Solo Backpacker has Terrifying Encounter in Adirondacks | Plus INTERVIEW
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Tonight's story is from one of our viewers named Nick. In 2019 Nick was solo backpacking the High Peaks Region of the Adirondack Mountains in Up State New York. While sleeping in the middle of the night something woke him, he went out to investigate...outside his tent he was confronted by something more terrifying than he could imagine!!
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"Solo backpacking late at night"...that in itself is terrifying to me!
Thank you Nick for the awesome story!
😊😊,😊,
I agree
same
Ikr that's beyond stupid wow
Me too. Not my cup of tea for sure.
Does anyone else feel like you absolutely need to have a beer while watching these vids? Especially in the videos that he drops one in the creek first. Maybe it's just me.
Yes I am with you on that one😊
By the time I get to his channel I feel like I've hiked miles and am thirsty as hell and I realize once again I need to make a beer list so I can listen and quaff one to satisfy my sasquatch sized thirst . No disrespect to those who have had a experienced something of this nature .much respect. Always
Quaff ?
Wine 🍷 here 😂
@@huskylove8637 Also a great option.
Letting Nick know that I saw my Sasquatch in Wilton N.Y. just north of Saratoga. It was 7' tall, grey, silver tannish color, and blazing fast, crossed Rt 9 in just 4 steps, took me 13 steps to cross Rt 9, and I have a 32 inch step.
Terrifying. Wish I didn’t read that. I sometimes MT Bike Daniels road early in the morning which is pretty desolate the further back you go.
I saw it at intersection of Rt 9 and Northern pines road. @@cberg9480
The Lincoln Mountain State forest sits above rt 9, is pretty active, my friend Steve is the Sasquatch Detective and after my sighting he found a foot print, heard a wood knock and had rocks tossed at him there.@@cberg9480
I've had rocks thrown at me in the woods. We used to go moss picking here in Oregon, this was about 20+ years ago when I was 19 or 20. I went out one day with my Step-dad (RIP). He'd been moss picking his whole life and we go up an old logging road and parked. He went one way and I went the other way, as we did many times. I walked about 30-40ft. into the woods and stopped to take a leak. As I'm finishing up, a rock hits on the other side of the tree where I'm standing & it startled me. I was like "WTF was that"?... I walk over and see the rock on the ground and the divot it left in the tree. My stepdad is not the prankster type, he was a very serious, lets go get the job done & go home type of guy. So I know it's not him. I stand there for a minute & say "Hello"?, "Anyone over there"?... I hear nothing. Then the hairs on my arms and back of my neck stand up and I just sensed danger if i keep walking the way I'm going. I got that uncomfortable feeling of being watched. I back up and I go back to the van and got in. He's got the keys and he's going to be gone for a few hours, & I'm freaking out at this point. I'm praying to god that i don't see anything & i hope nothing happens to my stepdad. I wasn't getting out of that van for anything. After a few long uncomfortable hours, my stepdad walks out of the brush with lots of full moss bags in hand and I have nothing. He gets in & goes "Where's your moss bags"?... & having to explain to him what I felt & experienced was embarrassing. He thought I was being lazy. I get home & tell my mom what I experienced & he just laughed about it. What's crazy to me is that this guy has been out in the woods his entire life, we're talking 40-50+ years & many times by himself day/night, it didn't matter & he's never had an experience of something strange. He thought Bigfoot was phony baloney. He didn't believe in any of that stuff and thought people that claimed to see Bigfoot were liars or charlatans trying to get a buck$. I couldn't convince him of what I felt that day. I went out moss picking again but i made sure I brought a friend with me. My stepdad would say to my friend, he's only bringing you along because you have to protect him from Bigfoot 😆. I wish i never told him, I should've just said "Yeah I'm just being lazy". That would've been better than being made fun of!!
Maybe your stepdad knew something was there and did not want to let on. And by telling your friend it reassured him you would be okay.
Sorry but he was ignorant, because so many old folks and natives pass these stories, but somehow he felt a need to make fun of you.
You urinated in its territory
@@shable1436... Ignorant?.. yeah, probably in that regard. But he was a good guy. He was a Native,he died from Cancer in 2003. He was well into his 60s and didn't have a single gray hair on his head. Until he lost it all from the Chemo. To him, it was nonsense. He never had an encounter or else I think he would've been more interested in what I had experienced!!
@@jeannemarcinek4575... Nah, I disagree. He knew something was out there & yet still went out in the woods by himself well into his 60s and he never carried a firearm? He was saying that to my friends just to tease me. He might've teased me a bit but I never took offense to it. He was the type of guy that had to experience something for himself or else it's phooey!!
