[Mireya] And so, the adventure begins.
[narrator] After their ground-breaking expedition in central Oregon...
[Russell] We're gonna find what we're looking for.
...the team of investigators return to the wilderness...
Holy [bleep]. Tell me you heard that.
...to uncover definitive evidence
of the world's most elusive creature...
-Bigfoot. -I got something coming towards me now.
This is crazy.
[narrator] Now, for the first time,
since the end of their last expedition...
I guess I'm just blown away because
it feels like that this is a missing piece
-to our Bigfoot puzzle. -...the team has returned,
to re-examine their findings...
When I first saw this, I mean, I got goosebumps.
-...collect new evidence... -I am still
baffled [chuckles] by that finding.
That was not something that I expected.
-...hear new witness testimony... -To me,
Bigfoot, they're there.
...and speak to legendary primatologist,
Dr. Jane Goodall,
and hear her thoughts on the existence of Bigfoot
[Jane] I've met people who say they've seen
a monkey with no tail, it walks upright
and it's about 7' tall.
[narrator] Plus, a sneak pee at scenes from the biggest
and most intense season of Expedition Bigfoot...
[Mireya] There's something moving right behind you.
...ever.
Last season on Expedition Bigfoot...
four specialists...
[Mireya] We know that there's something out there
...use their unique set of skills and knowledge.
[Ronny] We don't know what Bigfoot is capable of.
...to explore locations where they believe
they were most likely to find success.
[Russell talking]
-There's something down there. -Do you see that?
[Mireya] What the hell is that?
[unintelligible yelling]
[narrator] First up, southeastern Kentucky...
[Russell] The forest shows no mercy.
[Mireya] It feels very much like a labyrinth.
...where weeks of investigation,
led to a truly shocking piece of DNA evidence.
Pan troglodyte is a species of chimpanzee.
[narrator] And then, in Washington State's Olympic Peninsula...
If we're gonna find Bigfoot, this is the place we're gonna do it.
...where a series of possible Bigfoot encounters...
-[Bryce talking] -[tires screeching]
What the [bleep] was tha
...led to a find
that had the team believing they could be on the precipi
of finally finding the beast
[Ronny] Oh, my, look at this
That is a footprint.
[narrator] But some of the worst forest fires the area had ever experience
forced the team to abandon their search.
We have to shut down today.
[narrator] But their investigation is far from over.
-How's it going, you guys? -[Russell and Ronny] Hey, Bryce.
-Good. -[Mireya] It's nice to see you.
[Bryce] It's great to see you guys. Look, I always love
these opportunities when we get to convene
and talk about all the incredible stuff that we experienced last year.
I mean, there was so much activity, I was completely blown away.
You know, one thing that we experience on these investigations
is not just an enormous amount of activity
but some incredible physical evidence.
And, you know, a lot of the time we're able to figure out
what those are in the field but for the most part
that stuff needs to be sent off to labs and reviewed by experts.
And I have some of last year results for you guys.
Unfortunately, the hair samples that came back
they were mostly wildlife that was
native to that area, bear, elk, whatnot.
However, there is one piece of physical evidence
that came back with extremely interesting results.
And I'm talking about the eDNA sample from Kentucky.
-[Ronny] Oh, wow. -[Mireya] Bingo.
[narrator] After discoverin a tree structure,
Ronny and Mireya search the area for any sign
that could help determine that it was created by a Bigfoot.
[Ronny] Something with hands definitely put this together.
[Mireya] The only way to rule out if a human did this
is to collect eDNA samples from the dirt.
[narrator] The samples were sent to the lab
at UCLA's Environmental DNA Program,
where they were analyzed.
From the tree structure sample, there's a genus pan.
Pan troglodyte is a species of chimpanzee.
It's a real head scratcher.
Mireya, talk to us about the significance
of those eDNA findings.
I mean, I'm still baffled [chuckles]
by that finding. That was not something that I expected.
What we know about eDNA is that
when an animal
goes into an area, it sheds its DNA
and something with what appears to be chimp DNA,
left that DNA behind.
And we know that there are no
chimps running around the forests of Kentucky.
So, it doesn't make any sense.
I can't really call that evidence, right?
It's a really surprising find, but in science,
you have to be able to replicate these things, like, you can't just accept
a result like this at face value, and so,
I decided to go back to Kentucky.
I actually spoke to Zack, Russell's cameraman,
who had been contacted by someone
about a possible Bigfoot story.
