A lady followed me on a hiking trail in Central Michigan, I don’t know if she was human…
Hello There, I could really use some help here as I’m starting to really get worried. Last night I was followed by a very creepy lady while out hiking in my local trails at state land. I’ve hiked and hunted these trails my whole life and not once have I encountered anything quite like this… Don’t get me wrong, I’ve had my fair share of spooky things happen while out solo camping but this? This chilled me right to the bone, and now I think i’m being stalked. Let me explain what’s been going on and hopefully one of you may be ab;e to help me out here…
Last night, Christmas Eve I had nothing to do as I have no kids, no wife, and my parents live 3 hours away. So to kill my boredom I had the genius idea of going on a solo hike through our local trails. Like I said, I’ve hiked these trails multiple times. This time however, I’ll never forget.
I got out to the trail head 5 p.m., I had my headlamp on and I knew these trails like the back of my hand so I wasn’t too concerned with the sunlight quickly fading. I don’t know if any of you are from Michigan but we’re having a surprisingly sunny and warm December, however it still gets dark here around 5- 5:30 p.m. The weather was beautiful and perfect for a night time walk. We don’t have too many nice winter days like this so I wanted to take full advantage and enjoy warm night air. So I got out of my truck and started up the trail head. This particular trail I was on started out in dense pine trees and after a mile or so it opened up to these awesome valleys with huge fields. Most of the time, if I was quiet enough and looked around I could see some deer grazing and other wild life. This time though, nothing… I was honestly quite surprised there wasn’t a single animal, considering how beautiful of a night it was. Now that I think about it I didn’t see or hear even a squirrel in the pines, which is very uncommon. They are plentiful in these parts and no matter the time I can always hear them running and playing in the trees. This time it was dead quiet.
I kept on walking though and just enjoyed the peace and quiet. Once I exited the pines and entered the first field I started to get this nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach, like something was watching me. I chalked it up to me being paranoid due to the lack of wildlife and continued on. I wish I would’ve turned back right then and there but if I did, well I wouldn’t be here posting now would I? anyway, I continued on and the feeling just intensified as I progressed. At this point a was a good mile and a half in and it dawned on me, if there was something out here with me I was screwed. Not a single person knew I was out here and I never had cell reception when in this area. If a predator was stalking me I would just be done for… I was kicking myself in the ass for not bringing my handgun with me honestly, we don’t have a whole lot of dangerous game here in central Michigan so I didn’t think twice about it when leaving.
I was nearing the end of the first field and before I stepped into the next little section of pines I decided to take a quick look around, just to satisfy that nagging feeling in the back of my mind. At first I didn’t see anything but just as I was about to turn back around something caught my eyes. There was slight movement back about 100 yards behind me.
“the fuck?” I whispered as squinted to get a better look.
I wasn’t sure but it looked like a figure, half hidden behind a bush. I stared closely and when I saw it shift slightly my heart leaped into my throat. The figure was definitely humanoid and it appeared to be staring straight at me.
“Hello!” I foolishly called out, hoping whoever it was would simply identify itself.
As soon as I hollered the figure quickly ducked behind the bush, disappearing from my view. My heart was racing pretty good at this point, a million worse case scenarios running through my mind. I couldn’t help but think it was a serial killer ready to pounce and stabbed me to death, stashing my body in theses woods. I turned around and started walking a little faster, trying to distance myself from whoever was out here with me. To my horror I heard twigs and sticks snapping a little ways behind me as the person started to follow me.
“I have a gun!”I shouted, trying to scare them into leaving me alone.
looked back over my shoulder to see where they were at and when I did, my heart hammered in my chest I swear I thought I was gonna pass out. The person was now maybe 20 feet behind me, and I could tell it was a woman. Only her jaw hung open, as if in complete shock. Her eyes open extremely wide, staring directly at me. When I first turned around she was still walking and the way she moved scared me so bad it sent me into a dead sprint upon looking at her. I know it sounds kind of funny but believe me, it wasn’t… She was tip toeing as quiet as she could in the same way a cartoon character would trying to be sneaky. Her legs taking these huge, lanky steps. Everything about the way looked and move just sent these shivers down my spine.
“Leave me alone lady!” I shouted as I ran away as fast as I could.
As I ran I heard her start to laugh hysterically as she chased me. She was no longer trying to be quiet as I could her crashing through the woods, catching up to me rather quickly. I decided to turn and run off the trail once I rounded a bend where I knew she couldn’t see me for a moment. As soon as I stepped off I quickly hid behind a tree and turned off my headlamp. After a couple of seconds I heard the sound of her heavy, odd footsteps as she got closer and closer. I held my breath and slammed my eyes shut, sending a quick prayer to the lord above to just let her pass… Her horrible laughter echoed through the woods as thankfully, she ran pass me.
As soon as her footsteps sounded a little further down the trail I jumped out from behind the tree and took off running back the way I came. I hadn’t got 20 feet when I heard a blood curdling scream bellow through out the woods. Fuck… I ran faster than I ever had in my life, running on pure adrenaline and the will to live. I just knew if she caught me I wouldn’t make it, and it would be a horrible, painful death. The sound of her footsteps once again got louder and louder as she got closer. How the fuck could she run so fast?
I felt a huge wave of relief as I saw the entrance to the trail head maybe 100 feet ahead. Somehow, I ran even faster as I knew my truck would be right there. I reached into my pockets and fished my keys out. She let out another hideous scream as she got even closer, maybe 50 feet behind me now.
I got to my truck and jumped in, putting my keys in the ignition and starting it in record time. I backed out and peeled out of there as fast as I could without losing control. After one final scream of frustration I looked in my rear view mirror to watch the woods disappear in my rear view mirror. The whole drive home I kept checking behind me, afraid I’d see her chasing after me, even though I knew it would be impossible at 60 mph. 5 minutes later I pulled in my driveway and jumped out of the truck once parked, running full blast inside. I slammed the door behind me and locked it. I ran all around my house locking every window and door, not feeling safer until I knew I was locked up and safe. I walked upstairs to my bedroom and layed in my bed, catching my breath. After a little while I must’ve passed out from exhaustion. I awoke to the pitch black room and quiet house. My heart started racing as I remembered the lady from the woods and I jumped up to look out my window.
“No…” I quietly whispered as I looked in my back yard.
The lady from the woods was standing in my backyard, slack jawed and staring right up at me. My heart once again pounded so hard I thought I would faint. As soon as she noticed me she smiled this huge, impossibly wide ear to ear grin. She then shrieked that awful scream again and ran back into the woods. Needless to say, I didn’t sleep after that…
So that’s why i’m here… If anyone has an idea of what the hell this lady is, as I know there’s no way shes human, can someone let me know? Maybe give me some advice on what to do here? Thanks in advance.