Hi Chris and everyone ❤😊
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I think that when the wildlife goes quiet, this happens for two reasons:
(1) The animals on the ground are scared, and do not want to be noticed;
(2) The animals in the trees, through their sudden silence, are trying to warn the animals who are not lucky enough to be high up in the trees.
Why would insects go silent?
@@conceptualclarity
Their way of warning the other forest or jungle dwellers....
"Something's here."
@@danielasuncion9991im guessing its a knock on effect like you mention in point 1. The insects dont want to be noticed which alerts the birds who eat them and so on , rather than any species wanting to alert any others
its because chris is talking
@@justinwalker4475
LOL
Good point!!!
I was camping this week in the Ozark National Forest and was woke up by a load roar around 2am. It was a long way off thank goodness
Thanks for sharing that! ⛺️🐻
How far away you think it was?
@@GORILLA_PIMP it wasn’t in close range but I’m not sure, maybe half a mile
What is a load roar???
@@johnmay6228 yell/scream
You couldn’t pay me to hike or camp in the woods, especially alone. Thanks for another awesome and terrifying story, Chris. Stay safe and God bless. 🙏 🫂 😊
Theresa, I can totally understand your feelings about hiking and camping alone in the woods. As an avid camper, I camp exclusively in state parks for just that reason. You get the woods, but protected by rangers and the comfort of having other campers around.
Nah, these occurrences are rare. Can’t live in fear.
Nah, these occurrences are rare. Can’t live in fear.
Actually women might be of more interest to squatch. If a person is not comfortable, don't go. Do what works for you. Still get out but in a manner you are comfortable with.
I'm a guy and have never seen a squatch but have heard some strange things and smelled a few as well. Sleeping in my truck or hammock or whatever. Something crossing the creek. Rock bobbling under water. Wood knocks (two inconsecutive nights) from 2 different ridges, and 3 muffled heavy foot stomps one night. When I was younger I attributed it to bear. My father would take me camping in this place in the 60s on a mattress in the back of my grandfather's pickup truck. Have spent a lot of time in there over the years. Never felt threatened. Feels like home. Sometimes I have felt the old "ok, you don't want go that way" so I don't. Boundaries.
Chris is the best at bringing a story to life!
He really is the best!
I've definitely been enjoying the stories.
He”s got a knack for storytelling that is for sure.
Lol 😂I just got finished telling Chris the same thing.
He really is awesome and he does make you feel like you are right there when it's happening.
I agree
Great story again Chris!! I don’t know why anyone would ever go camping without anything substantial to protect themselves. Lol, I can imagine him trembling with a $2 Swiss Army knife! 😂
Exactly! Just makes the story less believable, Nobody in their right mind would do that.
Here’s the problem even if you have a gun/weapon:
1. BigFoots know what guns do, and they hate getting shot. You pull a gun on a BigFoot you will be killed guaranteed, they’ll smash your body into the ground like a rag doll until all your bones are broken.
2. You can unload an entire AK47 magazine on a BF, it won’t kill it, they can take it!
3. Your best chance of survival is not to pull any guns and just walk away. BigFoots are wired to avoid humans if they see you walking away most likely they’ll leave you alone and will disappear… I hope that helps.
@@hugoguimaraes9807 Unless the bigfoots are supernatural an entire AK magazine will most certainly have an effect on it!!! 7.62x.39 is NO joke of a round.
@@hugoguimaraes9807 it's NOT BF hikers/ campers need to be afraid of! It's all the 2 legged Psychopaths!
@@SuperPangloss exactly, I don’t think they have ever seen one before and definitely not used one
Another awesome story from Chris! This was particularly interesting being a New Englander, and having grown up in northeast New Jersey 7 miles from Times Square. Long ago my brothers and I were taken hiking by our dad in Harriman State Park, which is about 150 miles south of the Adirondacks. There have been bigfoot reports in Harriman over the years. And back in the late 60's my brothers and I built an 8 by 12 cabin about a mile from the nearest road near the hamlet of Donald, Ontario, about 10 miles south of Haliburton, Ontario. One early morning with dawn light just beginning to make the sky visible I woke up to see a large single eye peering through the crack in the partially open door directly at me. Nick's description of the eyes on the creature he saw is a good match for the single eye that was staring at me through the partly cracked door of the cabin.
