big walking stick poke the ground in front of you . Be safe God Bless.

[@breadandcircus1]

You're right. I'd not venture into that volcanic jungle without stick poles. Crazy not to do that in that wilderness with so many holes

[@dougdevine5294]

Geez,that sounds horrific.cant imagine..starving to death in a hole you cant climb out of.wonder if a gps tracking device would send out a signal should you happen to fall in.

[@marktwain368]

You've already pointed out two profound dangers about being in the woods: one, your navigation equipment may be faulty, and two--"it plays with your mind" out here. I know from experience working for the forest service that you can get disoriented in a heartbeat. That comes close to being the major factor in disappearances--never mind the paranormal stuff!

[@maryc3823]

Thank you for talking us with you. Amazing. Great strategy spiral and flower paths. I guess your bound to find a footprint or two, maybe. Lol. ✌ God Bless you.

[@Prefer2Hibrn8]

I see you are using Backcountry Navigator which i use also and totally love it! When you were talking about searching in a spiral pattern and it being harder to do accurately I had an idea. I use the Runtastic Mountain Bike. You can set it to leave a virtual breadcrumb trail of where you have been. Perhaps something like this would suit you guys, that way you could do a spiral search with ease and view your trail on screen in real time?!

[@RatandCat]

Forest Lake, I'm not familiar with Rustic Mountain Bike app, but you're absolutely right. A GPS is the most effective way to do a spiral search. In this case, Jacob didn't have a GPS. And I wanted to see what it would new like to do one without. Really the biggest down side to spiral searches and the reason they are rarely done is because they require each member of the search party to spend more time focusing on navigation, and less time with their eyes on the ground. With a grid search, the lead can focus on navigation while the team can focus on searching while also keeping the lead's proximity in their peripheral vision.

[@IanP1963]

The deeper you went into woods the more I was waiting to see if Sasquatch would appear lol !!!!

[@timmytwoshoes4076]

I wonder if that bottle had a date on it might give some indication of when it was left there

[@eringemini7091]

Aloha Nikia (sp)? At 6:36 is a "tree leaner" and at 7:32 were 2 bent over trees...these are Bigfoot Tree Structures, they love Mylar balloons, and any object blue in color...then you find a huge footprint!!....hmmmmmm 👣🦍

[@breadandcircus1]

Great findings, Erin, good observer ! Strange disappearances in that area, giant footprints, weird weather, but still Nikia believes Bigfoot does not exist

[@breadandcircus1]

One wonders, what those balloons are doing there in the middle of a forest? And yes, you're 100 % right, all the clues scream BIGFOOT !

[@foreverkarma532]

Mylar balloons and those structures are evidence of Bigfoot in the area

[@eringemini7091]

breadandcircus1 Yes, true he is a non- believer, but if he were to go for a days excursion with Colorado Bigfoot, he most definitely would see & find a lot he could not explain, most likely have a sighting or hear their tree knocks/whistles.

[@guaporeturns9472]

@@foreverkarma532😂

[@EphemeralProductions]

Another great video from the ever-talented Nakia. :D. Good job once again

[@dianneD27]

Very interesting video Loved the print ! Do you ever see bears there ?

[@pdoutdoors7272]

An old hound dog will use a spiral method to relocate their game if they lose it's track.

[@Lookup2Wakeup]

Spaniels do a figure of eight.

[@stondnc8089]

Love the videos and the intro is one of the best I've seen with the animation and all!

[@RatandCat]

👍🏼

[@MeetMeOutside]

Nice effort ! Great country right there man !

[@bluegillphil1427]

I could tell you stories about those OLD LOGGING ROADS !!!!

[@RatandCat]

Bluegill Phil don't leave us hanging? What stories!?

[@darkkiss7247]

Bluegill Phil Do tell

[@breadandcircus1]

@8:55 why didn't you check that backpack there on the ground?

[@RatandCat]

breadandcircus1, that's Jacob's pack. He took it off for part of the search.

[@SRSOSChannel2]

Post em, Phil!

[@TheCryptoZoo]

Very good video THANKS for your hard work

[@jasonavera6846]

Hey Nikia another great vid. May I suggest maybe doing search videos but also do some strictly Bigfoot videos as well. I think once you learn more about there structures and trail signs, you just might believe in it more. It's kinda addicting once you start to embrace it. Stay sceptical but also prove it to yourself that they aren't just wind blown or dead fall. You will also realize that their structures are interwoven and are really solid. Trust me you will be able to tell. They love to stack rocks and bring in rocks that aren't from the area they like Crystal for some reason. That's another form of trail marker along with tree snaps. Good searching my friend and stay safe👍.

[@carolv8450]

So interesting!

[@johnganshow5536]

Instead of a rifle with a 24 inch barrel for defense, Maybe a more portable 20 inch barreled 12 gauge, easier to navigate with in that jungle....

[@sphotoburpee]

Use flagging tape. It will help you stay on course and re-find objects of interest.

[@RatandCat]

The Wandering Cedar yes, yes, true.

[@lukeharker3014]

Tree bending is extremely common in areas where Bigfoot are present! Shows a sign of territory markings

[@KC-ww3zh]

Or snow!!!!!!!

