# The Week Todd Standing Drove to the Rez - Chapter Two - The Forest did not stay quiet for long

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Podcast: [Driving to the Rez - With Inelia Benz and Larry Buzzell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/driving-to-the-rez-with-inelia-benz-and-larry-buzzell-704885)
Published: 2026-04-22T14:01:25+00:00
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The forest did not stay quiet for long. By the time we regrouped after that first afternoon of finding footprints and structures, something had already shifted. Not in the forest itself, but in a number of the individuals who had shared the experience. People were paying attention differently. Conversations were deeper, more meaningful. Not forced, just naturally more relevant. You could see it in small things, like how people walked more purposefully, or how they scanned the tree line without making a big deal about it. The group had moved from curiosity into awareness. We went back into the forest. There was no big announcement or dramatic lead-in. We simply gathered and walked in at night, in the dark. Walking into the forest at night is very different from walking in during the day. In daylight, you can orient yourself quickly. You see the terrain, distances, shapes. At night, all of that changes. Depth perception drops off, and your hearing becomes much more important. You start relying less on sight and more on how things feel and sound. We moved as a group, but with space between us. Close enough to stay connected, but not packed together. At first, everything sounded normal. Footsteps, branches, wind through the trees. Then, after a while, we started hearing other sounds. The first one was a hoot. It wasn’t loud, and it wasn’t right next to us, but it was clear. It didn’t sound random or like something falling. It had a distinct, intentional quality to it. Nobody reacted dramatically when the hoot was heard. Two miles into the forest, we reached the spot. A couple of us knew that the young Sasquatch were planning a run through near the group. They are known to do this in the area, and it is very playful. Then we heard movement off to one side. It wasn’t continu…

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