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I’ve been thinking about this for a few days…a memory that has been repeating itself for about a week. At the time I was not really thinking BF. Its this. I was hiking in the Sierras outside of Downieville, California, a few years ago along the Downie River on a nice trail in a gorgeous part of that mountain river area. I had no other issues going on; the trail at that part followed the river and was slowly rising in elevation. The old growth trees some of which were 4 foot through, lined the trail. The land was steep on both sides rising from the river. I was totally alone and had been the whole way. All of a sudden, a feeling of un-wellness came over me. I felt if I didn’t sit down I would faint. An overwhelming feeling of dread came over me. I remember I did not feel comfortable in the area like it was unsafe…and I wondered why all of a sudden did I feel like that out of the blue. I am a medical person so of course all I could really think of was, “Am I have a heart attack?” I laid down immediately in case I was, and raised/bent my knees and waited! I heard no sounds in the woods. There was great visibility due to the age of the forest and high canopy.
The feeling slowly subsided and I quietly resumed my hike for a little bit further. I knew there was a little bridge up the way over Rattlesnake Creek that flows into the Downie, and I got there but unlike me, did not want to go further…something very unusual for me. I am very used to coming on bears, moose and even wolves in Alaska which did not make me feel like this. I listened to my body and turned about and headed back to where I had parked my vehicle. This was a difficult place to get into and needed every bit of my old 96 Honda Passport 4×4 to get to where I parked. I did not have bear spray on me (can’t carry on plane, and with the laws the way they are in CA now, did not dare bring my 44 Ruger Redhawk w bearload with me, either, so…
I’m wondering if it was infra-sound? I am very tuned into the forest and since I am a woman, really grounded, centered and aware of everything around me. Also I am always off on my own (until now, now that I know I am NOT safe alone with these beings and of how dangerous they CAN be) so is why I am prudent.
Most recently, here in Alaska, I have had two of those premonition-type feelings but not strong enough to make me feel ill…just totally…don’t go there, or there’s something very wrong here, and I have turned around, naturally hiking alone again. And that is the last time I have gone alone. I carry up here along with bear spray but have no illusions that I can take down a large BF with even what I carry…and know that they are usually not alone.
Oh! one of those last 2 mentioned feeling incidents, there was a structure next to a little creek flowing from a mountain cliff of solid rock that rises up behind the structure. (Dew Mound Trail) The structure looked like a barricade of small logs about 2-4 inches through, between two trees about 2 1/2 to 3 feet high. I asked a Bigfoot knowledgeable guy who works at the Eagle River Nature Center if he would go look at it with me and said he would. He also said there is no hunting anywhere near there since its inside the Chugach National Park, so…what is it doing there?
Any one up here: I’m looking for a hiking or camping partner but I only have Sunday morning through Wed mornings off work. I work nights as an RN. If you know where these places are that I mentioned in AK, then you know approx where I live. http://www.lyonflyin@yahoo.com. Neville
