It is rare to find the perfect trifecta of weirdness within one article.  Yet, here we go:

http://bigfootsightings.org/2009/08/10/flying-bigfoot-in-the-blue-mountains-washington-state/

You can simply follow the link within the article to check out David N.'s personal account of seeing Bigfoot amongst the stars.  Oddly enough, MonsterQuest just did a show on flying humanoids and I don't remember this being mentioned.  Of course, one can argue that Bigfoot really isn't a humanoid.  Maybe.  I can't say one way or another.  But since the show also spoke of aliens and alternate dimensional creatures…why not throw in Bigfoot too?

The original article mentions "Mel's Hole."  No need to re-invent the wheel here because Brian Dunning over at Skeptoid did a brilliant piece on this not too long ago which can be found here:

http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4156

The original article also mentions "Hollow Earth."  *sighs*  I don't think I have enough strength to state all the things wrong with this "theory."  So, I'll just give you guys a couple of links to mull over:

 http://www.unmuseum.org/hollow.htm

 http://skepdic.com/hollowearth.html

Ok, so there you go.  Three topics for the price of one.  In these tough economic times, I'm trying to do the best that I can for you guys…enjoy! 

A side-note:  I was torn as to where to place this post.  Maybe "Fringe Science" would have been a better overall location, but since Bigfoot is the actually story, I decided upon Cryptozoology. 

Revenant,

Thanks for being so kind and economical to post this thread.  I love a good bargain.    I'm not sure exactly what to say about all this except that I had to laugh even though I was admonished by the writer's first comment to "quit laughing" and that was from the bigfoot research site itself.  I think the word "deranged", which was mentioned at the bottom of The Skeptical Dictionary's links, is applicable here.  If not deranged, Blinddog50's explanation may be on target about those blue mushrooms growing elsewhere.  Ahh…. the 60's…. peace and love…..

Revenant,

I've never heard that Bigfoot was an alien and had his own designer spacecraft.  That's a keeper.

I do understand though about Mel's Hole and GHI's Castle Houska Gate to Hell.  I never thought Castle Houska was built to keep something in either.  Stories change and adapt through the ages depending upon the individual and reason they are relating the tale.  Back then, the worst case scenario was a gate to hell but you are right, a hole in the ground back then would most likely be a well, poisoned or not, as that was how they obtained their water supply and we all know wells do occasionally run dry and get boarded up.