Waterville Valley, NH
Written by James Paradie
Published in the White Mountain Shopper on June 18th, 2010
Waterville Valley is a small town of only an estimated 257 people(according to a census conducted in 2000), with only thirty-seven students enrolled in the 2006-2007 school year(Kindergarten through the 8th grade)at the Waterville Valley Elementary(a.k.a. “Little Red School”)and has hosted a few famous citizens such as former Republican United States Senator, John E. Sununu(who still has a residence)and co authors of the hit children’s book Curious George, H.A. Rey and Margret Rey also used to write several of the famous little chimp‘s adventures in a cottage now dubbed “The Curious George Cottage“. But, the story I’m about to tell you has nothing to do with politicians or a mischievous chimp. However, it does have to do with a creature that has been reported to lurk around the darkest corners of the White Mountain National Forest.
Our story begins with a man who takes his wife and daughter annually to a trip to Waterville Valley’s White Mountain National Forest. According to the reports, the only problem the family had was not with the locals, but with the locals bears. But, he was in for a big surprise.
The man reports that when everyone went to sleep, that’s usually his time to build a fire. Fires are meant to be enjoyable, but not when you start to hear noises such as this gentlemen did this one night in 2001. But, the sound wasn’t a bear grunt, an owl, or a deer breaking a branch. It was “sneaky” as the camper put it. As if someone was watching them and that feeling is never welcomed among the masses. He turned his flashlight to the suspected noise.
“What I saw haunts me even now”, the man said in his report to About.com’s Paranormal section.
Something was in the trees as he flashes the light on the face, he was startled by the sight of something. More like a living being. The thing was grey, naked, very muscular, and hunched down. It’s face was wide, if it was to stand it would be five maybe six feet tall. It’s skin was human like, but with more of a leather like feature, and it’s eyes were maybe the freakiest part described in this man’s sight. They were big, but even with the light on them, they were as black as coal. Another feature was his legs, which were muscular, but backwards like a birds. Whether or not the thing was startled by the flashlight is among anyone’s guess as it just looked at the camper. The creature then jumped off the trees and was out of the sight.
The man went in and woke up his wife, daughter and a friend who tagged along. They, of course, thought he was crazy. They fell asleep while he decided it was best to sleep in the van. Can’t really blame him.
The man wasn’t lucky the next year though. He did the same routine as last year by making a fire and just enjoying the great outdoors like anyone can in New Hampshire. He then heard a noise, thinking it was a bear due to a bear problem in the area at the time. He started to make noise hoping it would go away, but the sound just got closer. He shined his light in the direction of the noise and there was the creature again. It was around the tree line. The camper then disregarded his light, letting the lantern shine upon him. He was afraid, but the mind wonders sometimes, and he got the crazy idea to actually go over to the creature. He stepped closer to him, making sure not to make any sudden movements that the creature maybe think is threatening. He got within 20 feet of it, and the creature jumped back and disappeared in the night.
The man has stated that he looks forward to going next year(which in this story sense would have been 2003)to see the creature again. However, there is no update on the man or the creature. I hope for his sake, the creature does exist, because it seems like a creature who means no harm and is just one of those creatures of the night who get curious, like Big Foot(who believe it not has also been spotted in the Granite State).
Calling all ghost freaks, UFOlogists, and all in between: Please jump onto your computer(don’t take that literally now), get onto your Facebook account and search up: “Scared Sheetless”. Join the group that as of right now has 97 members. Stop by and become the 98th and let’s chat about your sightings. Also, search up my good friends at “The NEPI Paranormal Experience” and call us for an investigation!
Until next time this has been another Scared Sheetless. Keep your eyes wide, and your ears up, because you never know when you’re going to have a paranormal experience. See you next time Graveyard Disciples and happy haunting!
Resource:
http://paranormal.about.com/library/blstory_november02_19.htm (Site is no longer available.)
Waterville Valley is a small town in New Hampshire with a population of only 508 citizens, according to a census conducted in 2020. It has hosted a few famous citizens such as co authors of the hit children’s book Curious George, H.A. Rey and Margret Rey had a vacation home in Waterville Valley, where they would write several books of the little chimps adventures. This house is now the tourist attraction, The Curious George Cottage. But the story I’m about to tell you has nothing to do with a mischievous chimp. However, it does have to do with a creature that has been reported to lurk around the darkest corners of the White Mountain National Forest.
Our story begins with a man who takes his wife and daughter annually on a trip to Waterville Valley’s White Mountain National Forest. According to the reports, the only problem the family had was not with the locals, but with the bears and they’re not the friendly ones you find at Clark’s Trading Post either. But on one trip, there would be something else. Something terrifying.
The man reports that when everyone went to sleep, that’s usually his time to build a fire. Fires are meant to be enjoyable, but not when you start to hear the noises he heard on this night in 2001. The sound wasn’t a bear grunt, an owl, or a deer breaking a branch. It was “sneaky” as the camper put it. As if someone or something was watching them. Survival instincts taking over, the man was probably fearing for the well-being of his family and himself. He turned his flashlight to the suspected noise.
“What I saw haunts me even now”, the man said in his report to About.com’s Paranormal section.
Something was in the trees and as he slowly moved the flashlight up to this creature’s face, he was startled by what he saw. The creature was gray, naked, very muscular, and hunched down. Its face was wide, if it was to stand it would be five maybe six feet tall. Its skin like leather and its eyes were maybe the freakiest part described by this man. They were big, but even with the light on them, they were as black as coal. Another feature was his legs, which were muscular, but looked like they could’ve been a bird’s legs. Whether or not the thing was startled by the flashlight is anyone's guess as it just looked at the camper. The creature then jumped off the trees and was out of sight.
The man went in and woke up his wife, daughter and a friend who tagged along. They, of course, thought he was crazy. They fell asleep while he decided it was best to sleep in the van. Can’t really blame him.
This is normally where I would say, and they never went back, but you would be wrong, Graveyard Disciples, because this man and his family did go back. He was not as lucky as he was in 2001. He did the same routine as last year by making a fire and just enjoying the great outdoors like anyone can in New Hampshire. He heard a noise, thinking it was a bear due to a bear problem in the area at the time. He started to make noise hoping it would go away, but the sound just got closer. He shined his light in the direction of the noise and there was the creature again. It was around the tree line. He was afraid, but the mind wandered sometimes, and the saying curiosity killed the cat comes to my mind in this next part of the story. He got the crazy idea to actually go over to the creature. He stepped closer to him, making sure not to make any sudden movements that the creature may think is threatening. He got within 20 feet of it, and the creature jumped back and disappeared in the night.
The man has stated that he looked forward to going back the next year, which would be 2003 to see the creature again. However, it has been almost 20 years and I could not find an update. Let’s hope for his sake, his following trips went without another visit from the creature of Waterville Valley.
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