Night time road crossing near Strawberry, Arizona witnessed in Gila County, Arizona

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It was between Christmas and New Year's Day 1983 at about 8:00 P.M. I went to pick up a friend at her parents home for an evening out, about one half miles south of Strawbery, Arizona off of Highway 87. There is a dirt lane that leads between a quarter to a half mile from the highway to their home. This lane cuts through a ponderosa pine forest. It was on this lane on our way back to the highway that we saw the sasquatch. He entered from out of the woods on our left, crossed the dirt lane in front of us and entered into the woods on our right. Although it was after dark, we were able to see him quite clearly in our headlights. We were moving slowly. I would estimate him to have been about 7 feet tall and to have weighted about 400 pounds. He was covered in a light colored hair, similar to that of a camel in color. He walked upright on two legs and had the gait of a human, as his arms swung in time with his steps. He never looked directly at us, but continued to look stright ahe...