Adventure On the Rogue
An Oregon Tall Tale
retold by
S. E. Schlosser
We were up-river with a tour group looking at all the natural beauties here on the Rogue River when I spied a young sasquatch hiding in the shadow of a tree near a gravel bank. I swung the tour-boat around so we could get a better look, and all the tourists exclaimed and took pictures. It’s not too unusual to see a sasquatch in the spring. That’s the time they migrate through here to their summer stomping grounds up North.
We were in for a treat today. The sasquatch jumped out of the shadows suddenly, leapt into the river, and wrestled a seven-foot sturgeon onto the gravel bank. I blinked in astonishment. I didn’t know sasquatch liked sturgeon. As we watched, the sasquatch belted the big fish with a rock to stop its flopping.
Right at that moment, a big black bear came stomping down the bank on the opposite shore looking for a snack. The bear took one look at the sasquatch with the sturgeon, sitting on the opposite shore, and leapt into the water. In the blink of an eye, that ol’ bear was across the river and wading out of the water, while the tourists babbled and took pictures. The bear shook itself dry like a dog, and then jumped onto the back of the sasquatch, beating on him until he ran away from the sturgeon, leaving the bear to sniff in triumph over the large fish.
Well, I thought that was the end of it, until the sasquatch came running back down the hill holding a dead tree in his hands. He started beating on the bear and the bear was whomping back at him something fierce. Fur was flying everywhere; blood spurted out like a geyser. I don’t know where it would have ended if I hadn’t waded in there and broke it up!
Follow S.E. Schlosser's travels through Oregon as she researches ghost stories for Spooky Oregon, book 15 of the Spooky Series.
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that was agood story
Posted by: kaelin mcneal | September 15, 2010 02:06 PM
Funny story
Posted by: brady | September 22, 2010 01:45 PM
That is a funny story. I have never heard of a sasquatch beating a bear with a tree. LOL
Posted by: Jaclyn | October 24, 2010 01:18 AM
This is hilarious!
Posted by: John | December 6, 2010 04:21 PM
did nt know were it was leading but at the end,had a good laugh .
Posted by: Anonymous | January 10, 2011 09:31 PM
haha very good story
Posted by: Anonymous | January 18, 2011 06:29 PM
LOL tht was pretty funny it made no sense but it was funny!!!
Posted by: alex | January 18, 2011 09:13 PM
Ewwweow, blood...
Posted by: Peanut butter | January 24, 2011 03:25 PM
cool
Posted by: charles | February 8, 2011 12:18 PM
Did the man die?
Posted by: Ideamaker | February 26, 2011 11:47 AM
omg what a story that i dont believe, no one can break up a fight like that without getting hurt.trust me i know stories like this that has happened with my dog and another dog
Posted by: beatle | February 28, 2011 02:02 AM
Quite nice lol
Posted by: Kenny | March 3, 2011 10:38 AM
This was kind of a funny story
Posted by: Anonymous | March 5, 2011 10:09 AM
Hahaha...Can you imagine that? "Hey! Hey! No! Sasquatch, I said no!" HAHAHA....
Posted by: Lily | March 17, 2011 12:29 AM
lol
Posted by: Anonymous | March 21, 2011 01:47 PM
I love this story! I read this to my uncle every night.
Posted by: Justin | June 7, 2011 10:09 AM
i appreciate this creativeness, a very good bed time stories.
Posted by: dolly | July 8, 2011 03:59 AM
good enough to read.
Posted by: nate boo | November 12, 2012 11:29 AM