15: Haunted Road trip Edition: Creatures and Cryptids of British Columbia
Watch on YouTubeBritish Columbia is a place where wilderness and legend intertwine. From the shadowy forests where Sasquatch walks, to the foggy shorelines haunted by the shapeshifting Kushtaka, to the deep black waters of the Salish Sea where Cadborosaurus might rise—tonight’s episode explores the creatures that have shaped Indigenous stories, inspired modern sightings, and kept mystery alive in Canada’s wild west.
Join me as we uncover the lore, the sightings, and the warnings carried through generations… and decide for yourself what waits out there in the wild.
In This Episode:
- The legend of Sasquatch and its roots in Indigenous storytelling
- The eerie shapeshifter known as the Kushtaka, the “Land Otter Man”
- Tales of the sea serpent Cadborosaurus (Caddy) and the evidence behind the legend
- Firsthand accounts, cultural meanings, and modern sightings that keep these mysteries alive
Sources & References
Sasquatch
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Indigenous oral traditions from the Sts’ailes (Chehalis) and Stó:lō Nations describe Sasq’ets as the “wild man of the woods.”
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Ostman, Albert (1957). Abduction Account at Toba Inlet.
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Harrison Hot Springs Sasquatch Museum.
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BFRO (Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization) Canadian sightings database: bfro.net . Kushtaka
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Tlingit and Tsimshian oral histories—stories of the Land Otter Man as shapeshifter, trickster, or rescuer.
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Emmons, George Thornton. The Tlingit Indians (Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History, 1991).
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Alaska Native Heritage Center resources on Kushtaka lore.
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Portlock, Alaska, village abandonment accounts tied to Kushtaka encounters.
Cadborosaurus (Caddy)
- Discovery UK. Cadborosaurus: North America’s Legendary Sea Serpent.
- Times Colonist, Origin of the Cadborosaurus Legend (1933 coinage of the name).
- The 1937 Naden Harbour whale-stomach carcass: photographs and reports from G.V. Boorman and whaling staff.
- Operation CaddyScan (1999), Saanich Inlet video project by BCSCC.
- John Kirk, British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club (BCSCC) – Fraser River sighting, 2010.
- Terrace Standard. BC cryptozoologists still looking for sightings of fabled sea serpent.
Stay spooky 👻