TwistedRicster writes “Granite Falls Washington winter of 2019. Recorded from my Galaxy S9+ phone. Sound boosted using Audacity then spliced end to end. Sound is from 5 short clips from a neighborhood next to the Mount Pilchuck forest. You can hear dogs barking and birds and other strange noises. BUT! The long deep guttural howls are from something unknown deep in the woods.”
m99
When I was a wee tot I’d wake up, or never go to sleep because of the heat. The family lived on Pine Island Bayou, with a deep higher yard separating us from the bottoms. Every night I’d stand in front of the window trying to cool down. Even over the sound of the attic fan (which was always running in the warmer months), I’d hear all manner of ruckus coming from the woods beyond the bayou (deep creek). It was frightening. I’d try to wake up my dad but he’d say it was just coyotes, go to sleep. Most times I thought it was a haunted wood. I’ll never forget it. I’ll also never, ever forget how relieved I was when my parents moved from off that bayou.
Charles R
I’ll bet the skitters were a blast also. Must have been terribly frightening.
m99
Ha Ha. Jokes on me. Now we live in Snohomish county not very far from where the recording above happened. One summer weekend, my husband and I got an awesome campsite there, away from others. The first night we lay there listening to what we subscribed to be ‘cats’, i.e.. mountain lions. You could tell whatever it was was across the river we were camped on, and deeper in the woods. All I know is, I was glad we didn’t camp on the other side of the river. Oh man…
Janetta V
Reminded me of the Ohio howls. Would never want to hear that in person. Thanks.
Lem
I have heard it in person, and to say that it is terrifying is a huge understatement. It was about 30 yards away, and it was like being in front of a 1000 watt sound system. I could feel the vibration from it. I heard it on a couple more occasions, but thankfully I wasn’t quite as close those times.