i likewise live in washington, and have heard some insane stories. actually my mom went camping over near the washington rainforests on the coast this last summer alone (i'd be scared shitless camping in a tent alone over there) and she said there were noises that night like she had never heard before. the next morning when she woke up, she told one of the rangers and they told her that area has had many bigfoot sightings in the last few years
i totally believe that theres a bigfoot, and i would like to see one someday (but not when im camping in a tent at night, that would be scary as shit).
im pretty sure that people in the midwest will say there is no bigfoot, but lots of people in Washington (like me) believe there is, because we've had so many sightings and stuff
its a pretty cool topic, as you can see i like it!