You have quite a history in the region… thanks for sharing that.⛺️c
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@davidschroeder3272. Near and dear to my heart….. Halliburton. My mom’s sister bought a cabin on a beautiful lot on stunning Drag Lake. It had been a hunter’s cabin. This was in the 50’s and she paid 800 dollars for it. To shorten the story, our family spent 45 happy, happy years in that cottage. Every relative, family friend and school mate came up to that cottage. It was a narrow, winding road from the village to Drag Lake. Us kids always wanted to go into town to spend what little money we had. Halliburton was a bit of an isolated village when we first made our trips up there from Brantford. It really kept Drag Lake pristine, sections with no road and cottages pretty modest. When our aunt died, my cousins sold the cottage. There were many tears shed and l had some very sad dreams about it for a while. We had no tv or phone for years. Some of the best times of my life were spent on Drag Lake. Dad would take us water skiing every day and played cards at night with us. Oh the memories❤️
Oh my goodness. Another reason to lock your doors; so as not to have something peeking in through it. Was it closed and did whatever was looking at you open it?
@@wendycrawford1792 What a very happy childhood you had with that cabin and all your family. ❤️
I was backpack hunting with a bow a few years back in the mountains of Southern California. One evening at out of the silence around 10pm i heard 4-5 “things” come running down the slope above my camp coming towards me. As they got closer they slowed to a trot with one of them moving behind me. As they all slowed to a walk i went into my tent to retrieve a hand gun and then racked a round. As soon as i did that they all took off down stream in 50 yard bounds. Which means they were long gone within seconds. I never saw a thing. No moon was out. The next morning i looked for tracks and disturbances in the leaves. Nothing.
The next evening, my last night, one returned at about the same time as before. Out of nowhere from upstream close to camp i heard one trot in and then it slowed to a walk. I could hear it walk in front of me and then stop on the other side of a tree i was standing by. Without thought i charged around the tree and flipped on my flashlight. Nothing there. No sound of anything running off.
This is just one of many experiences i’ve had up there. 👍🏻
Yes so many crazy experiences so wild, especially after having seen more than three, I am so in touch with my sixth sense it’s helps me stay safe.
San Gabriel Mountains?
@@JCreole The San Bernardino Mountains
Wow. That’s crazy. I’m British so we don’t have huge woods here. But that last thing you heard, it was like it knew you couldn’t see it? That’s why it didn’t run when you chambered?
The fact you stayed there after the FIRST night they showed up says it all smh wow
Great storytelling, Chris! Upstate NY is gorgeous! Wow Nick, that must've been horrifying! 😳
I agree The Adirandacks are the best! All seasons are terrific!
Thanks Chris! I always enjoy your stories. Ive been hiking, fishing 35 years , and solo camping for about 20+ years. I'm going to Spruceknob ( highest elevation in Wv) next week for a 3 day solo camping trip. Ive had a few unexplained things happen to me over the years. I might send you one of stories soon. Hope everyone has a great day or night. Keep up the great work!
That is awesome!🐻⛺️🌲
Spruce Knob is one of my favorite places. Hiked and backpacked there many times. Have fun!
@@susanmilam2346 Ole awesome and thank you!
I’ve done spruce knob too! I lived over right outside skyline drive entrance in va at one time
@@cailin5309 sweet. I used to live in Winchester , VA for my middle and high school years. Skyline drive is awesome, the entrance was in Front Royal VA. There's so many hiking trails at Skyline Dr. I remember in the 90's Skyline didn't charge to enter. My buddy and i used to go hiking at Old Rag Mountain (8.5 or 9 mile hike) many times and you can see skyline from the top of Old Rag Mountain ( highly recommend it ) last 2 miles up is all rock. Its so fun once you're up there. You can literally pick dozens of caves on the way up and better ones on the down. I could talk adventures all day lol , anyways hope you have a great day!
Thanks Nick, and Chris, of course. Nick, I waited 52 years before I shared my experience with Chris and they were just huge footprints a mile long in the snow. Its cathartic to get it off ones chest. To actually see this animal, and have two rocks thrown; I wouldn't have handled it as well as you did. Great story!
I'm sorry Nick had such a frightening experience in the ADKs! My husband canoed and backpacked many years in almost every location in the ADKs while wilderness camping. He always went in a group of three, because you never know what might happen. We've seen bears only a couple of times and never even a moose! I'm shocked poor Nick had that encounter on his very first adventure.
I'm surprised it was on his first time but not surprised that he did because man like creatures have been seen many times especially in the lake george, whitehall area.
Relax. This story is fiction that was made up by Nick ding-dong.
To each his own & that’s fine but don’t disrespect someone else’s experience just because you’ve never had one yourself, it costs nothing to be nice 😊
@@vandrosiawhy would someone like you even watch this channel??? It makes no sense. 🙄
@@Gri03 Entertainment like professional wrestling or watching comedy movies.
