A listener writes “I have been listening to the podcast while at work and I haven’t heard anything like what I had saw on your show and I am curious if you have had heard from anyone that has seen something similar. I had an encounter of something that I cannot fully explain and I am looking for people with similar sightings or information.
My brother, three nephews and I were on a guys weekend retreat. This occured roughly 10 years ago while I was in my 20’s. We backpacked into GrandDaddy lake in the Unita Mountains in Utah. GrandDaddy is a pretty busy location for backpackers. I had my pistol on my hip as usual, as I always hike with a sidearm. We had set up camp and my brother and I proceeded to find a spot to hang our food. There was a group of scouts not very far away making a great deal of noise, and we were walking in their direction. The boy scouts were around 12 – 14 years old. When the cover of trees opened up I could see their camp. There was a marshy area between us that was about six feet lower in elevation. Their camp was about 75 yards away, and as I was looking at the scouts trying to figure out why they were being so loud my brother was looking for a tree to hang the food in. I saw something near the boy scout camp that startled me greatly. Down in a lower marshy area against an embankment looking into the scouts camp I saw something laying/crouching against the embankment as not to be seen.
It was watching the scouts as they were playing around. What I saw had white hair, whiter than blond. I remember it had white long straight flowing hair that came down past it’s shoulders. This was the only profile I could see due to the terrain and vegetation. Then it must have heard us coming because it turned perpendicular to us and extremely fast and silent it took off running. This un-nerved me greatly and I proceeded to un-unclip my gun from the holster. From the time I un-clipped the holster and had partially drawn the firearm, it was out of sight. My brother was taken by surprise because he didn’t know what was happening, all he knew was I was going for my gun. It happened fast, without noise. Whatever it was it took off running at an incredible rate on 2 legs like a person. It reminded me of a Olympic runner in full stride with as quick as it was. I remember very vividly seeing the long white hair bouncing off it’s shoulders with every bounce of it’s stride (this is the biggest detail that I remember). It was silent as it ran though the marshy area. I went for my gun because of the speed it took off, and I felt like I was in danger. I am always aware of my surroundings when I’m hiking. This was approximately 6ft tall and very slender as far as I could tell as it moved very swift. My first thoughts after calming down was that it may have a been a young woman with long white hair, but I don’t think a person could run that fast and effortlessly through the mountain terrain and the white color hair was really different.
After startling my brother by going for my gun, I told him what I saw. He didn’t believe me because he didn’t hear anything, but he knew I was disturbed by something. We found a tree and hung our food and went back to camp. I told the rest of the group what happened, and my oldest nephew (couple years younger than I) got mad at me for trying to scare him and they all brushed it off and said it was probably some hermit of the mountains. I convinced my brother to go with me to the scout’s camp, as I wanted to make sure none of them had white hair. We went and talked with the scouts. I asked if any of them had white or blond hair and the leaders said “no, all the boys have short dark colored hair.” I don’t recall what I told them but they didn’t take me serious. I was worried about the camp being stalked. We went back to camp and didn’t hear or see anything after that. What I find interesting is that I didn’t go look for tracks, the thought never popped in my head. I actually brushed this incident off as a mountain hermit or Indian because of the conversations I had with the others.
Shortly after this trip I started to remember more details about what happened. One of the details that is very fuzzy is I can’t remember if it fully turned and looked at me or not. After thinking about this incident, I don’t think I would have reached for my gun, if it was indeed a woman, or a hermit of the mountains.
While I was researching what I might have seen I read about the Barker Bigfoot sighting from the 70’s in the Uinta mountains when the thought popped into my head that I might have seen a Bigfoot. In the Barker sighting they describe a Bigfoot with a white mantle of hair on it’s head. I have submitted my experience to some Bigfoot groups, but the description doesn’t fit the typical profile, so I don’t think they are taking me serous.
I got a call from a researcher who wanted to hear more of my experience, and it was interesting as he started laughing when I told him of the white hair bouncing off the shoulders. I was going to end the call at that moment when he stopped me and said he has some information for me and that the laughs were laughs of excitement. The researcher let me finish my story then told me of an incident which he just investigated that involved a husband and wife that were driving up Ogden canyon when they saw what appeared to be a man in a white painter suite. As they got closer they realized that the man was not wearing a painter suite but was covered in white long flowing hair. They said the biggest feature they recall was the long flowing hair bouncing off it’s shoulders with each stride. It took only a few steps and it was over the road. They told the researcher that they were fearfull that it was going to follow them home.
I guess what has bothered me about this experience, is that something or someone was watching these boys, and like I have stated to others. Even if it was a person, why was it watching these boys, and why did it take off running into the denser part of the Forrest to hide? I really don’t think it was a human, as I wouldn’t have reacted the way I did, and the shear speed and effortlessness as it ran. I don’t know what I saw that day, but I have a strong feeling that whatever it was, it was watching these boys and looking for the opportune moment to take one.
If you have any insight about what I might have seen I would greatly appreciate it. I have been searching for answers. Feel free to call, or email with any questions or comments/information you may have. I really appreciate your show and I really enjoy listening.”
Tedd
They have been nicknamed “the watchers” by indigenous peoples I believe. I imagine that we would be entertaininment for an intelligent creature that has no radio or tv. I’m sure some may have bad intent but the reality is that if they wanted one of us, there’s not much to stop them. The man eaters Duke talks of scare the heck out of me though. Interesting encounter nonetheless , especially with the corresponding reports and the details. Thanks
David R
MK Davis has a video of a white Bigfoot running in a field. It was of course blurry, but it was white and ran very fast.
Karen C
Outstanding stories of White Bigfoot or White beast seen by him and the couple, can’t wait for the show…
Duke S
In the northern U.S. and Canada, Bigfoot with white hair are more numerous, but by no means common. There are quite a few sightings of this type of Cryptid, believe it or not, so you are by no means alone in seeing one. The detail of the color of the hair, the apparent length of it, and it’s furtive and suspicious behavior makes me think, however, of somebody else who may, at times, be mistaken for Sasquatch………….