Search for these mysterious cryptids while hiking or paddling the US

Go searching for Bigfoot or Mothman.

Have you ever been sitting around a campfire at night, heard a twig break, and wondered if that was a bear, a deer, or maybe … something else? Or, when out paddling on a beautiful lake, have you found yourself picturing some humped creature, longer than your kayak, hovering silently beneath you? If you’re an outdoorsy person with an open mind and some imagination, here are some cryptids — animals rumored but never proven to exist — to search for in your backwoods wandering. You’ll want to bring the best camera you can get to prove to your friends that you’re not nuts. And don’t scrimp on the telephoto lens.