WOWOWOWOW Nick!!
I can only imagine how you felt. So thankful you were not harmed.
Thank you for sharing your experience with @BaseCampChris
He's one of the best story tellers!!!!
Thank you!⛺️
Camping buddies are priceless. No way would I have ever gone alone that far into the wild, especially with no bear-spray or weapons.😮 Great storytelling, Chris!
Ikr how can anyone be that dumb like wtf
Can’t you just imagine how Sasquatches go back to their friends and family after encounters with humans and laugh about how they scared the silly humans and made them leave?
That’s actually a very funny thought. His family members probably asked if the human soiled his pants.🤣🤣🤣
I’m trying to find Robert Silverberg’s short story about a hiker kidnapped by a female Sasquatch, and kept as her boy toy. Hilarious.
@@tomardans4258wait what
I dont know if they have a sense of humor
Clicked as soon as I seen Adirondacks!!! I had such a creepy creepy missing 411 type experience in the Adacks!! Something strange about those mountains
Mine happened at moose river plains which is a primitive camping area… I didn’t know anything about the history but I googled it afterwards and their has been several missing people never found from that area… it is thiiiick in there and way to easy to get turned around once you go off a trail. Also a lot of times your compass will go haywire and not work there
Wow! I used to camp in the moose river plains area with my family. I didn't know about the missing men from that area. When I found out, I never went back there again! We had a very scary experience one night, but I convinced myself it was just my imagination. Maybe it wasn't!
My dad climbed Marcy and I’ll never forgot as he was waking up early in the morning. He was packing up his camp with my uncle. He said he looked up and saw a white Stag. He did a double take and it was gone, but swears he saw it not far from him. Crazy story, he’s never changed the details of what he saw. Those woods and mountains are old, I don’t doubt there are lots of creatures in that region.
Thanks for the story! 🐻
So, whom is the other part (private too) in those mountains? Is it reservation land or purchased land?
There was a young white deer that lived with my mon’s neighbor’s cows for several years in TN.
I haven't experienced it but I believe there are Sasquatch, Big Foot or feral people out there. My husband is following a guy who covers Appalachia stories. In one witness, I believe , a hairy beast had been seen, a missing child, special forces came in, said they killed 5, and called them feral people. Pretty wild.
I think that was the incident in roan mountain tn. It’s about thirty miles from me and about 20 minutes from the rest of my family. You take protection with you in the backwoods there.
Sounds like David Paulides 411 stories. He covers thst story often.
Seriously? Do you have any more stories about that area? @@hamfox9714
Good grief! I will never go hiking or camping by myself ever. Arizona has plenty of acres of forest where danger can lurk, aisde from bears, wolves, snakes, scorpions, black widow spiders (eeekkk!), bob cats and mountain lions. Poor guy was even attacked with rocks by those creatures. Another good, scary story, Chris.
😂. I got stung 7 times by a scorpion in the bed of my RV & I am still alive.
@@dontettaton1063 There might be some that are allergic, like people that are allergic to bee stings.
Sadly, there are people that you have to watch out for as well.
@@SuperEholmes 357 magnum
@@dontettaton1063 That will do it.
My Mom used to live in the Adirondacks area and not in town either, but like on a lakefront home. She still lived up there but has moved closer to civilization. Well when you exit the house from the backdoor and look there is a massive expanse of wilderness......it's just forest all over the place, it goes on and on and the house sits on the end of a huuuuge slope that meets this 2 lane road on the hill. Beautiful up there but night time and or evenings are eerie. I Would do things like yard work, rake leaves, water plants, cut wood for the fireplace and or prune trees or help around in other ways. When I was chopping logs one day and this was about 6 years ago it was evening, so the entire day I had worked around the house outside lugging stones in buckets, digging, using the chainsaw to cut wood and cutting more wood. There came a point in time when I chopping the wood and the sun was going down I was alone in the backyard probably 30feet from the house amongst the wilderness well...........I can almost swear but I cannot confirm for sure that a person was watching me from further up the hill whilst hiding between rocks and trees, I can tell you no one ever ventured around there besides me or us. No neighbors up there & unless it was a hiker or something I don't know......I looked at what I thought was a person and momentarily the person looked like a native American with full native American regalia, clothes, Long hair, male, tan skin and I swear when I looked at this person it seemed to transform into basically a shadow and I did see a shadow move up there.......well I said *uck this 😅 & I Cannot tell you how fast I ran inside and shut the door. I Was scared I really didn't know if that was a stalker or a ghost or what? I think if it were a ghost I'd not be surprised though since native Americans have lived and died up there. I Was so scared after that I kept this old pump action rifle nearby at all times.