[@saicosis2]

First, these are great videos. Keep up the good work and stay safe. I have a question. Can you not keep track of your path on a gps mapping device? Even my phone has an app that will track your walking path. Even though I know that you often don't have cell service, it would seem that a dedicated gps device would pretty much always work. I keep wondering why you have trouble determining where you are and where you have been on a map. Please educate me on this.

[@XOXO-mb2vh]

Do you ever see bears doing such a thorough search? It seems perfect for black bears.

[@RatandCat]

Missy Me, haven't seen any bears yet in this area.

[@XOXO-mb2vh]

Rat and Cat Thank God:) I want to camp in the yacolt burn area too, but it's so close to Larch Mt. correctional facility. I feel like for safety reasons, inmates shouldn't be allowed offsight maintaining campgrounds. I'll take a bear over an escapee🐻

[@squatchhappens5761]

That was Cleary a Bigfoot track , nice video one again man. keep up the good work ,amazing scenery. ...I'm telling you man Bigfoot is real and in your parts also just like here in Oregon

[@RatandCat]

Squatch Happens, yeah I know. I'm just such a sceptic that it's still hard to believe.

[@RatandCat]

Missy Me, LOL. I'm not sure what their record for escapees is. Still, a prison out in the middle of the forest sure does sound like a good plot for a movie.

[@lisabodolan8264]

Hello hope you are ok another good video

[@briargoatkilla]

Bear going one way, moose going the other...like most "bigfoot" tracks.

[@RatandCat]

I'll have to do a video. No way. The two cases where I've seen tracks, there are toes, but neither claw marks nor nor cloven hoof marks. I'll have to do a video on that.

[@Metalmuse_]

Keeps looking at youtube waiting patiently for a great rat and cat video

[@RatandCat]

StarlessNight, I posted a live stream last week, but the connection was so bad, I end up taking it down. I'll have a new post on Friday.

[@Metalmuse_]

Yaay, you’ve made my Friday

[@timstingel9067]

Why on earth would you want to purposely leave balloon trash in the woods I get leaving the bottle for a while so that you can maybe find that exact spot again but I don't get not wanting to take out other trash

[@earthdweller8247]

Thom Powell Made a comment about the Zisewitz Disappearance. Apparently he worked across the hall from him. I wonder if you heard anything about that? Thanks

[@RatandCat]

Thom Powell? No hasn't heard. When and where did he make a comment?

[@earthdweller8247]

Rat and Cat He was on #155

[@earthdweller8247]

Rat and Cat He was on #155 Grimerica Show. He mentioned working across the hall from Chris Z and he has a medium that is in touch with the Sasquatch people and they said they didn’t take him they tried to warn him but he didn’t understand. “It was the green ones!”, They Said and you will never see him again. Pretty creepy huh! Thanks again, Sonny 2405171902 You are welcome to send a text message

[@g3ckoizlethal]

It's tough to say, for sure, if that's a bear or bigfoot track. At first, I thought it was a bear, stepping into its own track, but after watching the clip over and examining still frames, it could be a Bigfoot track. It seems to be unusually, long and narrow, but I noticed the toes and the general shape of the foot kinda resembles that of a Bigfoot. The track is of a pretty good size and is pretty deep in the soil. You may have something there. If you look at other Bigfoot prints and casts, they do kinda resemble that print. I noticed you have a lot of Bigfoot-themed videos on your channel, which is great. I like that you're willing to look into the subject, as a skeptic. And, of course, the Gifford Pinchot NF is a Bigfoot hotspot. So, eventually, you're bound to encounter somekind of Bigfoot evidence. If possible, I was wondering if you would actually, try to do a night-outing of somekind. Maybe, with a Bigfoot researcher and see if you can obtain anykind of evidence, at night. Maybe a leave out an audio recorder or use any night vision or thermal equipment you may have. I understand your channel is mostly, devoted to searching for people, and if you don't want to turn it into a Bigfoot channel, totally cool, of course, but I'm just curious, if you got deeper into research on the subject and knew what to look for, while on our outings, you may come across more evidence. I guess I'm really intrigued to see a skeptic, who goes out in the woods a lot, but has never had a direct encounter, or hasn't seen, nor heard any evidence (besides, footprints). Have you heard any possible, vocalizations or woodknocks? I really enjoy your videos, and really do encourage you to research the Bigfoot subject more, because, from what I've seen and heard, there is something going on out there. And really, the only way to become a believer and a knower, is to see and hear all of the evidence, first-hand.

[@RatandCat]

g3ckoizlethal, a night out would be interesting. I'm always listening for the usual and unusual, but thermo would be cool, but I don't of see anything. I have heard tree knocking once, in a different area on the rim of the Columbia Gorge, while I was filming Mailing Fire the Hard Way. It sounded like a three or four inch clean log being hit against another. I didn't mention in the video because I didn't put 2&2 together until later.

