YEAR: 2021

SEASON: Spring

MONTH: May

DATE: 05/30/2021

STATE: North Carolina

COUNTY: Haywood County

LOCATION DETAILS: We were at the blue Ridge Parkway at the Masonic marker

NEAREST TOWN: Maggie Valley

NEAREST ROAD: Blue Ridge Parkway

OBSERVED: My son and I had just finished watching the sunset on the Blue Ridge Parkway at the Masonic marker. We were still sitting there watching the overview as a fog was rolling in. It was getting very cold so we got into the car, cranked the car up and started to back up and leave when a very dark large figure ran across the road into the woods. It looked man like. I turned towards the figure but couldn’t see anything. It was entirely too large to be a black bear and definitely wasn’t an elk. I haven’t seen any at all this weekend. The figure was very black. The hairs on my arm and back of my neck stood up straight I have never in my life been so afraid.

ALSO NOTICED: n/a

OTHER WITNESSES: 2; We were watching the sunset and taking photos

OTHER STORIES: no

TIME AND CONDITIONS: 8:51pm dusk and foggy

ENVIRONMENT: Blue Ridge Parkway at the overlook near the Masonic marker

About BFRO Investigator Jeff Carpenter:

* Worked as a Parks and Recreation Director in North Carolina for 30 years.
* A hunter and fisherman with a love for hiking and camping.
* His family has lived in the Mountains of WNC since late 1700's and he has a vast knowledge of this area and the Great Smoky National Park.
After finding things in my hunting areas that were out of the norm and that could not be explained, I began my search for answers.
* Attended many, BFRO and various private Expeditions in the southeast and lead personal research trips for small groups. Seventeen years of researching and studying Sasquatch.