Bigfoot, also called Sasquatch, is described as a large, apelike creature living in the remote wilderness areas of the United States and Canada. In particular the boreal forests of British Columbia, Washington state, Oregon and Northern California. This is frame 352 from the Patterson-Gimlin film taken on October 20, 1967. Bigfoot witnesses generally describe a 7 to 10 feet (2.1 to 2.7 m) tall, ape-like (or some would say more human-like) bipedal creature. Most sightings have been at night, leading to speculation that Sasquatch are nocturnal. Is Bigfoot real?  There are no undisputed pictures, there are no bones or other body parts.  In other words, there is no hard evidence proving Bigfoot exists.  There is a wealth of "soft" evidence; sightings, footprints, and verbal reports.  None of these of course prove anything. Real or imaginary, Bigfoot has been a commercial huge success.  For example, a search for "Bigfoot pictures" on the internet turns up almost 2 million pages.  Pretty good for pictures of an imaginary creature! There have also been a variety of Bigfoot movies; at least one of which set a new record for bad.  There are lots of Bigfoot books including some where the author claims serious academic credential and the book itself is written in the form of an extensive scientific report complete with graphs and charts.  All this in lends an aura of science to what is really a collection of speculation and discussion.   Whether they are real creatures or not, Bigfoot has had a demonstrable impact as a cultural phenomenon (advertising, music and television, literature, etc.). More pictures would clearly re-ignite the speculation. If something is actually out there it would seem like the potential for more pictures would have increased substantially over the last few years.  More and more people carry camera phones where ever they go so the opportunity to photograph chance encounters must be much higher now than in the days when photography equipment was large and heavy.