So, while I was in Kentucky Zack introduced me to someon
named Bo Reynolds.
-Hi. Are you Bo? -Hey.
-That's me. -Mireya.
-Mireya, nice meeting you. -Nice to meet you.
And he told me a story that I was totally not expecting.
Something that he'd never told anyone.
Something that sort of really changed his life.
-Sit here if you want to. -Thank you.
So, Bo, have you lived here a long time?
My whole life.
[Mireya] Do you spend a lot of time in the woods?
Oh, yeah. Yeah.
So, we actually spent a long time in the woods here as well.
Last year we were conducting an investigation.
We were looking for evidence of Bigfoot.
Is that something that you're familiar with?
-[Mireya] Are you familiar... -Yes, a little bit of it. Yes.
Let me ask you, do most people around here
feel comfortable talking about
-Bigfoot or any of their experiences? -No.
-No? -No. It's a small community, um...
It can really damage your reputation.
What about you? Have you had a personal experience?
[clears throat, chuckles]
This is personal, um...
I think I was about eight years old.
They pulled up and they had a truck.
A pretty good crowd of us kids.
And he said he got something to show us.
A monkey? That's how they described it?
[Bo] Yeah, it's what we called it. We didn't know what it was called.
I don't know how long it had been dead. Not long.
And they held it up and we was all lookin' at it.
And I can still remember very vividly...
It had big eyes, the, uh...
I don't remember much about the arms,
but the feet...
real wide, uh, it was just hanging there
-and now you... No. -Did it have a tail as well?
-Don't remember a tail. Don't remember a tail. -[Mireya] No tail?
Was it large?
[Bo] It was about my size. Um...
-Wow. -Yeah. I was... So,
I don't know how tall I would've been at eight years old, but...
It didn't... It was young. It wasn't...
Maybe a little bigger than me at best.
You heard the descriptions of Bigfoot, right?
Which is of course, you know, 7' to 10' tall.
I mean, that's a really large animal.
You're saying this was smaller,
but did it look like it could be a young Bigfoot? Is that what you think?
Definitely a primate.
Definitely say it was that.
Chimpanzee, uh, a small Bigfoot.
I don't know, but it was definitely in the ape family.
Did it look like it could be a young Bigfoot?
-Is that what you think? -Definitely a primate.
It was definitely in the ape family.
[Mireya] Well, I'm not sure if you know this
but last year, when we were conducting our investigation,
I took an eDNA sample, so basically, I took a soil sample
and we were able to test that in a lab
to check for any sort of animal that had been in the area
and we had a really surprising find.
Which is that there was chimpanzee DNA.
And that was in these mountains around here?
Correct. And you could imagine how shocking that was because
as far as we know, there are no chimpanzees
or any kind of primate running around these woods.
So, I know it's something that you've struggled with,
also, sharing with people, but let me ask you
very point blank.
Based on your experience, do you think Bigfoot exists?
Do you think Bigfoot is out in these woods?
[Bo] To me,
-they're there. -[mysterious music playing]
-That's my hope, too. -[Bo] Yeah.
[Bryce] That's incredible.
I mean, the mystery deepens, so now we've got a witness
being in contact with a small ape.
Ronny, it sounds to me like,
maybe his father came in contact with a juvenile Sasquatch.
Is that what you're getting?
That's where my mind goes, I mean, what else could this be,
uh, out in the middle of Kentucky?
[Bryce] What are you making of all this?
Well, if you think back, the algorithm is what
brought us there in the first place.
And with the eDNA and with a story like that
these things tie in together
Kentucky seems to be a bit of a hotspot.
I guess I'm just blown away
because it feels like that this is a missing piece
to our Bigfoot puzzle.
Definitely very intriguing and, uh, incredibly surprising.
So, I decided to go back to the spot where Ronny and I found
that amazing tree structure
[Mireya talking]
[Mireya] If we're actually able to obtain numerous samples,
then, I think we've got a really interesting piece of evidence.
It'd be so much easier to just say,
"Hey, this is what we found," and accept it, right?
But that's not how science works.
It was really challenging, but just as the sun was starting to set,
there it was.
I think that's it right there.
I remember it differently.
There was a very heavy tree trunk
that was higher above, I mean,
I certainly couldn't have touched it like this.
[Mireya talking]
This was here.
Wow. Can see this
and I can see this laying across here,
but this was definitely not like this.
