Sasquatch Museum Founder Recounts Two Startling Colorado Wilderness Encounters

So I just stumbled across this incredible podcast episode that I absolutely have to share with you all. The Cryptid Crew Podcast recently sat down with Jim Myers, and let me tell you, this conversation is one of those rare gems that leaves you sitting in silence afterward, just processing everything that was said. Jim Myers isn't just some casual hobbyist talking about sightings he's heard secondhand. This guy runs the Sasquatch Encounter Discovery Museum in Colorado, has had over 200,000 visitors walk through from 140-plus countries, and leads guided wilderness trips through his venture Rabbit Hole Adventures around the Bailey area. When someone with that kind of hands-on experience starts sharing stories, you pay attention. What really got me during this interview was Jim's perspective on who Sasquatch actually are. He made a point that honestly needs to be repeated more often in this field. He said calling them an "undiscovered great ape" is doing them a massive disservice. His words were something along the lines of them being highly intelligent, highly emotional people who live in our forests. He believes their intelligence is human and possibly surpasses ours, and pointed to abilities like telepathic communication, healing, appearing and disappearing at will, and eyes that emit light rather than reflect it. These are not the traits of a simple undiscovered primate, and Jim made that distinction loud and clear. He also talked about the gifting area he maintains about 15 minutes from his house, straight up the side of a mountain where no trail exists and nobody would ever find it. Over the years, he claims they've had Sasquatch take well over 150 objects from them and occasionally leave things behind that nobody from his group placed there. For anyone unfamiliar with the practice, gifting is a method used by researchers where items like beads, coins, food, or trinkets are left in remote areas as a form of offering or trade with Sasquatch. Some researchers believe these beings are drawn to shiny or unusual objects, and the reciprocal behavior of leaving items behind has been reported by numerous credible witnesses over the decades. But the part of the interview that genuinely gave me chills was when Jim described two specific encounters from last season. The first took place in the Lost Creek Wilderness, a protected area in Colorado where motorized vehicles are restricted. One of his campers had decided to sleep in a rooftop tent on his truck instead of a ground tent, which Jim wasn't thrilled about because ground tents let you hear everything happening around you. Sure enough, at around 4 in the morning, something opened that truck's tailgate and threw it down with such force that it rocked the entire vehicle and set the lantern swinging. The camper and his friend heard three large grunts right below their tent, similar to what you'd hear from a horse. Jim said he knew immediately what that sound was because there's only one part of a truck that makes that distinctive noise when it opens. The second encounter happened in July in the Buffalo Peaks Wilderness, another restricted area in Colorado. Jim took his group on a night hike, and along the way he handed a hickory stick to one of the women in the group and asked her to strike a dead log twice. Within three seconds, two loud knocks came back from up the hill, followed by the sound of something extremely heavy running through the trees above them. Jim confirmed with everyone that there was absolutely no one else out there, no vehicles, no way for another person to have reached that location except on foot the way they came in. Then things got truly fascinating. They reached a large aspen grove and someone whistled at them from up the hill. A clear human whistle. Jim told everyone to sit down because this was their sign. What happened next was something Jim himself said he had never experienced before or since. Two distinct voices or whistles began interacting with each other. One carried a melody and the second responded with a big "woo" at the end of each phrase. Jim described it as singing, and he got two recordings of it. He sat there listening and said the thought that hit him was, why have I ever been afraid of these people? When they sing like that, the last thing they're communicating is aggression or danger. After about 30 minutes of this incredible exchange, an enormous noise erupted from up the hill, something Jim believed may have been a tree being shoved over, and everything stopped instantly. All the singing, all the whistles, just gone. Jim described it almost like a parent showing up and telling the kids that's enough messing with these people. The show was over. This kind of vocalization phenomenon isn't entirely unheard of in Sasquatch research. Researchers like Ron Morehead have captured audio in the Sierra Nevada mountains known as the Sierra Sounds, which feature similar wood knocks, whistles, and vocalizations that don't match any known animal. The idea that Sasquatch may communicate through a form of melodic vocalization has been floated by researchers for years, but firsthand accounts like Jim's from a group of witnesses all experiencing it simultaneously are rare and valuable. Jim also pointed out something that resonates deeply with anyone who spends time in the field. Sasquatch never perform on command. He went back to that same spot multiple times and spent nights there, and they never sang again. The encounters happen when they choose, and that moment of connection is something you simply cannot manufacture or predict. If you want to hear the full conversation, definitely check out the episode on The Cryptid Crew Podcast channel. Jim Myers has a wealth of experience and his perspective on these beings as intelligent, emotional people rather than primitive creatures is one worth listening to.