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Camper describes stalking Bigfoots near "Devil's Bathtub" in Spearfish Canyon witnessed in Lawrence County, South Dakota

Lawrence County, South Dakota

Near Spearfish

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Lawrence County South Dakota (Class B) BFRO

October 2012

I would like to start by saying i'm an avid hunter, hiker, and all around outdoorsman. I was going to the SD School of Mines at this time for engineering. It was late October 2012. I went solo camping in Spearfish Canyon area on Black Hills forest land. I do not want to give the precise location but it is near Devils Bathtub. I was going up an unused logging trail when I noticed the sun was getting low so I knew I had to find a place to rest or I'd end up setting up camp in the dark. I quickly found an overgrown logging trail that veered off to my right. The foliage consisted of either aspen or a birch thicket butting up to the edge of the trail with very little room to walk on the gravel trail. This continued for 20 yards at which point I came out into a fork in the trail. The fork had a patch of grass just big enough in it for me to set my tent up as the surrounding area was strung with rock, uneven ground, and thick overgrown trees. I watched as the sunset and laid in my t...

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