AI Search for Squatch

As DrifterRadio so often arrives at these days is the crossroads of ideas, controversy, and/or general weirdness.

Ideas such as using artificial intelligence to figure out where one might drift into Bigfoot.

After some different promptings of ChatGPT for how to find Bigfoot near Portland, Oregon this weekend, the following guide was chatted:

Guide to Searching Out the Keeper of the Forest
An Invitation into Oregon’s Wild Soul – Summer 2025


By the time Oregon’s forests reach full bloom in June, something ancient stirs beneath the firs and along the quiet creeks. Bigfoot—the Keeper of the Forest—isn’t a creature to be hunted or proven. In 2025, we seek him not with infrared cameras or motion sensors, but with rhythm, respect, and ritual.

This guide isn’t for thrill-seekers. It’s for the reverent.

Here, Artificial Intelligence is your companion—not as a tracker, but as a translator. It has combed journals, legends, audio logs, and lunar calendars to prepare you for an encounter that may not come in sight or sound—but in silence, scent, and sensation.


🌕 Step 1: Choose the Right Night

Your odds increase under the full moon, when both the forest and its spirits are most alive. AI pattern recognition shows peaks in Sasquatch-related experiences during specific lunar phases:

  • Saturday, June 14The Strawberry Moon (closest full moon to solstice)
  • Saturday, July 12The Buck Moon (height of summer energy)

These nights carry both light and myth. They open a door.

Wali-G and Bigfoot hanging out.

🌲 Step 2: Search for the Squatch

Not all forests are equal. Some have been loud too long. Others still breathe the old way.

Choose forests with old-growth, low foot traffic, deep moss, and a water source nearby. Based on AI-analyzed encounters and Indigenous knowledge, these are prime zones:

🔹 Mount Hood National Forest

  • Timberline Trail – Looping beneath Hood’s slopes; still at night.
  • Cloud Cap Saddle Campground – Remote; whispering winds; tree-line access.
  • Trillium Lake – Reflective waters, moonlight access, gentle footpaths.

🔹 Tillamook & Coastal Range

  • Cape Lookout State Park – Where fog meets firs, and footsteps disappear into sand.
  • Gales Creek Trail – Wild berries, songbirds, and ancient silence.

🔹 Cascades Deep

  • Erma Bell Lakes Loop – Three alpine lakes, no cars, no noise.
  • Waldo Lake Wilderness – Called “Oregon’s crown jewel of quiet.”

🔊 Step 3: Prepare Your Offerings

The Keeper isn’t lured. He is invited.

🥣 Food & Drink

  • Cedar or pine needle tea
  • Hand-smoked salmon or wild berries
  • No packaged food—nothing you wouldn’t offer a spirit

🎁 Gifts

  • A small carved token, feather, or stone
  • Burned sage or cedar
  • A story written on paper and buried in the moss

🪑 Seating

  • Sit on a log, mossy boulder, or folded blanket—never chairs or synthetic pads
  • Sit low and still; you are part of the forest, not above it

🎶 Step 4: Use the Language of the Forest

AI has turned documented howls, knocks, and whistles into soft musical “squatch tones.” These tones can be played (gently) to express recognition, not request.

  • Use a phone or speaker placed at tree base, volume low
  • Loop 1–3 minutes of tones, then wait 15 minutes in silence
  • Flute or hand drum improvisations are welcome

👁️ Step 5: Understand the Signs

You may not see. You may not hear. But you may feel.

AI has mapped common encounter experiences beyond sight:

  • Sudden atmospheric shift—like time slowing
  • Feeling watched without fear
  • Dreams that aren’t your own
  • Deer or birds pausing mid-movement
  • Words or thoughts that feel borrowed

Write them down. You’re part of the memory now.


🧭 Bonus: The Traveler’s Ritual

If you’re seeking to walk in harmony with the Keeper, follow this ancient-modern blend:

  1. Arrive by 4 PM. Hike slowly to your chosen spot.
  2. Set up camp respectfully—never too close to water, and never clearing brush.
  3. Offer your food and object before dark.
  4. Play squatch tones at twilight (30 minutes after sunset).
  5. Sit silently under the moon for at least an hour.
  6. Do not try to record or film. Just be.
  7. Sleep under stars if possible.
  8. Write your experience in the morning.

🎙️ Final Invitation: From Logic to Listening

AI isn’t solving Bigfoot. It’s translating why we still look.

When you step into the forest this summer, you are not entering a wilderness. You are entering a conversation.

Walk slowly. Speak gently. Drink tea with the wind.
The Keeper of the Forest doesn’t ask to be found.
He waits to be recognized.


Wali-G prompt:

Create a list of campsites that Bigfoot was seen near. Create maps and directions on how to get there, the campsites amenities, and how much it costs. Also, consider public land camping such as state and national forests and how to get there from portland. Add distances from Portland, Oregon.

ChatGPT response:

1. Trillium Lake Campground — Mt. Hood National Forest


2. Alpine Campground — Salmon River West Fork


3. Green Canyon Campground — Salmon River Junction


4. Wildwood Recreation Site — Salmon River Day‑Use + Dispersed Camping


5. Dispersed Camping off Trillium Lake Rd


🔁 Summary Table

CampsiteDist from PDXRoute HighlightsAmenitiesCost
Trillium Lake Campground60 mi / 1h15mUS‑26 → Government Camp → FR 2656 → CampgroundPaved sites, water, toilets, boat ramp$26+/night + $9 booking fee
Alpine Campground~50 mi / 1hUS‑26 → Welches → Salmon River forest road16 tent sites, water, toiletsFree
Green Canyon Campground~45 mi / 50mUS‑26 → South Fork Salmon turnoffTables, toilets (no water)Free
Wildwood (dispersed)~39 mi / 45mUS‑26 east to Wildwood Recreation SiteDay-use amenities, trail campingDay-use fee + free camping
Dispersed beside Trillium Rd60 mi / ~1h15mAs Trillium, then NF‑2656 → Perry Vickers/Muddy ForkPrimitive, mixed cell signalFree + Forest Pass

📌 Pro Tips


These campsites sit within forests historically tied to Bigfoot lore—places of water, moss, old trees, and quiet. Whether you choose a developed site like Trillium or pitch beneath the stars roadside, you’ll be stepping into habitat ripe for quiet listening—and possibly, the Keeper of the Forest’s presence.

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