Yesterday Mom shared a review of our hike on the Beech Mountain Valley Trail. However, what she left out was an account of my suspense-filled adventure into this mysterious valley where prehistoric and mythical creatures dwell in the wilds of Acadia National Park! Accompanying me was Asa, the skeptic; Dad, our fearless navigator; and Mom, our intrepid photographer ready to document my discoveries.
At first the trail appeared like any other we’ve reviewed. But it didn’t take long for us to leave behind the well traversed tourist areas of Acadia, and enter a strange new world. Having been ridiculed by my little brother, I knew instantly this was my opportunity to prove my theory on the existence of Aliens, Bigfoot, and perhaps even Dinosaurs!
Entering a mysterious world where mythical creatures dwell.
Cautiously we hiked along this boulder strewn trail where anything could be hiding ready to pounce. The boulders were big enough to conceal a Dinosaur waiting to make us dinner like a scene out of Jurassic Park. Or we could have accidentally surprised Bigfoot, leaving him with no choice but to throw a boulder at us! And perhaps hidden in the thick forest below stood an undiscovered temple built to honor Ancient Aliens! Ok, so at this point chipmunks were the only animals popping up to surprise us.
While searching for signs of an Ancient Alien temple in the forest below, it suddenly occurred to me that I was no doubt standing on top of the temple!
Deeper into the vast wilderness we hiked, weary of the inherent danger lurking all around us. Well most of us were aware of the danger. Asa insisted on mocking me with his goofy jokes. He was oblivious as always to the potential earth shattering discoveries I could make around the next bend.
Asa: “Is this what they mean by being stuck between a rock and hard place?” Chuck Billy: Ok, that was funny, but stop, just stop! This is a serious expedition!
Little did Asa realize, his joke may in reality be an ancient prophecy warning us of dire consequences. One wrong move and Asa could have dislodged one of the ginormous boulders, blocking the way out forever. We could have been trapped in this prehistoric world for eternity without my beloved bacon scented squeaky ball! Was it a mistake to continue this expedition? Perhaps we should have turned around before it was too late?
Debating if being trapped without my bacon scented squeaky ball is worth it just to prove my theory that Aliens, Bigfoot and Dinosaurs exist.
For more than an hour we traversed the rugged terrain pausing only for Mom to take photos of us. That’s when it happened! Standing behind Mom was the creature many humans have spent their entire lives searching for but never finding, the one and only Bigfoot! But did Mom snap his photo? No! Just like those annoying ghost shows she watches, Mom focused on getting Asa’s reaction instead of the anomaly! Thus she completely missed Bigfoot as he skipped off into the woods singing “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars!
To quote Bruno Mars, as sung by Bigfoot in the Acadian wilderness, “Don’t believe me, just watch! Hey, hey, hey, oh!”
It didn’t matter though that Mom failed in her one and only job of documenting my greatest discovery. Nor does it bother me that my many detractors won’t believe this harrowing tale. The only important thing was on that day at the Beech Mountain Valley Trail, my annoying little brother finally believed my theory on the existence of Aliens and Bigfoot! Ok, even I admit I was reaching too far trying to prove Dinosaurs lived there too. But hey, proving two out of three wasn’t bad!
Asa left the forest that day a changed dog, who finally believed the truth is lurking out there.
