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Copyright © 2015 by David George Gordon

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form, or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, without the prior written permission of the publisher.

Printed in the United States of America

First edition, 2015

Copyeditor: Anne Moreau

Designer: Jen Grable

Illustrator: Richard L. Goettling

Cartographer: Matt Dressler

Selected hikes in this book were inspired by books in the Day Hiking guidebook series (published by Mountaineers Books), by authors Craig Romano, Dan Nelson, and Tami Asars, as well as by US Forest Service and BC Parks information.

Cover illustration by Richard L. Goettling

Frontispiece: An artist’s conception of Sasquatch, based on eyewitness reports and footprint casts

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Gordon, David G. (David George), 1950–

The Sasquatch seeker’s field manual : using citizen science to uncover North America’s most elusive creature / David George Gordon; illustrations by Richard L. Goettling.—First edition.

pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-1-59485-941-0 (pbk.)—ISBN 978-1-59485-942-7 (ebook)

1. Sasquatch—North America. 2. Hiking—Equipment and supplies. I. Title.

QL89.2.S2G674 2015

001.944—dc23

2014047190

ISBN (paperback): 978-1-59485-941-0

ISBN (ebook): 978-1-59485-942-7