Laura Krantz

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You're like the number one Bigfoot podcast, so it's fun to be able to talk to you.

On a road trip with his family late at night in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, Hal Halderman saw something.

Taller than the van.

Well over seven feet tall, he thought.

And absolutely gigantic.

He shot right past it before slamming on the brakes, bringing his giant van to a standstill.

The sound of her panic woke their three little kids who were sleeping in the back seat.

This happened 28 years ago, and it still gnaws at him.

Hal wasn't someone who believed in Bigfoot, but that one sighting changed everything.

It took over his life.

He moved his family from Arizona to the Pacific Northwest and kept trying to find the creature.

But he hasn't seen anything since.

Not a glimpse.

Hal's not alone.

Thousands of others have reported seeing Bigfoot and become consumed by the search.

But this is in Canada, not exactly prime orangutan habitat.

Some of these stories are decades old, and the people telling them live hundreds of miles apart.

I've hung out with them on weekend camping trips and at seminars and spent time talking to them one-on-one.

And for the most part, I really don't think they're nuts.