Well, this looks like it was recently
pushed down or uprooted or knocked over.
The leaves are still all green.
All right, let me get the kit out, collect another sample now.
So, the great thing about eDNA is that
it stays around for years and years,
so, if in fact what we found was accurate,
we should be able to replicate that and find it again now.
[leaves rustle]
[Mireya] Just heard something over here.
What's that?
What the [bleep]?
That's really strange.
So, there's a bunch of rocks inside.
See here? That looks like it's been thrown.
This is crazy.
[Zack] I've never seen anything like that.
[Mireya] I don't see any sort of tracks or any kind of even movement.
[Zack] Look up there.
[Mireya] Like something climbed up.
We don't know if this was built by an animal,
what its intended use is.
[Mireya talking]
So you found a tree stump,
that inside, was a pile of rocks
one of which you think might have been thrown?
So, at the base of that stump,
were rocks placed almost like in a semi-circular position
and the one at the very front
had marks on it as if it had been thrown inside.
Wow. I've never heard of anything like this.
There was actually a primatologist who studied, um, chimpanzees
and she reported some really peculiar behavior,
where they were observed
throwing rocks and piling them in trees.
She then suggested that perhaps this was
an important tree.
And that they were treating as you and I would like a shrine.
[chimpanzee growls]
These are incredibly intelligent animals.
So, the idea that
they would recognize a tree or an area as sacred,
isn't completely off the mark.
Yeah, the only problem is there's not supposed to be any chimpanzees in Kentucky.
Hopefully, with Mireya's new eDNA samples,
we're gonna get the answers that we're looking for.
[Bryce] So, guys, in the past two years,
we've explored different areas of the count
different types of geography
What do you think is important about location,
when it comes to hunting this creature we call Bigfoot?
-Russ. -[Russell] I've always said
that you're gonna find it where humans don't want to go.
The highest, most jagged, steepest trails around
and Kentucky provided that.
How about you, Ronny?
You know, for me, you need that water source
that any living creature really needs.
And also, I think for a specific spot to really focus on
are these high mountain lakes, they seem to stay
in these pockets where it's very hard for us to get into,
but they can remain hidden for such a long period of time.
You wouldn't be talking about Lake Fear, would you?
I would be. Lake Fear.
[Russell] It just ran at me, like a bluff charge.
-There it is. -[narrator] After a close encounter
with a large unknown creature...
[Russell] It looks like something just passed through here.
...Russell tracked it to a secluded mountain lake.
[Russell] That's awesome.
I wanna make my way down there.
If you don't have water, you're not gonna survive out here.
[narrator] Ronny and Mireya were called in and they used a tethered dro
to investigate the area and cover more ground.
-[Ronny] What is this? -It's used for surveillance,
the military uses it. We're on thermal right now.
[narrator] Once the team was in position, they set out to get a visua
on the beast Russell had been tracking.
-[branches rustle] -Did you hear that?
Something's going on here.
-[Ronny] I'm not seeing anything. -I see movement.
Holy [bleep].
There are multiple, huge heat signatures in front of me.
There's at least four of them.
[Russell] It's possible tha whatever it is, it's tracking you.
Back further out of that are and report back to me.
Russel, you were sort of at the helm of the surveillance of that
using the tethered drone.
I noticed from you, you had a sense of
things are happening, things are going awry.
Can you walk me through how you were feeling?
[Russell] It was chaos.
When I'm sitting there watching on the monitor
and I can see the locations of the two of them out
and hearing her saying that she's seeing thermals in front of her,
but from the sky I can't see anything.
And then you start feeling like you're helpless.
As much as we tried to think we had the tactical advantage...
we did not.
Mireya, talk to me about those thermals that you captured
moving through the woods.
[Mireya] That was so strange I started seeing
two, three, four figures right in front of us
and, you know, my cameraman and I had been hearing some sounds
coming from the opposite direction
and it was a very strange sensation, Bryce, like it felt like almost like
we were suddenly surrounded by something.
I mean, what were you thinking, uh...
Well, I was hoping that we could get as close as possible
to see what it was that was out there,
but it was almost as if they vanished.
I've been looking at it through the thermals
and then, suddenly they're just, they're gone.
[Bryce] I mean, speaking of vanishing, those were thermals
that we picked up on with the heat signature.
Then there was that whatever it was
moving through the woods that looked just like a blac
massive shadow
that didn't cast a thermal signature.
