Illuminating the Abyss

I was going through some of my archived emails earlier today and stumbled upon an interesting exchange from all the way back in 2012 with investigator Jon Nowinski, a close friend and colleague, who had found some intriguing tracks on a hike in the Steep Rock Preserve.  While no creature was found, the prints are an interesting reminder of what possibly lurks in our forests. The Steep Rock Preserve and the surrounding Washington Depot area in Connecticut’s Litchfield Hills form a rugged, densely forested landscape where stories of the unexplained are sprinkled through its history.  While I never made it to this area when I lived in Connecticut, I did work some cases on the rediscovery of a mountain lion in the region; investigating a potential Bigfoot sighting would not be out of the realm of possibility. Yes, there is no single sighting of note; there is a long history of strange activities in the area.  In the years following Jon’s print discovery, there have been multi...