[@thegrump266]

I don't like either one of those two ideas for checking out an area. The spiral thing seems pretty logical makes sense seems likena pretty good idea just got to be right on your measurements on that circle deal let's just do away with the confusion Simplicity is always the best in my opinion from my UPS projective position here I say you walk the fire line meaning you are 2 3 4 5 people in a straight line straight out quarter mile turn around come straight back and you do a squares that way nothing's ever left undone one time when I was a kid the neighbor in Pennsylvania was a scout and a x military and he said when I Lost My Boomerang he said I'm going to help you find it and he told me how to do it and we walk this line setup that he showed me and we found my Boomerang over in some mid chest level brush in a field

[@jerimahjohnson8698]

I hope your battle buddy had an ar10

[@OpalDragon24]

What the heck was that mound??

[@RatandCat]

Gayle At Pine Lane, it's a finger of lava stretching into the forest.

[@dwaynedwaynedk-stain1374]

from 8:43-8:50 you can see a dark shape moving from tree to tree in the distance

[@aitorurriolabeitia5197]

Thanks for your video I don’t know whole lot but is there a possibility that the big foot track is two bear tracks all in one combined over lapping Hard for me to explain you got the coolest beard by the way. My father hearded sheep all over the wilderness in Idaho for approximately five years in the early 70s .when I was l was young I asked him after watching some Bigfoot shows on TV if he’s ever encountered any Bigfoot he said no just a mountain lion That was after a sheep that they hung I believe you said it was late at night .

[@jasonavera6846]

At 7:57 to the left of your friends arm. There is a reddish brown something down low peeking from behind a tree. You look like you have found a squatchy area.

[@eddsphone8740]

YUP! TIME TO BEAT FEET OUTA THERE!!

[@bigred8438]

Can I ask why you wear a caving helmet?

[@RatandCat]

Big Red, search and rescue training got me in the habit of wearing the helmet. Off trail searches take you over some really nasty terrain. Plus, there are thousands of small cliffs in this specific area. It would be easy to slip, fall and and sustain a head injury. I suspect that may have happened to Zitzewitz and could have caused him get disoriented. Also there are thousands of small caves and overhangs here filled with sharp lava rock that are extra painful when you bump your head.

[@bigred8438]

@@RatandCat Thanks for that, I just caught your previous one, with the lava tube search section in it and realized straight away how useful it would be. I said as much on that video in a comment.

[@pistgabe]

X or similar tree structure at 7:19

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

its hard to walk in a circle, and then in a spiral? thats insanity, thats madness...forgive em they dont know what theyre doing. im shocked. maybe i overreact a lil

[@RatandCat]

It's not impossible, it's just very very difficult. Even though a spiral search pattern isn't used very often because of that, I'd still like to try it sometime just to experience how difficult it really is.

[@1EMKearney]

Hi dear, your beard is getting really long, lol. Wanted to know what color each of the 3 balloons were? I know I have stated before that the Bigfoots luv the Shiny Blue color. The Dasani Water Bottles (of that same Blue) seem to interests them too. Also that Scat looked pretty fresh, any smells from it or in that area as you both walked it?

[@jerimahjohnson8698]

One guy searching one guy pulling security. It's serious if you have to do that cat. Do you know Jimmy c from Bragg?

[@RatandCat]

Doug, I do not know Jimmy C.

[@jerimahjohnson8698]

@@RatandCat ok thanks

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

...scat from bigfoot? does this mean that bigfoot is...scatman?

[@AlongADifferentPath]

Hey. FYI - It's reported that mylar balloons are found in areas with sasquatch activity. They seem to enjoy them, especially blue colored ones.

[@foreverkarma532]

Why don't you go to the area where you felt smell of decomposing body? Kris was taken away by supernatural forces roaming wilderness of USA and the world. Here are the clues: a snow storm in SEPTEMBER separated him from mate and made impossible for searchers to look for him. Compasses have trouble working, Mylar balloons which are fav of Bigfoot, bigfoot's structures in the area, the fact that other people vanished in that same area and never were found. Kris was a big man, he had a helmet on, backpack, he could NOT disappear from the face of Earth so easily, he was an experienced caver. Man, you saw those balloons there and they didn't make u wonder anything??? KRIS COULD NOT go far away when it was a snowstorm

[@NatureShy]

1. Bigfoot doesn't exist. I've hiked 700+ miles in this region of the U.S., and never found any sort of evidence. The Gifford Pinchot and the Big Lava Bed are in my local backyard. 2. There are always more rational, scientific explanations for mysteries. Never jump to fantastical conclusions, when there can be perfectly rational answers. The forests in the PNW are dense-very dense. It is very easy for someone to get lost in thick brush and never be found. The amount of vegetation in our area is far greater than most other areas in the US. 3. There are no such things as "supernatural forces." There is zero scientific evidence for that.

[@redgarcia1427]

I truly wish everyone could indeed see a Sasquatch up close so they would know they are real.

[@kathykendall533]

Script is too small and pale to read.

[@stephaniemcbroom9615]

Nothing fake about it. Especially the structures your coming across.that's not loggers work. But by now I'm sure your a believer. You can't take those big trees and just bend them or uproot them .amazing... Oh that also was bigfoot poop.. Lol