Will I love Where Bigfoot Walks?

I’ll admit, I was drawn to Where Bigfoot Walks because of “Bigfoot” in the title. And while Pyle cites Bigfoot as an impetus for his expedition, this book is really about his choice to commit to an extensive solo hike through the “Dark Divide” wilderness region in southwestern Washington State, between Mount Rainer and Mount Adams.

Pyle is not a bigfoot expert, but rather a lepidopterist: an expert on butterflies and moths, and he spends quite a bit of time on the hike finding and studying a variety of those that he comes across.

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Pyle is a leading butterfly expert and a brilliant natural history writer. And he happens to be bigfoot-curious. As am I. The past few years have seen Sasquatch—at least images of the mythical-or-not-mythical beast—cropping up widely in this region, usually to try to sell something. Pyle takes it more seriously, without being boring or sensationalist. In this telling, Pyle packs his rig with camping gear (and plenty of IPA) and—with his expansive knowledge of nature, his keen skills of observation (of all species, us included), and his humor—heads into southwest Washington’s Dark Divide to try to clear up what,… show more.