Loren Coleman

Loren Coleman

Pinky Expedition: High Walking

In the quest for cryptids, various lines of inquiry usually are pursued to discover the realm of mundane observations that may have been converted into the extraordinary. Today, I look at the role of crocodilians, especially the American alligator, in any confusion with Pinky. Since coming to Florida, including observations this year, I’ve now viewed hundreds of individual alligators. In the Everglades in the 1970s, I saw American crocodiles in the wild too. This year during this Pinky expedition, I’ve watched many gators in the early morning ~ resting and warming up to actively feed later. Along the St. Johns [...]

Rebsamen Tribute: Scott T. Norman

Happy Birthday, Scott T. Norman

It seems most appropriate that as I find myself trying to unravel the tales and sightings of a decidedly unique series of sightings of a seemingly “American dinosaur species,” a living one at that, my thoughts would turn to the late dino hunter, Scott Thomas Norman. Scott would have been 44 years old today, March 15, 2008. He was a good and decent person. As we use to say in the Midwest, Scott was “good people.” Sometimes he found himself surrounded by ridicule mongers and worse. He calmly plowed ahead, nevertheless, turning the other cheek. These screen captures are from [...]

Pinky Expedition: Investigative Breakthrough

Sometimes when investigating cryptids, it’s not how you ask but who and what you are asking about that gets some more insightful answers. It was a good day in the Pinky expedition journey. On Thursday, March 13, 2008, besides checking out more wildlife along the St. Johns River and at the Zoological Park of Sanford, I had a major investigative breakthrough. I decided to stop by the Historical Society of Sanford, to ask about sightings of “Pinky,” the alleged dinosaur of Florida. I was interested to find out if any old news archives might exist. What I stumbled into was [...]

Norman Memorial Reminder

The following reminder was sent along by the organizer of Scott’s remembrance, Cheryl Hart: Memorial to Honor Scott Norman Saturday, March 15th, 2008 @ 1PM Eastside Christian Church 2505 Yorba Linda Blvd Fullerton, California 92831 714.871.6844 Reception to follow NOTE: Memorial is being held on what would have been Scott’s 44th birthday! Feel free to join us. There will be an open time of sharing.

Pinky Expedition: Dinosaur World

Since I’m exploring the Florida wilds of the St. Johns River, looking for evidence or indications of Pinky, the living dinosaur, I thought I’d take a side trek into civilization to visit Dinosaur World. Located just north of Tampa, it is off I-4, at Exit 17 in Plant City. It took me several hours of driving to reach it, but I figured if anyone would know anything about Pinky the dinosaur, it would be these folks. With over 150 life-size dinosaur statues and other creations to be seen on the walking tour of the grounds of Dinosaur World, you would [...]

Wild Man of The Navidad, Humm?

Pinky Expedition: St. Johns River, Part 2

My search for Pinky continues. But I am becoming convinced from my exploration of the central St. Johns River area that Pinky reports are a probable event of the recent past, and mostly a foggy memory, at best. No current knowledge of these animals or cryptids is contemporarily apparent. The draft of the river in this area of central Florida is not supportive of ocean life such as dolphins, and other than the manatees that need to find warm springs in the cold season, it seems hard to imagine marine Sea Serpents or alleged living dinosaurs visiting “American’s Nile.” Reports [...]