[Mireya] There's something moving over there.
But I'm not picking up a heat signature.
Mireya, what do you think that was?
Yeah, I still don't quite understand what happened that night.
I can distinctly remember my cameraman and I
feeling completely unnerved out there.
It was a tense, scary moment
because this thing was just
coming through the forest and I could see it,
but I'm looking through the thermals
and there's no read on it.
Yeah, I mean, how can we explain that?
I mean, is there a precedent in nature for something that large
being able to hide its heat signature?
I mean, I know that there are animals
that are able to control or regulate their own body temperatures.
A lot of animals have a lot of extra layering of fur and insulation
where they can basically change their internal body temperature
and shed excess heat.
The military has been testing this forever
where the guys will literally lower their heart rate
-and their body temperature. -Wow.
[Russell] But when the demand of the body
has to move, you have that energy
the heat rises, and you should be able to see that on the thermal.
Uh, [chuckles] Ronny, what do you make of that
black shadowy mass?
You know, it's been described by so many different people
and the Native American legends talk about Bigfoot having this ability
to hide their entire,
uh, heat signature.
I've experienced this first-hand myself, I've talked to witnesses
who've seen
almost looking like a shadow person
and maybe Mireya had actually captured
evidence of that because this just falls in line
with the strangeness that comes with Sasquatch.
I mean, that's the thing. That's the thing that boggles my mind.
I think this is the first time we've experienced something like that.
So, I'm at a complete loss
as to just what that was.
I think we can all agree that our cameras captured
-something anomalous. -Agree.
You know, the activity didn't stop just at night,
it also took place in the wee hours when you guys were sleeping.
[Ronny] I keep on hearing a ton of [bleep].
It's very windy.
[groans] I've been hearing stuff
in between the wind.
-[beeps] -I keep on hearing a lot of [bleep].
-[beeps] -[Mireya] Let's check it out
[Mireya] Russ? Russ?
Are you there?
Russ is not in his tent.
Where did you go, Russ?
Who could sleep? I heard something, like everybody else.
I know they heard it.
I've been hearing crap, all night.
There is definitely something
crashing around near my tent.
[loud rustling]
-[Mireya] Did you hear that? -[Ronny] Yes.
Russ, come in. No answer.
[Russell] And my first instinct,
I grabbed my thermals and I took off into the woods.
[whispers] It's not making any secret about its being here.
There's something with some size to it.
It's breaking a lot of limbs.
[twigs breaking]
I took off on my own, which is never a wise choice.
I'm sorry, guys, I'm sorry.
-I know that feeling. -[Russell] Yeah.
[Ronny] You know, what was incredible was the fact that
as we decided to go
further up, looking for us, trying to follow this sound
that added to the layers, in the chaos.
[narrator] After hearing strange sounds at camp,
Ronny and Mireya explored the surrounding area for signs of activity.
-[Mireya whispering] Ronny, look at this. -[Ronny] What?
This is a tree structure right next to our camp.
[narrator] Bigfoot researche believe that tree structure
are used to mark territorial boundaries
serving as warnings to intruders.
The realization that we had parked camp
right there by this tree structure,
I think, was really significant.
[Mireya whispers] Strange back here, man.
We kept going forward.
[shushes]
[whispers] Can you do a scan?
And then we see from almost across
to another ridge line.
[whispers] What the hell is that?
This big thermal heat signature.
[Ronny whispers] It's watching us.
[thud]
Did you just hear that?
It sounded like a wood knock.
[Mireya] Coming from where?
It's interesting that all o these things were happening
in this one concentrated area and that's just odd to me.
-[Ronny] You got it? -I'm not seeing anything.
[Ronny whispers] Go back, go back.
[Mireya] I don't see it anymore, I think it's gone.
It didn't move and
we tried to get a better position
and when we did, it was gone.
-[bleep] -So weird.
So last year, a lot of clues
seemed to somehow, connect to each other.
Russ, it was you being bluff charged
by whatever that was, that led you up to Lake Fear.
-[yells loudly] -It was our investigation in Lake Fear
that led you to go to that trestle.
After which, we found those incredible footprints.
Holy moly.
Look at this.
That... is a footprint.
[Bryce] And, you know, these seemingly chance occurrences
brought us to Washington in the first place.
That former army air captain
coming up to me at a gas station,
he said he knew for sure
that the government knew about the existence of Bigfoot.
