My youngest daughter was about 8 when it happened, so that must have been around 1972. We had just passed Kingman, Arizona traveling back to Oklahoma. My sister was with me and our children were asleep in the back. We were driving one of those VW “Lovebug” type vans, so when I say that what we saw was taller than our vehicle, I am saying it was taller than that VW van. It was dark, probably around 9 p.m. or later. We were not too far out of Kingman when this creature just suddenly appeared at the side of the rode from the shoulder area. It had its hand stretched out towards us.
Maybe it was keeping our lights out of its eyes. It must have been 7 feet tall. It’s eyes seemed aglow and they were malevolent. It moved so fast. We were surprised to see it, and even more surprised that it kept on crossing the road. I hadn’t slowed down and before you could blink an eye it seemed like it was in the middle of the road and I had to swerve to miss it and in swerving, I braked a little. My sister screamed at me, “Don’t stop, don’t stop. Just keep going.” It had less hair on it’s face than anywhere else. The hair on its arms was real long and it had hair everywhere else on its body. It seemed big and husky and it seemed like a man and at the same time it didn’t. It seemed wild. It’s hair was the color of like dark blonde. We didn’t look back after we swerved. We were scared and we just got out of there!
David D
Great encounter, and very glad they are safe!
michael n
I listened to a dogman encounter with Vic and a guy was saying how his uncles would kill the Dogmen and they knew a lot about them. His uncles said the Dogmen would cross the road in front of cars to get them to stop or wreck or even to get the people to come out of they’re cars. I wonder if bigfoot do the same thing? As we know they never travel alone or at least not far from another one. They can obviously see the headlights and easily hear the cars coming so why wouldn’t they wait to cross for 2-3 seconds until the car passes? I’m sure I’m not the only one who wonders about this behavior.
Dawn O
That’s creepy! Really creepy! Sounds like something out of a horror movie….baiting people. Reminds me of Jason on Friday the 13th just standing in the middle of the road w/ that car/bug! Waiting for dinner to get out of the car because it knows the occupants have no chance once outside the car……
Janetta V
Oh what a terrifying experience. I have always loved traveling at night and even through the night in the summer. But this makes a person rethink that. Glad you didn’t tip your van over, and got out safe. Janetta
Robert V
Hello,
I sometimes have wondered about this as well. I wonder if a Sasquatch thinks, this is speculation on my part, a car is an “animal.”
Bob
Karen C
Thank you for telling your account of the highway creature. I wonder if it’s face features resembled man, ape or canine?