A worker at Crater Lake National Park observes an unknown humanoid and experiences bouts of black-outs and lost time. The incident convinces him that he has had an otherworldly entity encounter.
The following account was forwarded to me:
"Hi, Lon. I've been reading your blog for months after becoming interested in cryptids and the supernatural. I currently live near Portland, Oregon. I was recently talking to a neighbor about a strange encounter he had while working at Crater Lake National Park back in the late 1980s. The man was clearing brush and repairing a trail.
One evening, soon after he clocked out, he realized he had forgotten his work bag, so he drove back to the work site. He began walking along the trail that led to where he had been working. It was then that he felt a presence like something was watching him. He says that at the time he had no idea what it was but knew it was definitely there. He continued walking and heard a strange singing sound coming from the forest. It was like a woman or a child was out there. He said it was haunting and strange. He said it seemed to be coming from the direction where he had been working which made him apprehensive about continuing. As a result, he became so concerned that he decided to retrieve the bag the next day. So he turned around and headed back to his truck.
He began walking back but heard footsteps in the distance behind him. He turned around but saw no one, so he quickened his steps and continued walking. He then heard footsteps following him, and keeping pace with him. When he stopped, he said it wasn't long before he felt an overwhelming sense of danger. He began to run back to his truck.
Just before he reached his truck he turned around and that's when he saw it. He observed two bluish colored eyes looking at him through the darkness. He said that there was 'evil' in those eyes. As he watched, the rest of the creature gradually came to him. What he saw was humanoid in appearance and pale gray in color. He said it kept low. He was transfixed by the sight and paralyzed. It slowly crept towards him. Its head looked alien-like in appearance. It then stopped and stared at him without blinking. Then it quickly turned and disappeared into the undergrowth.
After standing there shocked and paralyzed for a minute or two he moved. He was intrigued by what he had witnessed. He then stepped forward to try to find this being and looked around for 30 minutes. He could not locate anything. There was no sign of it at all. He eventually gave up his search and walked back to his truck.
He returned to where he first heard the singing sounds and now there were tracks that looked like dog tracks but were quite large. There were only four toes on each print rather than the five that you would expect from a normal dog. After looking at these tracks for a few minutes trying to figure out what made them he had this strange sensation. His mind went blank and he couldn't remember why he was there or what had happened. He then decided to leave the area and head home.
The next day while at work his boss radioed him and asked if he had seen anything strange in that area. Another worker reported seeing something unusual. He said yes and described the humanoid creature with gray skin and evil eyes. His boss was dismissive and he attempted to explain it away. He and his boss went to the area to look for the tracks.
Once they arrived at the area and after looking around for a few minutes he remembers that his mind went blank again. He blacked out again like before and when he looked up from the tracks his boss was missing. He then glanced at his watch. Over two hours had passed. It was now mid-afternoon and he couldn't remember the previous two hours. That terrified him! He walked back to the parking lot hoping to find his truck. It was still there. He got in and immediately returned to the main station where his boss was sitting in his office. He asked him what had happened but his boss just looked up as if nothing had occurred. His boss asked him casually how his day was progressing, as if nothing had transpired earlier. That was his last day working at Crater Lake. He realized he had encountered an otherworldly entity and wanted nothing to do with it.
In the many years since that incident he has never experienced anything out of the ordinary. But he stays away from Crater Lake and never plans to return to the park." NN
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