Post by Graveyardbride on Jun 26, 2017 14:01:57 GMT -5
Has the ‘Hairy Man of Round Rock’ Returned?
The Hairy Man of Round Rock is now on the most wanted list. According to the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, which has been keeping residents abreast of recent Bigfoot sightings, the beast was last seen (and heard) on the Bushy Creek Regional Trail making “loud, demonic-like howl sounds.”
Parks and Rec first alerted the public two weeks ago that park rangers discovered strange footprints in city parks and on trails. Then, video footage was released showing an unusually large figure running along Brushy Creek Trail. Recently, a group of Round Rock teens and other citizens have shared videos of their search for the enormous biped.
But is the Round Rock Hairy Man really a ferocious monster? So far, there is no evidence of destruction or vandalism by the big man. Other than a few oversized footprints in the mud (above), the giant biped seems to be abiding by the “Leave No Trace” camping principals: respect wildlife, take out what you bring in and leave what you find.
So is this creature Round Rock’s Hairy Man? Is it Bigfoot? Sasquatch? Only time will tell.
The Legend of Hairy Man Road. Yes, there’s a Hairy Man Road in Round Rock, Texas. Legend has it that one dark and stormy night back in the 19th century, a young boy got separated from a wagon train while the caravan was escaping the rising waters of a nearby creek. Somehow he managed to survive on his own, went wild and has been stalking a wooded area along what came to be known as Bushy Creek ever since.
In the beginning, he menaced stagecoaches and solitary travelers until the day he ran out into the path of an approaching coach and was trampled to death. Either he came back as a ghost, or he managed to mate with a hairy woman and produce offspring, for the creature, or “something,” continued to haunt the area and to this day, people report seeing a huge, hairy creature lurking in the bushes along Hairy Man Road.
Locals have turned the Hairy Man into a tourist attraction and since 1994, each October in Cat Hollow Park, have held a festival in the creature’s honor with feasting, music, games, other activities and the Hairiest Man Contest.
Sadly, Hairy Man Road isn’t what it used to be and rapid population growth has necessitated the widening of the road for better drainage. Still, if recent reports are true, the Hairy Man is still around.
Sources: Nicole Barrios, The Austin American-Statesman, June 23, 2017, and Weird U.S.
