Batsquatch: More than Just a Beer?
The history of cryptids in the Pacific Northwest is vast and varied, from famous creatures like Bigfoot, to lesser known such as the Wallowa Lake Monster. One of these lesser known outside of the PWN is "Batsquatch". While the term is nationally known from drinking beer, the birth of the word comes from a more pivotal moment in the history of the PNW.
March, 27th 1980, Mount St. Helens forever changed the landscape close to the Washington/Oregon border with one of the most studied American Volcanic eruptions. The devastation it reaped is still seen in the scars of the landscape in Skamania County, and from this eruption of earth came the start of another chapter of local history. Locals spoke of seeing a figure within the ash clouds, eyes red, and large leathery wings. Nothing substantial was ever recorded, and while the Mothman may be the first thought of most people, continued sightings proved otherwise.
In 1994, Brian Canfield was in the woods of Pierce County, WA when his car suddenly stopped. He alleges a humanoid creature, with a furry body, leathery wings, and glowing red eyes came up to his car. His car was frozen until the creature spread it's wings, "the width of the road", and flew off. This report in 1994 brought forward other stories from locals in the area, alleging that they had also seen, and been terrorized by the large creature.
In 1998 a trucker alleged to have hit Batsquatch while hauling lumber in northern Oregon. There have been reports even in 2009 of Batsquatch flying over hikers on Mt. Shasta, and a plane being buzzed by the bugger above Mt. Rainier, giving Batsquatch a particularity large territory.
While some still think Batsquatch a misidentified Mothman, there is the running theory that the eruption of Mount St. Helens opened a crack in the earth that allowed the creature (or creatures) to escape from their native habitat below the ground. Perhaps they are a cousin of the man himself, Sasquatch? Maybe we will never know for sure. While not as well known nationally as Bigfoot, Batsquatch remains a part of the interesting and bit weird lore that makes the PNW so special.
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The Fox Nation streaming service checks out the supposed "Batsquatch" in its "Monsters Across America" series.
One of the more memorable and unique tales from the leftover cryptids is the winged horror dubbed the Batsquatch. In order to understand the











