BFRO #20197: Nighttime sighting by motorist near Mt. Madonna Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains
π Location
Mt. Madonna Park area, Santa Cruz Mountains, Watsonville, CA
Specific Location: Side of Highway 152 near Hecker Pass Rd, en route to Mt Madonna Park
Coordinates: 37.04333, -121.63444
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37.0433Β°, -121.6344Β°
π Description
I saw one of these sasquatch-bigfoot things one night walking on the side of the highway. I want to say it was in the early fall of 1980, because my kids were very young. My husband and I were driving up Hecker Pass from Watsonville, on our way to Mt Madonna to meet relatives for what I want to say was a dinner or dinner event. it seems so long ago. It happened very fast, but what I saw looked covered in brown hair from head to toe and was huge, walking just like a man. It scared me to death! My husband wasn't paying attention but he knew I saw something that frightened me terribly because I reacted emotionally so quickly. We were coming around a turn. I remember it being a very windy road, and it was walking with it's back to me. It was a very foresty area with lots of redwoods everywhere. It was so quick but so clear. I'm absolutely convinced of what I saw and still get shaken up when I think about it. I had great eyesight then and still have it now. I haven't talked about this with many people and am not sure who I told back then other than maybe my immediete family. It's been almost 30 years. Last week my husband and I were celebrating 4th of July at a party. I was stunned as I overhead Bart Cutino talking to my cousin about bigfoot as he was walking out the door. I had no idea he looks for them and I haven't heard anything in the news in a long time. My eldest daughter used to babysit him when he was very young and I've known his mother my whole life. When I told him what I saw he convinced me to look at this site and report what happened. I wish I could remember more. It's just been so long.
π Circumstances
No, my husband had either dozed off or wasn't paying attention until I reacted
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
Night, was dark but hadn't been for that long
βΉοΈ Additional Details
Night, was dark but hadn't been for that long
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmiy5stem00ju8fyshti4kan0
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 9, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025