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Solo Camper Locks Eyes With a 9-Foot Figure Near Willow Creek

October 19, 2026

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5 min read

In April of this year, a woman named Rachel was solo camping near Willow Creek, California, when she locked eyes with a figure she estimates was eight and a half to nine feet tall, standing directly across a creek about 75 feet away. She describes the eyes as "the brownest, like deepest honey color you can imagine, in stark contrast to all of the dark brown, black facial hair." The encounter lasted only moments before the creature vanished without a sound, but it was vivid enough that she drove 19 hours straight to a friend's house in North Idaho afterward. Her story is one of several first-hand accounts on this episode of Bigfoot Society, where host Jeremiah Byron collects encounters from people who say they have seen something they cannot explain.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (02:13) **Navajo Witness in Northern Arizona** - A caller from the Navajo Nation describes a brief sighting of a tall, hairy figure while wood hauling near Page, Arizona.
  • 2 (05:09) **Local Lore and Cultural Perspective on Bigfoot** - The caller shares stories from the N20 area and explains the Navajo view of the creature as a "spirit person."
  • 3 (08:00) **Other Paranormal Activity in the Region** - The caller notes reports of skinwalkers and UFOs in the same area of northern Arizona.
  • 4 (08:40) **Florida Woods Encounter: A Suspicious Snap** - A caller from Florida describes a strange incident near a wooded area where a heavy object was dropped, seemingly as a warning.
  • 5 (13:54) **Host Comments on Florida Bigfoot Activity** - Jeremiah confirms the caller's suspicion, noting that he receives many reports from Florida, particularly from known hotspots.
  • 6 (19:38) **Kentucky Encounters: First Sighting at 14** - A caller named Falcon describes his first Bigfoot sighting in 1977 near Cave Run Lake, Kentucky, at the age of 14.
  • 7 (24:22) **Kentucky Encounters: Second Sighting and Predatory Stare** - Falcon shares his second encounter years later at the same lake, describing the creature's predatory look.

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Show Notes

A solo camper walks to the creek bank near Willow Creek, California—and locks eyes with a figure she estimates stood nine feet tall. Its honey-colored eyes are a detail Rachel says she can still picture clearly. What happened next sent her scrambling to pack her tent and ultimately driving 19 hours to reach someone she knew.


In Bigfoot Society Episode 1221, Rachel shares two unsettling nights in Northern California, including rocks striking her car and a cracked windshield. More callers recount encounters near Page, Arizona, and Cave Run Lake, Kentucky, alongside a secondhand account of a hunter near Port Renfrew who found his downed deer on a massive figure’s shoulder.


Hear the witnesses describe what they saw, how they reacted, and the questions that stayed with them.


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