Keep doing what you've been doing Chris! My only disappointment is that I have to wait 7 whole days between each story. But, as the old saying goes, Good things come to those who wait. Thanks Chris!
I wait too... lol 😆
Yes! Too long in between. We know you’re busy Chris, but you just tell your stories so well and they are so suspenseful, it’s hard to wait. 🌲⛺️🏕️🏔️🌳🪵🔥👣
CHRIS I LIVE IN THE ADIRONDACKS!!!!! I can tell you some stories that would make your skin crawl being up here for 40 years.........I'd live to share a few of those stories with u
I would like to hear them too!!!
It's weird, when it comes to bigfoot, I pretty much consider myself a skeptic. I also enjoy being alone and I'm even somewhat familiar with the outdoors, especially in areas with dense thickets and deep hollows, like the areas my cousins use to take me deer hunting up in northeast Mississippi over the years. But despite all that, the idea of solo camping still freaks me out lol.. The idea of getting lost or falling and breaking a limb, you know, the very real and most likely dangers of being alone out there, isn't actually what I fear, it's the idea of something reaching out of the dark and getting me lol.. The fear feels primal in nature.. Anyway, good story telling Mr Chris, as always!
There’s been a number of sightings in Northeast MS, so you were in a pretty good place for an encounter to happen.
People choose to be unprepared going into the woods. They literally create problems by eating meat and having no reverence for it. People use fire to cook there food and it sends out signals to those cryptids living in the forests. Many of these encounters start off because of peoples behaviors. The forests are quiet and someone enters it. Litter is thrown here and there. People have no spirituality and the crytids know it. People are targeted solely on this. There are those who never bring a Beacon Locator with a paid subscription. Peoples laziness brings trouble. Having a locator saves lives yet people choose never to think ahead. They never carry proper clothing, food, water even for a day trip.
We only discovered the Mountain Gorilla in 1902. I'm pretty sure they were just like The Sasquatch deniers. Calling it a hoax.
Sasquatch screams are the evidence of eyewitness accounts.
If and when you finally see one, you will definitely become another “Knower”.
I believed. I saw. Now I know!
I always think of the deep woods as someone else's backyard.... because it is.... 😊❤
And never worry about what someone else thinks.... it doesn't matter.
All that matters is what you know. ✨ Be safe and well 😊❤
It feels like we are at the campfire listening to stories. Good stuff, keep ‘‘em coming I’ll keep on watching.
I'm from Alaska and our family never went hunting alone; but that goes for anywhere you hunt or hike, never go alone. Thanks for your share. Take care.
Evening all. Glad tidings from Scotland.👋🏻😊
Friends have a house in the Adirondacks that they use whenever they can get away from work. The house they bought hadn't been lived in for like 10 years and needed some serious renovations. After everything was fixed they spent a weekend there. Their son was about 18 and decided to go for a walk on a trail behind their house. After a while something began to pace him. He never saw it, but it was on two legs and sounded very heavy. He grew up hunting so he knows the sounds animals make. He took off running, ran all the way back to the house and locked all the doors. He never went back on the trail.
You make my week Chris! Always a great story. You amaze with your ability to pull us into the tale!
Glad you enjoy it!
You’re such a good storyteller. Literally hiding under my covers feeling actual fear but I’m safe in a city.
I can understand your feelings of fear, yet feeling safe in a city. However, be aware that sightings have occurred in larger cities and city parks. Just saying. Always be aware no matter where you are.
Love chris. Finally a channel where we can listen to stories and not be asked to subscribe and share and comment. I subscribed because i really enjoy chris.
I live in the Adirondack mountains. I was born and raised in Saranac Lake. I've had a few encounters and experiences i can't explain.
Camp in Schroon lake. Live up by Plattsburgh.
I went to college there.. grew up in crown point... Spent a lot of time in Keene valley... I never had any creepy in the woods experience though.
@@rebexestes5206 i know keene pretty well
Chris, this story brings back chills to an experience I had in the Ho rainforest in the 80's in Washington State. No sighting but rocks and wood knocks.
Chris another great story! And talking about my neck of the woods in the Adirondacks!! I still have to tell you my story coming out of the Adirandacks north of Lake George NY. This was many years ago in 1987. A year after I graduated high school. Showing my age. 😢.. But this changed my life and have been back to this place many many times. Great work Chris and you've become my favorite bigfoot channel. I can tell you are the type of person I'd live to share a beer with 100%! Stay safe my friend!
