tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post7950527765655574704..comments2024-01-05T05:02:20.353+00:00Comments on CRYPTOZOOLOGY ONLINE: Still on the Track: MIKE HALLOWELL: Footprints in the Snow (Not)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-3494536916977569212011-01-23T14:20:00.523+00:002011-01-23T14:20:00.523+00:00The difficulty with all of this is that the footpr...The difficulty with all of this is that the footprints - if they ever existed - must have completely filled in within 12 minutes whilst those adjacent to them were left completely untouched. You can see by looking at the picture that there isn't even the faintest trace of footprints ever having been there. It wasn't snowing and the consistency of the snow wasn't loose. Besides, there was little or no wind; not even a slight breeze, to my recollection. I find it really hard to believe that footprints could have been obliterated like that by natural means without the slightest trace, such as a faint indentation, left behind. Another issue is why our neighbour's return footprints disappeared but not the outgoing ones, both sets of which were in exactly the same place. The more I ponder over this, the more questions present themselves.....Geordie Paranormalizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009019442489991357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-25542217039182244302011-01-22T12:59:05.183+00:002011-01-22T12:59:05.183+00:00Then again, a gust of wind might blow loose snow i...Then again, a gust of wind might blow loose snow into prints and thus bury them, but not blow snow where there was some kind of a barrier such as a short wall in the way.<br /><br />And the intensity of the sun can change the consistensy of the snow in a remarkably short period, such as in the morning when the sun just comes up. The changing angle of the sun's rays can make a big difference in a short time.<br /><br />That being said, of course I am only guessing since I know nothing about the condition of your snow, the weather conditions that day, the layout of your yard, the architecture of your buildings or any of dozens of other variables that might have a bearing on your photograph.<br /><br />Best Wishes, Dale D.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-72170171653796358362011-01-22T07:29:52.634+00:002011-01-22T07:29:52.634+00:00I checked with my neighbour and she is not a witch...I checked with my neighbour and she is not a witch. She does not have the time as she is too busy astral travelling to Alpha Centauri, and in our current economic climate cannot afford a broom. Nice try, though, Syd!<br /><br />Dale, after we noticed the footprints I went and checked with my neighbour, and my own footprints were perfectly visible on the path. This was just after she'd been to our home. I didn't think to photograph my own prints (wish I had)but Jackie will verify that they were there. I can't think of any climatic conditions that would soften hard snow within minutes, thus preventing her own footprints from showing up but allowing mine to be seen minutes later. Twenty minutes later my own son, who lives nearby, came to see us with our little grandson. Their footprints were perfectly visible too.Geordie Paranormalizerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009019442489991357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-18175180410483719962011-01-21T13:57:48.478+00:002011-01-21T13:57:48.478+00:00I believe that there is a perfectly rational expla...I believe that there is a perfectly rational explanation for this seemingly strange phenomenon. Mike's neighbour is quite obviously a Witch.<br /><br />She walked part of the way in the snow and either became tired or got wet / cold feet, so she then took to her broom-stick to complete the journey.<br /><br />The fact that as the footsteps get closer to your path they seem to get smaller and sit much closer together and that there are no return prints, is easily explained.<br /><br />She mounted her broom-stick which took most of her weight, thus leaving smaller indents in the snow. After four short steps she gained height and left no further impressions. Being tired, she flew all the way home, so one would not expect to see any footprints during the return journey.Sydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15633341353878192556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16505569.post-80967691433011488182011-01-21T13:38:34.522+00:002011-01-21T13:38:34.522+00:00Not all snow is created equal. Looser, fluffier sn...Not all snow is created equal. Looser, fluffier snow will take tracks differently than harder-packed snow and where tracks might show in ordinary snowy conditions, they might not show at all if your snow has a small layer of ice over it. I would imagine that some of your snow has ice over it or something, and subsequently is not showing the tracks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com