Grass Valley Man Announces National Bigfoot Hunt

GRASS VALLEY, Calif. (CBS13) ― A local man says he came face-to-face with Bigfoot. He said he’s getting ready to spot the creature again using balloons.

A Grass Valley miner used to camp for up to five months every year—just him and his tent, until one night he saw a creature so mysterious he doesn’t rest so easy outdoors anymore.

“It just wandered left and right down the canyon here. Then it went 30 feet from car. It was close enough I could reach through the tent and touch it. My heart beating so hard I could hear it,” said William Barnes.

William says he will never be the same after his encounter. This gold miner was camping near Greenhorn Creek in July 1997, when at 2 a.m., he came face to face with Bigfoot.

“It took me 4 years to mention it to the first person—one of my best friends,” said William.

Once William opened up about his heart-stopping sighting with the 500-pound mysterious ape, he found out he was not alone.  Read Article

By Neda Iranpour