Treasure Hunter Spots Bigfoot Family in Yellowstone

So there's this wild sighting report that recently popped up over on the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch YouTube channel, and honestly, it's one of those stories that sticks with you long after you hear it. A treasure hunter named Josh Wickham submitted his account of stumbling into something way more valuable than any chest of gold while searching for Forrest Fenn's treasure in Yellowstone National Park. Now, if you're not familiar with the Forrest Fenn treasure saga, here's the quick rundown: back in 2010, art dealer and author Forrest Fenn hid a treasure chest somewhere in the Rocky Mountains, worth around $1 million, and released a poem with clues to find it. The treasure was eventually found in 2020 by a guy named Jack Stuef in Wyoming, but for years, thousands of people trekked into the wilderness trying to crack the code. Some folks got so obsessed with it that they ended up in some seriously remote and dangerous territory. Josh was one of those people. According to his report, Josh was convinced the treasure had something to do with the Firehole River in Yellowstone. While searching along the river, he made a discovery that freaked him out even more than finding Bigfoot ever could. He found two spark plug sockets embedded in solid rock. Not sitting on top of the rock, but actually encased in it, like the rock had melted over the metal tools at some point. One was still there when he left, and the other he pried out with his Gerber multi-tool before realizing what he was doing. This kind of thing has been reported in various wilderness areas over the years, and it always raises questions about ancient civilizations or, you know, something else entirely. But the real meat of the story is what happened when Josh ventured into the thick forest near the Firehole swimming hole. Being a former U.S. Army cavalry scout, he had solid land navigation skills, which is probably why he ended up in territory that most people would never dare to enter. He described the area as having an incredibly eerie feeling, with dozens of foam flip-flops scattered along both sides of the river, which is bizarre in itself. Who loses that many flip-flops in the middle of nowhere? Then things got really interesting. Josh spotted what he initially thought was a beagle skull, only way bigger, like four times the normal size. It was a lighter shade of rock, and he even pointed at it so he could take a pee and not lose track of it. When he looked back, the rock had seemingly morphed into something else entirely. He tried stepping in different directions to get a different angle, but nothing resembling what he saw was visible. Then he started talking to the rock, taunting it, because at that point in his life, he says he didn't really care what happened to him. He had his .45 and bear spray, and he was in a dark place mentally. Then the rock just disappeared. Gone. He didn't move, and his phone logs confirmed he was in the same spot for only a few minutes. When he put his backpack on, he saw massive black animals hauling ass toward the river and the road to the north. He says they were moving faster than any bear he'd ever seen on video, and he became terrified. For years, he chalked it up to bears or moose, but when he heard descriptions of Sasquatch from other witnesses, he realized what he likely saw was a family of them. But wait, there's more. Later that night, while hauling ass out of the park at around 3 a.m., going roughly 90 mph (he got a $300 speeding ticket for his trouble), he saw something that was approximately 15 feet tall barely making it across the road as he came around a corner. He'd always assumed it was a massive moose heading toward Togwotee Pass, but now he's not so sure. The area Josh was in is apparently a major hotspot. The Rocky Mountain Sasquatch folks pointed out that just on their website alone, there are about a dozen sightings in and around that exact area. One commenter named Justin Meyer shared his own experience from 1996, when he saw one of these creatures behind some trees on the south side of the Wind River, right near where the Little Big Winds meet, within 1,000 feet. Justin grew up hearing stories about a "river man" that roams the Wind River between Dubois and Riverton, right through the reservation. He also mentioned hearing stories of Sasquatch being in and around Yellowstone, all the way east to Slide Rock and up to Red Lodge, Montana. One really interesting point made in the video is about the Snake River being essentially a Sasquatch highway. The Snake River originates in the Yellowstone area, flows down through the Tetons, crosses Palisades, and continues into Idaho. The entire length of it is loaded with sightings all the way to where it empties into the Columbia. These creatures are likely following these waterways because they provide everything they need to travel: water, food, cover, and a natural corridor through the mountains. Stories like Josh's are exactly why researchers keep coming back to places like Yellowstone. The combination of remote wilderness, abundant water sources, and rugged terrain makes it prime habitat. And when you add in the mysterious artifacts like those spark plug sockets fused into rock, plus multiple witness sightings spanning decades, you've got a location that demands serious attention. If you want to hear Josh's full account in his own words, definitely check out the video over on the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch channel. It's one of those reports that makes you realize just how much is still out there waiting to be discovered.