A NPS Ranger says a lot of weird things happen in the Southwest, and his fellow rangers who have worked in the NPS for a while have some good stories.I received the following account:"Hi. You asked for personal stories, so this is what have to offer. My brother is a National Park Ranger. He only had one weird experience in Big Bend National Park in Brewster County, Texas. He and his roommate had the exact same dream when chased through the mountains by a large black bull. Turns out the canyon he was staying in is haunted by a witch that takes the form of a bull. It’s called Brujas Canyon.He says a lot of weird things happen in the Southwest though, and his fellow rangers who have worked in the NPS for a while have some good stories. One season he was working at Arches in Utah, and his friend/fellow ranger had taken a kayaking trip somewhere in that area of Utah.One night while sleeping by the banks of the river, she had a very vivid dream of something walking in the water outside her tent. She went outside to check and there was a naked woman in the river. This woman then jumped on his friend and started choking her so violently that when she woke up she was still seriously gasping for breath. The next morning she checked outside her tent and there were cougar tracks everywhere.She talked to a Native friend about this, and turns out skinwalkers will turn into cougars and hang out in that section of the river. Apparently, she’s lucky to be alive. My brother said the fear of skinwalkers is so alive in those Native communities that when he would visit schools to give talks he would have to refrain from talking about certain animals because they’re commonly associated with skinwalkers. Owls and cougars apparently.He also said there are quite a few NPS Rangers that believe in Bigfoot. Not that he’s a real ape but some kind of forest spirit." M**********HUNTERS BEWARE! YOU MAY BECOME THE HUNTED! | Live Chat | Q & A (HARROWING EXPERIENCER REPORTS!)PHANTOMS & MONSTERS VIDEO LIBRARYPOLL: WHAT DO YOU THINK? Vote & comment on paranormal, cryptid & unexplained mysteries!LISTEN TO NARRATIONS OF PHANTOMS & MONSTERS REPORTS & CASES - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE, LIKE & SHAREPHANTOMS & MONSTERS RADIO Podcasts on SpotifyPHANTOMS & MONSTERS READING LISTCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistHave you had a sighting or encounter?Contact me by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. LonOUR SOCIAL MEDIA LINKSBigfoot and Other Cryptid Videos on YouTubeLYCANS! - PENNSYLVANIA'S CRYPTID CANINES UPDATE'KILLER BIGFOOT' HUNTED BY U.S. SPECIAL FORCES / GLIMMER MAN / MANTIS HUMANOIDSCRAWLER HUMANOIDS - GRUESOME INVADERS! (REAL EYEWITNESS ENCOUNTERS!)WEREWOLVES: DO THEY EXIST?'DOGMAN IN OUR YARD!' - AN OHIO FAMILY'S 12-YEAR SAGA WITH CRYPTID CANINESHey, folks. Thanks for the congrats on 'The Mothman Revisited' episode on Unsolved Mysteries. As a result, we are receiving more sighting reports and are very excited and grateful for the new information!I sincerely thank the Unsolved Mysteries team and Netflix for allowing us to tell the world about this phenomenon.If you have information about this or any other cryptid or unexplained sighting or encounter, please feel free to contact me by email or at 410-241-5974. Thanks again! LonCHICAGO MOTHMAN / O'HARE BATMAN YouTube PlaylistChicago / Lake Michigan Winged Humanoid Regional Interactive MapEXCLUSIVE VIDEO of CHICAGO MOTHMAN RECORDED---------------Become a Phantoms & Monsters Radio Insider - just $2.99 monthly, and receive these perks. Thanks for your support!-Members-only live chats-Exclusive members-only videos-Priority reply to members' commentsHave perks suggestions? LMK-----YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED! THANKS-----Have you had a sighting or encounter?Contact us by email or call the hotline at 410-241-5974Thanks. Lon Noted UFOlogist Dr. Raymond Keller believes the idea of extraterrestrials and even ultra-dimensional beings from many different planets and alternate realms living and working among us clandestinely is more than just another conspiracy theory.Available on Amazon.comSan Francisco Book Festival Honorable MentionNew York Book Festival Honorable MentionAlso available with audiobooknarration by Terry Springs,CBS-TV Las Vegas affiliate.OUR PRIVACY POLICYThis blog and newsletter are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Work 3.0 United States License.Registered trademark PHANTOMS AND MONSTERS ® / PHANTOMS & MONSTERS ® - USPTO #90902480 - Lon D. Strickler© 2005-2025 Phantoms & Monsters - All Rights Reserved