In about 1990, we had training
and as we're heading out, our instructor said,
"You know, I might as well go ahead and tell you guys now."
I don't know what you think about Bigfoot, Sasquatch,
but they are real, the government knows about them
and they're in this area.
-Mmm-hmm. -I mean, there's been a lot of unusual disappearances
and they have no answers.
They probably know these things can be behind them.
What's your take on this?
Does the government know about Bigfoot?
100%. I mean,
we've talked to so many different witnesses
and forestry service employees
that have found tracks, that have had sightings.
Have you heard of the
Washington Environmental Atlas?
No, what is that?
So, this is something that came out in 1975
by the Army Corps of Engineers which
kind of, outlined all the different animal life
and they had a full page focused on Bigfoot.
And that wasn't in jest or anything, right?
In 1975, the government blatantly recognized
Bigfoot as a real creature that people are seeing
and having encounters with.
What would be the reason behind
keeping this Bigfoot from everyone if they,
in fact, did know that this species was out there.
[Bryce] There's a lot of interesting takes.
If these creatures do, in fact, have cloaking,
invisibility, then that's something that the government
is gonna be studying, somewhere.
And you know what?
We had our fair share of evidence to help support
that Bigfoot might have that ability.
[Mireya] Look, look, whoa, whoa, whoa.
It's moving, it's moving.
That is an animal.
[narrator] Last year, Mireya spotted
a very clear thermal image.
[whispers] Oh, my God.
[narrator] But when light wa shone on the area...
[Mireya whispers] Don't see it with my flashlight.
...nothing was seen
that explained the heat signature.
And Bryce heard surprising testimony
from a member of the local Makah tribe, in Washington.
I was shocked to see what I thought was
a giant man in a ghillie suit.
Stuck its hands over its face
and crouched down.
So, where do you guys land on all of this?
For me, I've had this personal experience
when I was young, seeing a Bigfoot
walking away, witnessing something that
disappear at a flash of light.
And reports and stories from police officers,
military, of seeing them vanish.
There's Native American legends,
the juvenile Sasquatch,
one of its initiation rights into adulthood
is to go in front of a human on the trail
while they're cloaked, and wave their hands
in front of their faces without being seen.
-Wow. -So, there's legends like this
and maybe they do have these capabilities.
If we want to prove this scientifically,
we need to stick to physical evidence.
I don't think we can ignore any of these things, right,
because they are part of
the stories that are told, but
I just can't buy in to the cloaking altogether.
A Bigfoot that we're searching for,
put on a thermal trace, heat signature
that implies flesh and blood
I mean, they do have invisibility cloaks
that this is tech that's using photocells
and pulling the image from behind you
and pulling it out front.
I'm not sitting here
throwing your theory out the window,
but if there was a...
an ounce of truth to invisibility,
can you imagine a force
that can go undetected, unseen by thermal,
radar, anything?
That would be probably one of the most powerful things
that we could ever get our hands on.
I will say that the government knows
a lot of things that they don't share with us.
Whether they know Bigfoot exists
and they're keeping that from us.
I can't give you an educated guess on that.
But I can tell you that the government knows
a lot of things that we're not ready for.
Look what's been coming out about UFOs.
They're finally admitting
that they've known about UFO's forever.
[narrator] In June of 2021,
the Pentagon released a repo on 100 UFO sightings.
For decades, the US denied UFOs existed.
This report is the first document admitting otherwise
If they know that Bigfoot exists,
and they're keeping it from us, to protect it,
protect the forest.
If they are keeping it from us,
they have good reason.
Well, guys, I think we've waited long enough.
We have, what I think, is huge news.
So, we all know, one of our main goals
on our expedition is to kee this a scientific one.
And we've talked to a lot of scientists
down the line, who have help us determine whether or not
there's a large bipedal primate
roaming the forests of North America.
But when it comes to primatology,
I think there's one scientist who sits above them all.
And we haven't spoken to them, that is, until now.
Mireya, would you like to do the honors
of introducing who we're talking about here.
I had the distinct honor
of talking to a very dear friend and colleague
who, in my opinion,
is an absolutely brilliant scientist
and was actually a huge inspiration
for me, in my own career.
It's none other than Dr. Jane Goodall.
-[Ronny] Wow. -Oh, man.
-It's incredible. -[Russell] That's awesome.
[Bryce] I mean, does it get any better than that?
I mean, Jane Goodall is a household name.