Be good to hear your experience. 👍🏻
Yes we want you to share it! Please!
@@buildertrash4102 yes indeed I will share it asap! I will be laid up for a bit after I get anterior and posterior neck surgery coming up in a week! I'll have plenty of time to email Chris and tell our story. (Myself and 2 friends) These are friends that I have had since 5 years old. Very fortunate as we grew up in the same neighborhood and always enjoyed the same things. Camping was and still is one of them. We still try and get out to this spot North of Lake George, NY. It happened at a campsite on Long Lake. All 3 of us talk about it every time we get together. Usually on card night. Lol. The rest of our group is sick of hearing it. I'll be happy to share asap! Have a great night!
@@Colorado8300 I will get on it asap!
@@boxingprofiler1964 ooh, sounds painful. Hope your operation and recovery goes well. We’re about the same age so I know how good it is to have friends still from early childhood 😊. I’ll be looking out for your story being told!. 👍🏻
I really love your show Chris I saw you one time I was watching you two all it took was the one show and I've been hooked ever since I love hiking and camping outdoors to I think you're great you're totally awesome I will continue to watch just to see you
Awesome! Thank you!🌲🦉🍺🐻
The rocks thrown at your eyewitness Nick, actually made contact which is unusual. It wasn't too hard to knock him over but if it struck his head it could've been a bad outcome. He sprinted back six miles in at a pretty fast pace. Am sorry it's impacted him to feel fearful, hope he is doing well. Thank you for sharing Chris.
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You are SUCH a GOOD story teller; you make it so real!!
I think that a ton more people have experienced these things, but keep it to themselves or just a few close people due to the fear of people thinking they are crazy!
This was the scariest I've heard. I can't imagine the stamina of that young man! I have a feeling that I would have surely passed out from the sheer shock.
I agree! ⛺️
Least the wood-knocking / rock-throwing BIGFOOT didn’t raid his tent. Maybe next time leave ( him ) peanut butter & slice of bread - Racoon style
I have hiked ALL of the Adirondack 46 High Peaks. I initially did it with friends, but they then scattered from the Northeast across the US (me also - to North Carolina). So I did the last few, SOLO, finishing in 2010.
There was ONE time: When I started at The Upper Works, and did a steep-pass loop to do Mt. Marshall. It took longer than I had planned, and I was hiking Dark Miles back to my campsite, by Headlamp. Then the Headlamp suddenly QUIT, and I found myself in TOTAL DARKNESS. In BEAR Country.
I dug through my day pack - by Feel, and Sound - and found a spare pen-flashlight, which allowed me to re-battery my Headlamp.
But, for a time, that was the most Lonely/Blind/Exposed I'd ever felt in my Life X)
Another beer, another great story! Keep it up, Chris; we need the distraction from our problems. Good work.
Thanks, will do!⛺️🌲🌟
Base Camp Chris gifts us a video, and good spirits are risen all over the world.
BCC: a bright light in a world that needs all the cheer (and chills) it can get. ❤❤❤
Thanks for the video! Just this past weekend my husband and I were camping on a relatives property near Tionesta Pa. In the middle of the night, we were awakened by what sounded like dogs barking at coyotes that were yapping across woods. It was quite noisy with the sounds of both the dogs and the coyotes but after a couple minutes there was a different noise, a howl that was neither dog or coyote and with that howl, there was complete silence. The dogs quit barking and the coyotes quit yapping. It was very odd and kinda spooky! 😮
That is very spooky...I had a similar experience in the Plumas NF...solo camp late at night....heard a long slow howl ( low to high back to low ...4x;s ) then coyotes off in opposite direction answered....
Good one Chris! I would have been` Setting all kinds of land speed records trying to get the heck home! I don't blame him !
Yet another wonderful story! You are a great story teller.
I grew up in western NY. We used to vacation in the Adirondacks. One time my parents rented a house for a week, kind of like an AirBnb, but in the early 1980's. The bedrooms were all upstairs. I woke up in the dead of night once while we were there because I heard something growling outside. I think our creepy visitor was a raccoon though. There is a different energy to eastern woods. They're very dense. It's perfect for hiding a sasquatch.
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Well Chris, you have me on the edge of my car seat. I am driving home the long way just so I can listen to the rest of the story 👍
Thanks for listening!!⛺️
Thank you Chris and Nick for sharing this terrifying encounter!
