hands?”
“Um, around his waist?”
Sasha leaned back on the couch with a big grin on her face. “Aren’t you glad you took my advice?”
Tess nodded. “Yes. You are officially the bestest friend ever.”
“Yes, I am. And as a reward, I expect to be maid of honor and for my dress not to be hideous.”
“Hey, we haven’t even gone on an official date. Maybe we can hold off on picking out the china pattern.”
“Nope. I have a feeling about you two. And as you know, my feelings are never wrong.”
Sasha’s feelings had been wrong a time or two, but Tess didn’t say anything.
Shelby picked up her head and gave a wag. Tess looked toward the door. “That must be Abby. She’s bringing over the finalized contract.”
“So it’s a go?”
Tess nodded with smile. Abby had managed to make sure she had the rights to all her findings, although Hayes would be prominently mentioned. And he would be allowed to announce any major discoveries first. Abby had also managed to work in an escape clause if Tess needed one. Although Tess couldn’t imagine any reason why she’d want out of the grant. “Yep, it’s a go.”
She opened the door as Abby got out of her car and waved. And Tess felt happier than she had in a long while. She had two incredible best friends, her research was funded for the next two years, and she was on the edge of romance. She grinned. I love my life.
From the blog Bigfoot Among Us by Dr. Tess Brannick
This week’s question comes from Joanne Butler in Northport, New York. Joanne asks:
Is the Yeti the same as bigfoot?
Most people would argue that they are the same. In fact, across the globe, bigfoot-like creatures enjoy a number of names. There is the menk in Russia, the yowie in Australia, the yeren in China, the almas in Mongolia, and the list goes on.
However, there are some differences. For example, the almas is largely believed to be an early human ancestor, while the yeren is believed to be more similar to an ancient ape, such as Gigantopithecus .
And anatomical differences have been observed. For instance, the footprints found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States indicate an animal with a very human-like foot, but the Yeti prints found in Nepal indicate a divergent big toe, giving those feet a more apelike appearance. This has led some to suggest that there is not one single bigfoot around the world, but many.
CHAPTER 16
Six Months Later
T ess and Shelby jogged down the dirt road and around the bend. Up ahead, Tess’s cabin came into view. “There we go, girl.”
Shelby wagged her tail and trotted ahead of Tess, heading for her water bowl on the porch. Every evening, Tess took Shelby for a long jog to make up for the fact that the dog had to be cooped up in the cabin all day. For the last few months, Dev had been accompanying them, but today he had taken on an extra shift, filling in for a sick deputy.
Tess grew warm thinking about how close they’d gotten these last six months. She couldn’t imagine her life without him. And neither of them could understand why they had waited so long.
Tess headed to the barn to double-check her supplies for the morning. She’d just pulled open the barn door when her cell phone rang.
Tess glanced at the screen before answering with a smile. “Hey, Eric. How are you?”
Eric Winfree was a park ranger with Rogue River National Forest. Rogue River Park was just over the border in Oregon, north of Tess’s cabin, and connected to Siskiyou National Park. Together the two parks covered over a million acres. And both parks had well-documented bigfoot sightings.
Eric had also been a good friend of Tess’s father. For years after her father’s death, she’d had the hardest time not imagining the incident in the woods whenever she spoke with Eric. It was Eric who had helped get Pax and her back out into the woods after they had lost their dad. And now, the sound of his deep
“Um, around his waist?”
Sasha leaned back on the couch with a big grin on her face. “Aren’t you glad you took my advice?”
Tess nodded. “Yes. You are officially the bestest friend ever.”
“Yes, I am. And as a reward, I expect to be maid of honor and for my dress not to be hideous.”
“Hey, we haven’t even gone on an official date. Maybe we can hold off on picking out the china pattern.”
“Nope. I have a feeling about you two. And as you know, my feelings are never wrong.”
Sasha’s feelings had been wrong a time or two, but Tess didn’t say anything.
Shelby picked up her head and gave a wag. Tess looked toward the door. “That must be Abby. She’s bringing over the finalized contract.”
“So it’s a go?”
Tess nodded with smile. Abby had managed to make sure she had the rights to all her findings, although Hayes would be prominently mentioned. And he would be allowed to announce any major discoveries first. Abby had also managed to work in an escape clause if Tess needed one. Although Tess couldn’t imagine any reason why she’d want out of the grant. “Yep, it’s a go.”
She opened the door as Abby got out of her car and waved. And Tess felt happier than she had in a long while. She had two incredible best friends, her research was funded for the next two years, and she was on the edge of romance. She grinned. I love my life.
From the blog Bigfoot Among Us by Dr. Tess Brannick
This week’s question comes from Joanne Butler in Northport, New York. Joanne asks:
Is the Yeti the same as bigfoot?
Most people would argue that they are the same. In fact, across the globe, bigfoot-like creatures enjoy a number of names. There is the menk in Russia, the yowie in Australia, the yeren in China, the almas in Mongolia, and the list goes on.
However, there are some differences. For example, the almas is largely believed to be an early human ancestor, while the yeren is believed to be more similar to an ancient ape, such as Gigantopithecus .
And anatomical differences have been observed. For instance, the footprints found in the Pacific Northwest of the United States indicate an animal with a very human-like foot, but the Yeti prints found in Nepal indicate a divergent big toe, giving those feet a more apelike appearance. This has led some to suggest that there is not one single bigfoot around the world, but many.
CHAPTER 16
Six Months Later
T ess and Shelby jogged down the dirt road and around the bend. Up ahead, Tess’s cabin came into view. “There we go, girl.”
Shelby wagged her tail and trotted ahead of Tess, heading for her water bowl on the porch. Every evening, Tess took Shelby for a long jog to make up for the fact that the dog had to be cooped up in the cabin all day. For the last few months, Dev had been accompanying them, but today he had taken on an extra shift, filling in for a sick deputy.
Tess grew warm thinking about how close they’d gotten these last six months. She couldn’t imagine her life without him. And neither of them could understand why they had waited so long.
Tess headed to the barn to double-check her supplies for the morning. She’d just pulled open the barn door when her cell phone rang.
Tess glanced at the screen before answering with a smile. “Hey, Eric. How are you?”
Eric Winfree was a park ranger with Rogue River National Forest. Rogue River Park was just over the border in Oregon, north of Tess’s cabin, and connected to Siskiyou National Park. Together the two parks covered over a million acres. And both parks had well-documented bigfoot sightings.
Eric had also been a good friend of Tess’s father. For years after her father’s death, she’d had the hardest time not imagining the incident in the woods whenever she spoke with Eric. It was Eric who had helped get Pax and her back out into the woods after they had lost their dad. And now, the sound of his deep
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