By the time the group arrived at Lake Ozette, they understood this part of the visit would be different.

That evening saw cars and trucks loaded with kayaks, canoes, camping gear, blankets, and a generous amount of food. Camp was set up quickly. A fire was lit, meals were prepared, and people settled in. The atmosphere was relaxed, even comfortable.

Todd himself was surprised. He had spent decades in the wilderness, but not like this. Not with freshly cooked meals, warmth, and a sense of ease around camp. It was a very different kind of expedition than what he was used to, and he appreciated it.

As night fell over the lake, the group gathered and walked into the forest.

This time, they were more familiar with the environment. There was less effort to interpret and more focus on observing. They moved with space between them, staying aware of both the group and their surroundings.

As before, sounds began to emerge. Movement at different distances, shifts in direction, and a consistent sense of presence. Multiple people noticed the same patterns, even if they experienced them in different ways.

Each person’s experience was unique. Some connected more strongly with the land itself. Others focused on the Sasquatch presence, noticing movement or what they perceived as communication. A few had more personal experiences that were difficult to describe but clearly meaningful.

At the same time, there was a shared understanding forming within the group. They were participating in the same environment.

The fire was still going into the wee hours of the morning. People sat, talked quietly, slept or rested. There was no urgency to explain what was happening.

The following day, they went back into the forest and began to find physical evidence. Footprints, structures, and placements that did not appear random or natural were identified in multiple areas.

Inside the Wisdom Keeper section of the podcast, the participants share their experiences in more detail. What they noticed, how they interpreted it, and what continued to unfold afterward becomes clearer when heard directly from them.

By the end of the week, one thing stood out.

The interaction was not one-sided.

And whatever is present in the forest around here is definitely aware of us.

The forest did not stay quiet for long.

By the time we regrouped after that first afternoon of finding footprints and structures, something had already shifted. Not in the forest itself, but in a number of the individuals who had shared the experience.

People were paying attention differently. Conversations were deeper, more meaningful. Not forced, just naturally more relevant. You could see it in small things, like how people walked more purposefully, or how they scanned the tree line without making a big deal about it. The group had moved from curiosity into awareness.

We went back into the forest.

There was no big announcement or dramatic lead-in. We simply gathered and walked in at night, in the dark.

Walking into the forest at night is very different from walking in during the day. In daylight, you can orient yourself quickly. You see the terrain, distances, shapes. At night, all of that changes. Depth perception drops off, and your hearing becomes much more important. You start relying less on sight and more on how things feel and sound.

We moved as a group, but with space between us. Close enough to stay connected, but not packed together.

At first, everything sounded normal. Footsteps, branches, wind through the trees. Then, after a while, we started hearing other sounds.

The first one was a hoot.

It wasn’t loud, and it wasn’t right next to us, but it was clear. It didn’t sound random or like something falling. It had a distinct, intentional quality to it.

Nobody reacted dramatically when the hoot was heard.

Two miles into the forest, we reached the spot.

A couple of us knew that the young Sasquatch were planning a run through near the group. They are known to do this in the area, and it is very playful.

Then we heard movement off to one side. It wasn’t continuous, more like something stepping and then stopping. A little later, something similar came from a different direction. Todd would announce the sounds, their distance, and their nature. The excitement from the young Sasquatch could be felt very strongly.

At this point, the Sasquatch adults stopped the planned meeting. The reason was that there were members in our party who were already terrified, and that was not the point of having a physical meetup. I have seen this behavior from the Sasquatch in the past. They will put those who are not ready to sleep, and if they refuse to sleep, they will stop the planned meeting.

Of course, they don’t stop meetings with everyone at the local Makah tribe or local hunters just because they are afraid. We know of many people who have been terrified during their meetings, and the Sasquatch continue to come back to them. But for our group, it has been a common occurrence that they won’t come if someone in the group is in a terrified state.

We went quiet to hear the sounds in the forest instead, but after a short while, Larry felt that the young ones were “bored”. That we had stopped talking and moving, and now were boring.

By now, it was very late and cold. We decided to leave, and our bard, Martha, started singing. The rest of us sang along and the energy from the sasquatch became bright and enthusiastic again.

Next week, we will talk about the next group outing, they didn’t just go back into the forest.

They stayed overnight.

Inside the Wisdom Keeper section of the podcast, this is where the experiences start to diverge. Everyone was in the same place, hearing the same sounds, but what they noticed and how they processed it varied quite a bit.

Some picked up on patterns in the movement. Others became aware of communication in ways they hadn’t expected. A few realized they had been sensing more than they initially thought, but didn’t have a framework for it until later.

Those conversations don’t come across well in summary. They’re better heard directly from the people who were there.

Next week, in Part 3, we’ll go into the overnight camp, the structures we were led to, and the physical evidence we found the following day.

And we’ll look more closely at a question that starts to come up once these experiences repeat:

Are we finding them…

or are they choosing when and how to show themselves?