Another great scary story Chris!!! I can only imagine what this guy was thinking and feeling. He got a good shot of what this creature looked like. Freaky!!! . Chris, I get nervous everything you are sitting there telling these stories!! Lol. Thanks for sharing. Stay safe!!❤
I like your channel, you got a dad character telling his freiends a camping story, lol I like it
Thanks 👍
Love to listen to these stories while I'm getting ready for bed. So glad I discovered this channel
I love this guy's stories so much! I enjoy his delivery even more than Mr. Ballen's.
After Ballen’s Craigslist story, I just can’t bring myself to watch him again. It was so beyond disturbing!
Oh man southern tier NY. Against PA. Border we were Turkey hunting .never seen anything bit the whoops howls all night mtn to mtn all night kept us awake till 6 am and we left there lol
Yay!! Perfect video for this weather 😊
Thanks Chris and guest. Terrifying story. Hope everyone has a great Labor Day. Blessings Chris. Be careful out there.
Thanks, you too!⛺️🌲🐻
Watching from UK 🇬🇧 We love this channel. Great storytelling 👏👏👏👏 (by the way Chris, do you think that "dogman" thing is real?)
Great stories and again thanks to the man for sharing his experience..😊 everyone please stay safe out there. Cris again thank you for making this all avaliable to us all❤
Very welcome! ⛺️
Love the atmosphere 👍 Great job Chris 🙂
Another awesome story Chris and I always look forward to Sundays for your video to drop.
I’m like several people who left comments, how do you go into the woods without a firearm or at least bear spray as a bear encounter could end your life quickly as it only takes one swipe or bite to the right place and it’s over for you. 😢
I used to camp in my mother’s private garden; it was in the middle of the house and not intended for playing or anything, just for my mother to enjoy her gardening and, occasionally, as a camping site for well behaved children. A maid would bring supper for us and thus fortified we went to sleep in our tent.
Very good vid! I live in NY and have camped in the ADKs hundreds of nights. Also have hiked ALL the '46" High Peaks. We have also camped right where your subject of this vid camped. We have had some unusual occurrences up there, but NO actual encounters as of yet. When/and if we do you will be the first guy we'll contact! Keep up the awesome vids Chris and we will keep watching.....take care. Rex
Upstate NY in the Western NY region, here. Found two bigfoot prints, about 14 inches long at a local park, and three 4-5 inch trees elsewhere in the park that were twisted and bent over until they snapped. They live a lot closer to us than we think!
I love these videos: it really does feel like being back in scouts, sitting in the tent at night, and listening to the stories swapped as the crickets sing
I’ve been hiking, backpacking, and camping many times in the great Adirondacks. Although I’ve never had an encounter there, I know something is out there that we can only imagine!
Always look forward to your weekly stories. This was another really scary one. Poor guy. So terrifying
sometimes (always) youtube makes finding specific videos of yours difficult.
I am impressed that you camp without a sidearm at least.
I would never do this. To be honest, fear of my stepdad caused me-at 15- to sleep with a .357 magnum revolver under my pillow. Since I grew up and lived on my own on the Oregon coast I downgraded to a .45 colt automatic. Now I never sleep without this kind of thing in reach--even at home in a safe suburban town. Now I'm 60.
I cannot imagine camping without at least a .45 under my pillow.
You laugh alot. More than I ever have, but you seem like a great guy--one who would be fun to camp with.
But laugh, drink those yummy beers ...and carry a gun.
Same noise, while out there training with the PJs, in the Air Force. I thought it must be two tall trees bumping. But there was no wind.
They are very smart, and masters of evading detection. I may have mentioned this before, I was tracked out of the Santa Cruz mountains by something that at the time I didn't know what it was. But it tracked me for some time before I caught on to it being there. It did some things to let me know it was there. Once it did, I realized I'd been trailed for a while before I was aware of it. I suppose I just denied what it really was. Decades later, when my daughter was doing a school report about Bigfoot (!!??) I remembered this event, and let myself admit the truth of this situation to myself. If it hadn't wanted me to know it was there, I never would have known. Once I did know it was there, it kept the setting sun behind it, so I couldn't get a good look at it. All I could see clearly was it was really tall. Knowing what I know now, I stay out of the woods. I wasn't as wise then, but fortunately I learned that lesson without too terrible a consequence.
Can you please tell all the details about exactly everything it did to let you know it was there
Its no"coincidence" that these encounters happen in the national parks..Where you aren't allowed to carry protection,use drones,etc....And any attack that happens is always blamed on a bear...
The Adirondacks are great. Ill never forget the summer me and my family spent there where i fell in love with my dance instructor, Patrick swayze.
