i want to thank the listener for sending this to me. I have not gotten permission to use the listeners name so out of respect the name has been removed.
“I would first like to thank you for your amazing podcast. Your podcast is seriously therapy for those who have had encounters but could never talk about it until discovering your work. I had my encounter about ten years ago. My family and I have always camped in the mountains of Alberta as long as I can remember. On this trip we took our old motor home and decided to camp in a remote area by David Thompson. The area we were camped in was so remote that my family were the only individuals there at the time.
Just outside the camp site there were many bike trails as well as hills and forest area. I would refer to these hills as mini mountains as they were difficult to climb and were fairly large. My brother was at the age were he did not care to play or go hiking as he was more interested in staying at the campsite and relaxing. This lead to me biking and hiking on my own. At one point, I decided to grab my Walkman and bike to the “mini mountains”. Now at one point, I was about 20 minutes away from my families camp site. I was in the zone listening to music. Now this next moment I recall so clear I still have nightmares.
I recall listening to “Iron man” by black Sabbath when I suddenly had a feeling, a feeling of being watched. I stopped my bike and looked my right. what I first saw was a large tree stump. All of the sudden, I saw a head peek out from behind this stump. what felt like hours I was staring at this head that kept looking at me from side to side. Finally, it stood up. from what I can recall, the stump was as tall as I was. This stump came to this things knees when it stood up. As soon as it stood up, something inside of me told me to run and get out. I was so terrified that I even fell off my bike, and still have the scar on my knee to this day.
I literally could hear my heart in my ears I was so scared. When I finally got back to my camp site, all I could do was cry for the entire night to my parents. My dad asked me to take him back to where this happened but I just couldn’t. To this day, I will not camp in that general area.
Thanks for listening.”
Christopher c
The funny thing is he was listening to “Iron Man” off the (PARANOID) album!and after feeling watched and finally seeing a Squatch I would have to say he was listening to the perfect scary Squatch music to have the beegeebees scared out of him, Poor guy I feel for him it coulda been anyone of us back in the day!
michael n
Christopher c, you are so right! My parents used to take us camping all over the place til I was 16. I remember getting up in the morning getting on my bike and being gone til I got too hungry to stay gone any longer. They never knew where I was. All of those strange woods and campgrounds I’ve been to but never had an encounter. I’m sure I was watched a time or two and just didn’t know it. Those were the days!!
JOHN E
I am ironman da da …anyway you are a lucyman ……that big he was not hungry ….o what a lucky man i am …is the next song in youir life bud….
Debbie C
It took lots of guts to re tell your story, I’m glad you weren’t harmed at that time this took place.
MICHAEL K
The stump was as tall as him, yet came to the things knees? What was it 20ft.
Janetta V
Sure does sound like it.
Joyce N
depends, may have been a child and not very tall when this happened.
MICHAEL K
Even worse,if he was 3-4′ at the knees would be 20ft tall. If older and 5′ to the knees be 30-35ft tall. King Kong?
Kay S
You must have been terrified, it sounds as if it was enormous. Thank goodness you listened to you inner voice and ran, you may not have been around to tell us about it otherwise.
Thank you for telling us of your encounter.
Mary W
I’d be Soo pissed at my bro for not being there for the rest of his life anyway !! Lol!!! One of the thing that has interested me more lately ( and as much as the squatch) is the witnesses paradigm shift response . Ty. For sharing! I wouldn’t have been able to ride my bike to make a get away ! You even fell but continued Soo good for you ! What was your parents views toward the subject and your encounter ? I think the laws of karma owe you brother a sighting!! Was the squatch / stump on level ground to you. ? I can’t properly judge height when something is on a hill . Don’t mean to provoke u with my questions . ESP since u were more concerned with self preservation. Thankyou for your time .
Mary W
Ps hope it hasn’t ruined iron man for u!