[monkeys chattering]
[narrator] For 60 years,
Dr. Jane Goodall's work and research
completely reshaped the landscape of primatology.
She was the first scientist
to observe chimpanzees using tools
and exhibiting war-like behavior in the wil
Dr. Goodall has also written dozens of books,
received countless awards
and has become a global ambassador
for over 100 nature and wildlife causes.
It was an absolutely amazing conversation
and I gotta tell you,
I was really surprised by some of the things that she said.
Well, I think we're all on the edge of our seats, so
why don't we see what you guys talked about right now?
Jane, it's so great to see you
and it's been a very long time.
Long time, yes.
Who'd have thought that it would be Bigfoot
to bring us together again?
-I know. Strange, isn't it? -It is.
We have so much in common
that was very unconventional, going in to this field.
We also both set off into remote wilderness
at the ripe age of 23,
pursuing what a lot of people
thought was a very unlikely, crazy dream.
So, I'd love it if you could share your story
of how you did get started, that would be great.
My desire to go to Africa and live with wild animals
and write books about them began when I was ten years old.
So, the book that really started my dream,
was Tarzan of the Apes.
Being ten years old and very romantic
as little girls can be,
I was passionately in love with Tarzan
and horribly jealous when he married the wrong Jane.
But that's when my dream began,
"I will grow up and go to Africa
and live with wild animals."
Everybody laughed at me.
Couldn't go to college, we didn't have enough money.
But then came this letter from my school friend
inviting me to Kenya for a holiday.
So, I arrived in Mombasa in Kenya.
Finally, I was in Africa and it was very exciting.
And I heard about Dr. Louis Leakey.
Somebody said, "If you're interested in animals,
you should meet Louis."
So, I made an appointment to see him
at the Natural History Museum,
where he was curator.
Just before I met him, his secretary had suddenly left
He needed a secretary and there I was.
And he took me on a safari
and so, camping out there for three months,
surrounded by all the animals,
it was my wildest dreams come true.
And it was that evening around the campfire
that I think Leakey decided to suggest
that I should go and study chimpanzees.
I would have studied anything
to be out, in the wild,
but that was how it began.
That's fascinating, I didn't know that part of the story.
There's been times during your scientific career
that you have challenged conventional norm.
When I first published
and talked about chimpanzees using and making tools
and using grass stems to fish for termites and then
taking a twig and stripping the leaves to make a tool.
And the scientific community of the time,
this was back in 1960.
They just said, well, why should we believe this?
This young woman, she's jus gone out from England,
she hasn't been to college.
So, why should we believe her?
So, I didn't confront the scientific establishment
I just went on writing about
things the way I saw.
Attitudes began to change.
So, there wasn't any need for me to confront them.
I know that people have asked you before,
your thoughts on Bigfoot.
People say, well, they can't exist
because no bones have ever been found.
But, imagine a creature
who has a much greater developed brain
who understands that humans,
modern humans, are very dangerous.
And so, in order to remain hidden,
they decide, "Well, if anybody dies,
we'll hide them so that no bones can be found.
So we'll remain a mystery."
Just about every country
has Bigfoot sightings.
It's Sasquatch, it's Bigfoot, it's Yeti.
It's Yowie in Australia.
It's the Chinese Wildman.
There's even reports from Scotland.
Some very interesting stories.
And I've met people who say
they've seen something like Bigfoot or Sasquatch.
And they're so passionate, and honest people.
And you have a story.
About Bigfoot, yes?
I was taken by another friend of mine
into a very wild part of Ecuador.
And we'd flown for about two hours just over forest
so it was miles from anywhere,
where the people live in these very small communities
And contact between the communities
are by these hunters, who act like, you know,
the old traveling minstrels taking the news around,
hunting as they go.
And there were about six of them, I think.
And so I said to the translator,
"Is one of these people here?" He said, "No."
I said, "Well, next time you see one of them,
could you ask him if he's seen a monkey
without a tail, that walks upright?"
That's all I said, no more.
And after about two months,
an answer came back
that this guy had talked to four of the hunters, four,
and they all said, "Oh, yes,
we've seen a monkey with no tail, it walks upright
and it's about 7' tall."
-Wow. -That's with no prompting.
Just out of the blue.
These are the kind of stories
that make me feel that there's something.
I mean, otherwise, there wouldn't be stories
-in every single country. -Mmm-hmm.
