FAQ

What type of adventures are these? Well, a bit of this and that. I am on a quest for the unknown. That means I may be hunting Big Foot one day and touring a site the next. Can't be just about the work.

Big Foot? Yes, Big Foot. I know that others have searched the forests for the elusive creature. I have become convinced that Big Foot (and other cryptozoological creatures) have moved on from their traditional habitat to avoid being seen. I think they have chosen to blend into more comfortable environments and therefore I will hunt for them where I would hide out - coffee shops, micro-breweries, wineries, et.al. 

Why go by Thor Braxwood? Why not. More importantly since Big Foot has avoided public recognition so far, it is possible the creature is getting inside help. It may be that Big Foot is in the witness protection program and the government is hiding him/her. In addition there is evidence of a global conspiracy to mislead and obfuscate information about Big Foot and other cryptozoological creatures. By using an alias, they will never know how close I am to finding the creature. 

Seriously, Thor Braxwood? Ok, if that was not a sufficient explanation, how about a movie quote:

• Bluto: Kroger, your Delta Tau Chi name is Pinto.

• Larry: Why Pinto?

• Bluto: [burps] Why not?

Why do you refer to people by a letter? No one's real name is used in a post. Exceptions are made for the dogs and Amy. The dogs don’t mind and I miss hearing people say Amy’s name so I will gladly do it for them. I occasionally refer to people by a randomly assigned letter if it aids the story. The super computer that generates the random letter has had some spurious glitches including duplicates, but it is over 50 years old so that is to be expected.  These are completely random letters and in no way should be thought of as identifying any individual person.

I've noticed a number of photos of people. Who are these people? On occasion random people walk in front of the camera. I cannot control that. Sometimes these people are identified by a letter (see prior question) and sometimes these happen to random local people who all seem to look similar but in no way are related to Thor or any known person. There are no selfies or any photos of Thor in order to provide anonymity. 

What's up with your beard? To make Big Foot more comfortable when sighted, I have wisely chosen to grow out my beard so perhaps I can be thought of as a cousin. Update: I have trimmed the beard back as I was concerned that perhaps I was scaring off potential sightings plus the potential of being recognized by the secret cabal protecting the cryptozological creatures. I may grow it long, short, or even go clean shaven and during this adventure I have done all three.

How will you travel? Well, I am concerned sharing this may give away my position to the aforementioned black-ops government conspiracy but I will trust you not to share this information. If you are part of the secret society hiding Big Foot, please skip to the next bullet point now. I started out with my trusty old F150 towing a T@B 400 Solo tear drop but based upon feedback from my travelling companions, Ozzy and Lucy, I moved to a larger camper - a Cougar 22MLS and a bigger truck - a Ram 2500 Big Horn with the Hemi. I then decided to get a home base for exploring which would allow for different travel options. For a platform I have a Toyota 4Runner with a sleeping platform in the back along with a roof rack for extra gear. This is more of an "overlanding" style and it will not be my last setup. 

You don't seem to post on a regular schedule. Could you do that please? No. Subscribe so you can be notified otherwise remember to check yourself. I post when the spirit moves me but usually around a driving day. Please remember this is free and is well worth the money. The difference between priceless and worthless is only perspective.

Don't you have a real job?/Shouldn't you have a real job? Nope. I am on an indefinite independent sabbatical. Since some seem confused by this, allow me to break it out per Merriam-Webster. Indefinite: not precise, having no exact limits. Independent:  not subject to control by others. Sabbatical: a break or change from a normal routine (as of employment). Put it together and you get the break from employment having no defined period free of control by others. It looks remarkable similar to unemployment but this was my choice and unlike retirement there are no benefits provided by anyone - hence independent. I might find an odd job here or there but not yet. 

This sounds awesome, how do I subscribe? On the full web version of the site on the right hand side there is a place to add your email. Otherwise you can email me at thor.braxwood@gmail.com and I can manually add you. I will not sell or do anything nefarious with your email as that would take effort. Instead it goes into MailChimp and when I click the right button an email gets sent to you.

I've noticed that you have changed some things, what's up? I need to constantly update information to stay ahead of the great international cabal of secret societies that are suppressing the truth about Big Foot and other cryptozological creatures. Haters are going to hate, so I need to remove or modify as appropriate.