The silence in the deep woods is not always empty. Sometimes, it’s listening.

The Pacific Crest Trail is a 2,650-mile journey through the last great wildlands of the American West. Thousands walk it, seeking solitude and adventure. But they are not always alone. For decades, a steady drumbeat of testimony has emerged from these remote spaces—chilling, firsthand accounts of encounters with something that should not exist.

This is not a book of folklore. It is a sober presentation of testimony from the people who know this wilderness best: seasoned thru-hikers, Forest Service employees, wildlife biologists, and veteran trail crews. These are credible individuals whose survival depends on a clear-eyed assessment of what is real. What they saw, heard, and felt has haunted them, often kept secret for years out of fear of ridicule.

Inside this chilling collection of case files, you will:

• Witness two massive, dark figures foraging on a barren slope in the High Sierra, moving with an impossible, fluid grace.

• Discover a set of enormous, bare footprints alongside a remote river, revealing a foot so strangely human it defies all biological explanation.

• Listen to a chorus of booming, percussive knocks echo across a silent valley—a powerful language not meant for human ears.

• Feel the terror of a Forest Service worker as he is stalked for miles through the deep woods by a heavy, bipedal presence that remains just out of sight.

• Stand with a group of eighteen people as they watch a tormented, hairy figure pace on a distant ridge, broadcasting a profound and recognizable distress.

These are not the random encounters of a mindless monster. They reveal a pattern of contact, a glimpse into a hidden world that exists just beyond the veil of our own. These stories suggest that the trail is a shared corridor, used by another, more ancient traveler.

If you believe the map is not the territory, and that the world is still large enough to hold profound mysteries, scroll up and click “Buy Now” to step onto a trail of unsettling truth.