One of the criticisms that I think probably
has hurt me the most, is the fact that
this investigation is a waste of time.
This energy, this effort
should be going in to known species.
I think what's the most important
about a scientific study,
is to keep an open mind.
Not to go out to prove or disprove a theory.
Being open to new things
and not having a narrow viewpoint,
you see more.
You understand more.
And you can get these ah-ha moments
which may lead to a completely new
way of thinking about something.
There's an awful lot we don't know.
I think there's a lot more to learn.
That was just incredible,
speaking with Dr. Jane Goodall.
Mireya, I have to ask, what was that like?
That conversation, really changed me.
It really strengthened my belief
that what we're doing out there
is really important.
As a scientist, it's so crucial
to have an open mind.
Those words were literally in my head
every single day we were out there, searching.
And it really made a difference for me.
When you start getting into Bigfoot research,
there's a lot of people that will say,
you know, you're wasting your time.
-You know, all the naysayers -Yeah.
And you keep plunging through
because it's important to yo as an individual.
And you have people like Dr. Mireya
and Dr. Jane Goodall talking about that.
It's great to feel like you're part of that.
-Oh, yeah. -[Russell] Just suppose
we're the ones that can prove it.
[Bryce] Yeah, well said.
But if that's gonna happen, Russell, and I hope it will
we're gonna have to keep improving our methods
and our planning process.
One thing we couldn't plan for was the forest fires
that ended our investigation abruptly.
So, the next three days, we'll cover a lot of ground.
You know what, I need to actually,
I need to stop you guys.
There's an uncontained wildfire
that's not far from here.
It's getting worse by the hour.
We have to shut down.
[Russell] We've never been closer.
[Mireya] The frustrating part is,
we're not even sure if we can come back.
Mireya, I mean, you know more than anyone,
expeditions end.
But what did it feel like to have it end early
and completely out of your control?
No matter how prepared you are that you know that
you're gonna have to leave at some point.
Having nature decide for you,
it's a horrible feeling,
so, yeah, it was crushing.
We were all aware of the smoke,
but we didn't realize it was that bad
and it was very difficult to accept tha
[Bryce] Ronny, I think you were one of the first to say,
"We have to come back here, we're not done here."
And it wasn't only us who felt that way, but it was...
it was the viewers too.
I got so many comments on social media
how excited people were and that they wanted us
to go back to Washington, right where we left off.
We heard you, loud and clear
and I think, that we can just go ahead
and let them in on what we're planning.
And we are going back, to Washington.
Here we go again.
So, what can you guys tell me about Washington
that doesn't give too much away?
-Ronny. -The second time around did not disappoint.
And I feel like we got some amazing things
that the fans will be really excited to see.
What I love about expeditions is that
they're really always full of surprises.
And Washington certainly gave us that
the second time around.
Well, let's show 'em.
Here's a sneak peak
of this year's expedition.
[Mireya] For months now,
this is where we've all wanted to be.
[whispers] All right, there it is.
Coming back, I was afraid th we may have lost that trail
And we wouldn't find anything more.
But that is not what's happening here.
[whistles]
[strange noise]
Oh, [bleep].
[Mireya whispers] There's something moving right behind you.
[man] It begins now.
We have unfinished business
[man 2] Come on, baby.
[man 3] Take-off.
-We're set. -[Russell] I wanna try thing
this time around, that no one has ever done before.
That looks like a person.
[man] There's something there, Russell.
We know we're close.
That's a heat signature that's up in the tree.
[Russell] We know the behavi that we followed last year.
[Mireya] Something's moving towards me, Ronny.
[Russell] We know it breathe
Feel like I'm standing in a kill zone right here.
[Ronny] Something like that could just snap you like a twig.
[Russell] We know it bleeds
[Russell] This is an animal...
...and an animal can be foun
Look, look, look, look.
[Mireya] Holy [bleep].
X's from top to bottom.
This expedition, it makes no sense.
The race of... has two distinct tribes.
[whispers] What?
[man] Stick Indians and Shadow People.
-[Ronny] Look at that. -[Mireya] What is that?
[man] This is one of the weirdest places I've been.
I heard boo, boo.
Listen.
[whispers] We're being followed.
[Mireya] It was a howl coming from the ridge line.
[imitates roar]
[heavy breathing]
Mireya!
Holy [bleep].
-[beeping] -Huge spike.
[whispers] That's mine, just go, go, go.
Holy crap.
Ho, stood up.