In the Big Thicket on the Trail of the Wild Man: Exploring Nature's Mysterious Dimension

For those that subscribe to skeptic magazine this will probably not be the book for you. If you enjoy a bit of free thinking that this is a fun read. I had the pleasure to meet the author at a cryptozoology conference and thought I would pick up a copy of his book since I grew up trekking the big thicket area. I had no expectations on the book but it turned out to be one that I have reread more than a few times. I will add this book goes down the metaphysical track so it will displease science based cryptozoology fans. I like to think of myself as a hard core science guys but it was fun to let a bit of the magic of the forest entertain my thoughts. I still do a good bit of hiking when I am down that way and the thicket does have a "spooky" draw to it.

Before "reasonable","rational", "realistic"-minded people throw too many rocks and boulders at Rob Riggs...or spend feeble mental energies snickering and guffawing about what a gullible, idiotic jerk he is...they might better spend some time educating themselves to something called quantum theory and particle physics and begin educating their own buffoonish little minds to what that field of scientific endeavor is doing...increasingly...to the traditional "hard-science" and "immutable reality" world-view paradigms we have all been educated (for which read "programmed") to believe is "how things are". To wit...it ain't necessarily so. Check out such books as Michael Talbot's "The Holographic Universe", Dean Radin's "The Conscious Universe", and Claude Swanson's fascinating "The Synchronized Universe" and start to learn about why weird stuff may not be as weird as you think, and why the current materialist paradigms may well be on the way out, while new scientific ramifications are slowly beginning to assert themselves ("Funeral by funeral" as Swanson puts it...as the Old Guard scientists die off and their prevailing power base erodes..and the "young turks" with newer, more dynamic ideas...which have been held back by the Old Guard... move up to replace them...with quantum physics leading the charge). The new physics is speculating on time shifts, parallel dimensions, concurrent lines of "time" and "history" (which might "bleed over" into each other from time to time), intermittent localized and earthbound dimensional "wormholes", sentient (intelligent) energy plasmas, and a whole host of other things that walk hand in hand with things Riggs is recounting here. Is everything he says "dead on the money"? Probably not. Are his conclusions about everything he comments on correct? Unlikely. But he is indeed on the right track with a lot of it, and most of the things recounted here are NOt tall-tale "bull-droppings". There are some who will snort in disbelief at this assertion, but there are others who will nod their heads in agreement. This last group? They know...they know. "Scientific" validity aside, Riggs' book is utterly fascinating. It is well written and straight-forward. And he doesn't ladle on any extra "Weekly World News" style hyper-B.S. (No, Bat Boy doesn't live in the Big Thicket) because he REALLY DOESN'T HAVE TO! The place is weird enough AS IS. Reminds one quite a bit of Christopher O'Brien's books ("The Mysterious Valley" and "Into the Valley") about the puzzling San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. This is a good read and a somewhat compulsive read. It sinks its hooks into you and sucks you in (as does Jerry D. Coleman's new "Strange Highways"). Good stuff for a summer read. No hot sex, but good entertainment and good "food for thought". Try it. You might like it.

Rob Riggs' new book is a journey into some fascinating and magical aspects within the natural world. In this compilation he uses his skilled writing style to re-connect us with the lost and forgotten. Riggs has combined his Native American blood and background with a balanced scientific approach. The book includes an impressive amount of research and encompasses decades of personal experiential knowledge. Prepare to use up some neurotransmitters, for this book it truly thought provoking. The reader will be called upon to think beyond the confines of his so-called "realities." An eloquent final chapter puts us in touch with mystical reasons for why we need nature in our lives, and thus the need to preserve and protect Her. This book is a success! A great read from start to finish.

The Big Thicket is a big story. Not just a catalogue of sightings. The brave reader is invited to see a much bigger picture, science, all the mysteries of our world. The paranormal aspects of Bigfoot phenomenae explores the limits of human perception. I enjoyed.

From Rob Riggs' previous writings as a journalist I knew this book was going to be good, but it was even better than my best expectations. I liked the easy reading, entertaining way he built up his logic, step by step, so that when his conclusion was reached it was totally logical and practical. There is nothing like having fun along the way to a good finish. I used to live in the Sasquatch, brown hole country out West and those folks up there are going to be surprised that they don't have a monoply on strange but true "goings on." Following the release of his book (soon to be rated as a classic), I listened to call-in radio talk shows down here in Houston and it was incredible to hear all of those folks' stories that corroborate this delightful book.