Valley of the Apes
The Search for Sasquatch in Area X
by Michael Mayes
Trade Paperback, 258 Pages
$18.95, ISBN: 978-1-949501-22-3
Genre(s):
Cryptozoology
This is the story of what it is really like to search for the most elusive animal in North America, an animal that clearly does not want to be found. Join author Michael Mayes and the men and women of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy on their two-decades-long quest to discover the truth behind the greatest mystery of the natural world.
“The events detailed in this book provide some of the best reasons to be hopeful that a resolution to the Sasquatch mystery is close at hand.
“What you’re about to read is a meticulously documented collection of observations made by people—academics, wildlife professionals, and scientists, among others—whom I consider to be among the most reliable individuals to have ever pursued the Sasquatch…
“The man telling the story, Michael Mayes, has been at the forefront of this endeavor since its inception…
“When the day comes that people say ‘They proved that the Sasquatch exists,’ you, the reader, probably won’t have to wonder who ‘they’ are. You will have already met them right here in the pages of this book.”— from the Foreword by Matt Pruitt
About the Author: Michael Mayes is a Central Texas-based teacher of History and a former coach who has had a lifelong interest in mysteries of the natural world. He has been a member of the North American Wood Ape Conservancy since 2005 and currently serves as the Chairman of the group’s Board of Directors. He has appeared on numerous internet podcasts and radio programs, including Expanded Perspectives, Coast-to-Coast AM, The Paranormal Podcast, Beyond Reality Radio, Bigfoot & Beyond, and Sasquatch Tracks to discuss his research, as well as an episode of The Lowe Files on the A&E Network. Michael is the owner and writer of the Texas Cryptid Hunter blog and the author of the illustrated children’s book, Patty: A Sasquatch Story and the non-fiction title, Shadow Cats: The Black Panthers of North America.
A hardcover edition is now available!
Audio clips:
“Intrepid India Whoop”: July 17, 2018. The first whoop is the animal. The second, which is cut off, is Michael Mayes’ teammate, Shannon Mason, answering. The quality is a bit wonky as the batteries in the recorder were very low; still, the whoop can be clearly heard.
“T-Rex Roars”: June 17, 2017. Just after 10:00 that night, Echo Team heard a “strange scream” from the northeast followed by a second scream. “The screams might be more accurately described as roars,” Ken Helmer wrote in the field notes. “They seem much more menacing when played back than when we heard them in person. Disturbing.” Helmer dubbed them “T-Rex roars."
“Rain of Rocks”: June 26, 2015. Alton Higgins and Phil Burrows were in the cabin trying to rest, when they were awakened at 2:00 a.m. by rocks big and small bombarding their cabin for an hour straight. This is an abridged version. The investigators were unable to see anything in the surrounding darkness.
CONTENTS
Foreword by Matt Pruitt
Author’s Note
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: The Early Years
Chapter 1 – Apes in the South?
Chapter 2 – Weekend Warriors
Chapter 3 – Operation Primate Web II
Chapter 4 – Operation Thicket Probe
Chapter 5 – Operation Thicket Probe II
Chapter 6 – Operation Forest Vigil
Chapter 7 – College Professors and MonsterQuest
Chapter 8 – The Gulf Between Us
Part 2: Area X
Chapter 9 – A Land Called X
Chapter 10 – The Ouachita Project
Chapter 11 – Operation Endurance
Chapter 12 – The Echo Incident
Chapter 13 – Endurance Continues
Chapter 14 – Operation Persistence
Chapter 15 – Operation Relentless
Chapter 16 — The Kilo Incident
Chapter 17 – Operation Tenacity
Chapter 18 – Operation Resolute
Chapter 19 – Tag 7
Chapter 20 – Operation Fortitude
Chapter 21 – Operation Dauntless
Chapter 22 – Operation Intrepid
Chapter 23 – Operation Variance
Chapter 24 – A Pause and a Pivot
Chapter 25 — What Have We Learned?
Chapter 26 — A Few Last Remarks
Acknowledgements
Sound Files Appendix
References and Citations
Index
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