6 miles in less than 40min?!?! That is sub 7 min a mile with big backpack on a trail i say no way! I bet it tool him an hr
Bro your not factoring in ADRENALINE. An adrenalin dump can make any human do some UNHUMAN SH*T
This poor guy STILL sounds terrified after all this time. I can never really fathom how anyone (including yourself) who is almost certainly au fe with the many stories about Sasquatch and other "beings" and knowing the type of country they're heading to can even think of venturing out alone, hunting,fishing or anything else. You just cannot have nerves like the rest of us.
Adderondaks contain plentiful Sasquatch experiences shared by witnesses. The forest people will approach in full view if humans are unarmed. This is the case, in most environments, on average. Though, the irony exists in Alaska, where nearly everyone is armed; and yet, these Hairy Men ( as they're called by locals) have terrorized people to the extent of being dispatched by many in fear of their lives. The dynamic seems to be a kill or be killed mentality bouncing off both beings in this case 🤔. There are no experts on the Sabe, C' Tonga, BF, Mauri, etc..but one can glean from listening to the thousands of eye witness accounts: to form a truer and clearer picture of this most mysterious reality.
Thanks for doing a great job Chris, in providing a platform that is both educating people; and helping to heal others👍
Be aware out there, and take care.🙏😇
Thank you. Someone with some real knowledge. Your right about gleaning info. I've read thousands of reports, listened to thousands of podcasts and eyewitness accounts. After almost 8 years of intense study on the subject I've heard just about every possible scenario with sasquatch but there's always that one little nugget of information you come across in a report or podcast that you've never heard before and blows your mind and, at least for me, reinvigorates my passion on the subject. That's what keeps me going.
Yay!! Thank you Chris!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
It could have overtaken him but it didn't.
I see more quality in them then I do most people. I love your channel Chris. Be safe out there 😊
Oh Cris we love your stories, and the sound effect that goes with him. Keep up the good work keep them coming.
Cant wait...what perfect timing
Thanks Chris ! Yay for Fog cutter !
Art work on the beer cans is so beautiful. Hope you can do a project with those. Blessings
Thanks again for another great story
Love having these stories to look forward to.Thanks so much!❤
You are so welcome!
One of your best chris. Look forward to your story telling every week.
Just got back from a twilight hike in the big trees in portola state park in california. Couldnt wait to get back to watch chris tell a great story
Thank God! Its Base Camp Chris! After watching tik tok nonsense, and clips from the dark web on TH-cam, I can fairly 3:06 gush about how wholesome and fun watching your videos are!
Thanks for doing what you do Chris!!!
Means a lot to me!! C⛺️🌲🐻
This was a spectacular story Chris ! I enjoy every one and the scenery is beautiful. I love the way you tell 'em it puts me right there. Looking 👀 forward to the next video. Have a great week ♥️
Another chilling story thanks Chris
Just going out alone with a backpack for a walk…yet to CAMP too!
I get that its about the beauty and balancing within BUT is it a personal test of courage that inspires too?? Because this absolutely spins me out 😂 & I ADMIRE those that do it ❤️
(Who can laugh??? Give them a pack & map and say off you go, let me know what happens, I bet no1 will accept the challenge)
No all heroes wear capes 😁
Well said!⛺️
Thank you for telling this story Chris! Glad Nick is ok.
Another good story. Thanks.
Wow what a wonderful treat for me tonight. I just found your channel and am thrilled. I have very painful health issues and your video intrigued and entertainmened me. Thank you so much. My pain level naturally went down. You have a new subscriber.
You sitting there in the dark telling bigfoot stories has given me serious anxiety. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Awesome story BC Chris! Loved it Nick sorry your camping and hiking has been diminished but definitely do not blame you Thank you fellas for the audio Take care, look forward to the next one BCC!😊
I’m so excited to hear a local story! I’ve had some eerie experience on this trail myself. This trail as well as Mt. Van Hoevenberg. Thanks for the great story telling as usual!
East coast accounts interest me very much. I have had truly squatchy experiences in the Catskills although never a clear sighting. It would make sense they cone down to either side of the great lakes.
Sounds like Nick was camped at Sno-Bird, which at 4000 ft is the highest campsite in the Adirondacks. It's a 5-6 hour walk from the trailhead up some really steep terrain.
Absolutely terrifying !!! It was great to hear you n hear the man talk about this scary experience !!! Thank you for another incrediblectrue story, Chris !!!!!
Thanks for listening
Hi Chris, always look forward to hearing your stories!
Thanks for listening
Hi Chris always look forward to watching your videos. This was another scary story 😮. Please always carry to protect yourself. I’m not sure what type of gun you would need with something so big. I’m in Texas and I can’t wait for some cool weather soon. Be careful out there ❤Nidya