The incident took place in the Smokey Mountain National Park. A listener writes “My girlfriend and I were hiking a trail in the park late one afternoon.
We were completely alone and a couple of miles in when we stopped to debate whether or not to continue, as it was starting to get late.
At that exact moment, we heard a thunderous tree break directly above us on a ridge less than 50 yards away.
We looked at each other and both said, “What the hell was that?” Without hesitation, we turned around and started back toward the car at a fast pace.
As we were heading out, I looked up toward the ridge and noticed a tree standing in a small clearing. Even from a distance, it was obvious the break was fresh. The tree wasn’t very large roughly 8 to 12 inches in diameter and the break appeared to be about 6 to 8 feet off the ground. It was hard to judge the exact height from where we stood, and we were both pretty shaken, so our main focus was just getting out of there.
That was the extent of the experience. At the time, we both felt it could have been a Sasquatch, but then again what are the odds?
This happened on a very secluded trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on August 18th of last summer. It was early evening, around 80 degrees, with no wind at all.
The other night, while going through photos from that hike, I noticed something unusual. In a couple of pictures, there appears to be something looking at us through the heavily camouflaged foliage along the side of the trail less than ten yards away.
I know you’re a busy guy, but I wanted to reach out and get your opinion on this. Would it be okay if I sent you the two photos?
Thank you for your time.”