This Bigfoot Attacked These Loggers, What It Did Next Will Shock You – Shocking Sasquatch Encounter
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The Secret of the Cascade Mountains
In September 2013, the Cascade Mountains stood tall and silent, a backdrop to a story that would haunt me for years. It was an ordinary evening, the kind that lulls you into complacency. I was leading a small crew of loggers, seasoned men who had spent their lives working the rugged terrain. We were clearing a section of forest, our laughter mingling with the hum of chainsaws and the rustle of leaves. But that night, everything changed.
As the sun dipped below the horizon, a peculiar sound pierced the usual forest symphony—a rhythmic thud, thud, thud, like someone tapping a log with a heavy stick. We dismissed it at first, thinking it was just one of the guys playing a prank. But then it came again, closer this time, louder, and a chill crept down my spine. The air thickened with an unplaceable scent, a mix of wet fur and something primal.
I should have packed up and left, but we were too deep into our work, too proud to turn back. That decision would haunt me.
The next morning dawned with a cold mist wrapping around the Douglas firs. My crew and I, hardened by years of logging, went about our routine, but the weight of the previous night lingered. Jimmy, the youngest at 22, was still bright-eyed and eager, sharing stories about a girl back in town. But I noticed Carl, our oldest member, glancing nervously towards the treeline, his usual bravado replaced by unease.
“Bear probably,” I reassured him when he expressed concern. But deep down, I felt the heaviness that hung in the air.
As the day wore on, we stumbled upon a footprint that shattered our sense of normalcy. It was enormous—18 inches long, with five distinct toes. “Bear?” Torres suggested, but even he sounded doubtful. Carl, a hunter by nature, shook his head. “That’s not a bear.”
We tried to brush it off, but the forest grew eerily silent, as if it were holding its breath.
That night, we set up camp, our tents huddled together under a tarp. The fire crackled, but the warmth did little to soothe our growing anxiety. As I sat writing in my logbook, I heard it again—the three knocks, deliberate and echoing through the darkness. The laughter faded, replaced by a tense silence.
“What was that?” Torres whispered.
“Probably just a branch falling,” Mike offered, but his voice trembled. Carl’s face was pale, his eyes wide. “That wasn’t a branch,” he insisted.
We listened, the forest holding its breath. Finally, Carl stood up, declaring he was turning in. One by one, the others followed, but I stayed by the fire, trying to convince myself it was nothing.
Then I heard it again—three knocks, closer this time. Grabbing my flashlight, I swept the beam across the trees, but the shadows danced mockingly. The smell returned, stronger now, like wet dog mixed with something rotten. I zipped myself into my tent, but sleep eluded me.
The next morning, we were all exhausted. The mood was somber as we resumed work, our chainsaws roaring to life. Around noon, Jimmy called me over, his voice barely a whisper. “Boss, you need to see this.”
There, in the mud, was another giant footprint. Panic surged through us. “It’s following us,” Jimmy said, his hands shaking.
We tried to focus on the work, but every crack of a branch made us jump. Then, in the afternoon, the knocking returned, now a pattern—three knocks, a pause, two knocks, and then three again. It was as if something was circling us, watching.
“Pack it up,” I finally ordered. We scrambled to gather our things. The smell hung in the air, suffocating.
That night, we huddled around a larger fire, the rain drumming on the tarp above. Nobody spoke of the knocking, but we all felt it—the presence lurking just beyond the trees.
The following morning, we found more footprints, a trail circling our camp. “We need to call someone,” Torres urged, but I dismissed him. We had two days left, and I was determined to finish the job.
But as the sun rose on our last day, everything felt off. We worked quickly, desperate to finish. Then, Jimmy vanished. One moment he was there, the next, gone. His chainsaw still ran, but there was no sign of him.
“Maybe he just went to take a leak,” Torres suggested, but I knew better. We searched frantically, calling his name until our voices were hoarse. Then Carl discovered drag marks leading into the forest.
“Oh god,” Torres gasped.
We followed the marks, deeper into the trees, where the air grew heavy with an unsettling silence. The footprints were mixed with the drag marks, and I felt a cold dread settle in my stomach.
Search and rescue arrived later that evening, but their efforts were fruitless. They found no sign of struggle, no trace of Jimmy—just the haunting echo of our fears.
Then, against all odds, we received a call. Sheriff Martinez informed us they had found Jimmy, alive but shaken. He recounted his story, how something had grabbed him, lifted him effortlessly, and carried him through the woods.
“It was Bigfoot,” he said, his voice trembling. “I saw it up close. It had human eyes.”
The world turned upside down as we processed his words. The creature that had watched us, that had circled our camp, was real.
Days turned into weeks, and we returned to our lives, but the experience lingered. Jimmy moved away, unable to face the woods again. Carl retired early, haunted by the echoes of the knocks.
I kept the video I had taken that night, a fleeting glimpse of the creature, but I never shared it. I deleted it instead, understanding that some truths are too sacred to unveil.
Years passed, and I found work as a safety inspector for the Forest Service, avoiding the Cascades. But I still heard the stories—loggers reporting strange sounds, footprints, and that unmistakable smell. I learned to respect the warnings, to protect the mystery that had once threatened to consume us.
In 2017, I met with Sheriff Martinez one last time before her retirement. She handed me a folder filled with reports, stories from those who had encountered the unknown. “Leave it alone,” she urged.
As I sit here now, looking out at the Cascade Mountains, I realize the weight of what I know. Bigfoot is out there, still watching, still protecting its territory. I don’t seek to prove its existence; I simply listen for the echoes of those three knocks, a reminder of the pact we made with the unknown.
Some mysteries are better left unsolved, not because they aren’t real, but because they deserve to remain untouched, free from the prying eyes of the world. And so I carry the burden of that truth, a silent guardian of the secret that lies within the heart of the Cascades.
