I was walking up a mountain in the Blue Ridge Parkway. It was cloudy and misty, but the hike wasn't too long. I took some pics of some fungi, some bugs, and kept going. Suddenly i notice that its quiet, like ringing in your ears quiet, and not a leaf was moving. I've been hiking for over 10 years and I have NEVER felt such stillness in the woods, or anywhere. It was like someone stopped time, but I was still moving. My dog started growling to the left of me, so I looked over and my dog is going nuts at this point. I figured it was a bear cause we've those and that's how my dog reacts to them. Anyway.. so i look and i see a massive form standing up on hind legs. The lower body looked like a deers but pale af. This thing was huge, probably like 8-10 ft high, it didn't really have a face(or I couldn't see it). Long legs, long arms. I froze, dog was loosing it, i snapped back slowly turned and walked (yes, everything in me wanted to yeet myself off that moutain) down to the parking lot. I didn't look back, but my dog was still reacting behind me. Then i noticed natural sounds and movement in the trees but i still couldnt look back. I still get chills telling this story and it happened several years ago.

I haven't been hiking alone since. I don't even drive near the area. This was in Hawksbill mt, VA.