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5 min read"It Was Like a Horror Movie"
On July 4, 2010, Greg—an electrician from Connecticut who had recently moved to California—drove up to Lake Alpine in the Sierra Nevada mountains with three friends. What began as a simple picnic turned into an encounter that would reshape how he understood the woods. "I'm just an everyday guy," Greg told host Jeremiah Byron on the Bigfoot Society podcast. "I don't get into this stuff normally. I know what I saw. It was plain as day."
The California Sighting: A Creature in the Trees
Around 8,000 feet elevation in the Stanislaus National Forest, Greg left his friends at the picnic area and hiked up a hill to smoke a cigarette. He found a boulder about 500 yards from the parking lot with an overlook. After finishing his cigarette, he sat quietly for a few minutes, taking in the scenery.
Then the animals started acting strangely. A gray squirrel—half the size of a domestic cat—walked directly toward him, moving each leg individually rather than hopping. Another appeared, and both stared at him before skittering off. Then a mule deer walked down the hill in the same deliberate, cautious manner.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (03:13) **Greg's Background and Mindset Before the Encounters** - Greg introduces himself as a normal guy, an electrician and outdoorsman from Connecticut who had no prior interest in Bigfoot.
- 2 (06:14) **Setting the Scene: Lake Alpine, California (July 4, 2010)** - Greg describes the remote, snow-covered Sierra Nevada location where his first sighting occurred.
- 3 (11:30) **The Hike and the Warning Signs from Wildlife** - Greg leaves his friends to smoke a cigarette and notices strange behavior from local animals.
- 4 (18:15) **The Sighting: "A Monster Up There"** - Greg sees a massive, humanoid creature stand up from behind a tree, causing immediate fear.
- 5 (25:04) **The Escape and Suppression of the Story** - Greg ran back to his friends but chose not to tell them what he saw.
- 6 (26:40) **Debriefing the First Encounter: Fear, Adrenaline, and Details** - Greg answers questions about the physical and emotional impact of the sighting.
- 7 (42:12) **Local Confirmation: "This Stuff Happens Up Here"** - Six months later, Greg learns from locals that Bigfoot is a known, albeit unspoken, part of the region.
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Show Notes
Greg shares two firsthand experiences that changed everything he believed about the wilderness. The first takes place on Independence Day in the Sierra Nevada mountains of California, where a massive upright creature silently watches him from the trees near Lake Alpine. Years later, while fishing in Chaplin, Connecticut, an explosive crash from dense shoreline brush reveals another enormous, ape-like animal racing uphill in full view of multiple witnesses.
From California's high country to the forests of New England, this episode explores two unforgettable encounters, regional Bigfoot reports, Native traditions, unexplained footprints, and the questions that continue long after the sightings end.
If you enjoy serious, respectful eyewitness interviews with the people who lived these experiences, this is an episode you won't want to miss.
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