Not many reporters have made Sasquatch their journalistic focus, and that’s understandable. Bigfoot is a topic rarely taken seriously, and there exists a pervasive fear that merely entertaining the idea of Bigfoot could besmirch a person’s good name. And I totally get it. Some people should probably be worried, even terrified of the career repercussions associated with covering the subject.

Fortunately for you, I, Krissy Eliot—am a notoriously different breed.