Tacoma Researcher Tracks Sasquatch Activity Near Fort Lewis

A Daytime Encounter That Will Give You Chills So I just stumbled across this incredible interview on YouTube, and I had to share it with you all. A researcher named Steve Edwards, based out of Tacoma, Washington, sat down with the channel Sketching Encounters to talk about a daytime sighting that honestly left me speechless. The guy has been actively researching a spot near Fort Lewis Army Base for over a year and a half, and what he describes seeing is the kind of encounter every researcher hopes for but rarely gets. What makes Steve's approach so fascinating is his focus on the urban Sasquatch phenomenon. While most researchers head deep into remote mountains, Steve has been proving that you don't have to go far at all. Fort Lewis is massive—around 60,000 acres with about 30,000 of those being untouched forested land. And right on the outskirts, within just 20 minutes of town, Steve found his research spot. Public land, close to civilization, but with all the characteristics these beings would want—water, cover, food sources. He studied topography maps and basically tried to think like a Sasquatch, putting himself in their shoes (or rather, bare feet) to figure out where they'd want to be. His methodology is solid. He started with audio monitoring, which he emphasizes is absolutely necessary. Trail cams don't really work well, but audio recorders pick up things your ears can't catch—whoops, tree knocks, all kinds of activity. Once he confirmed something was happening in the area for at least 30 days, he added cameras. And he did capture something on a trail cam—just eyes, but wide apart, moving in a way that definitely wasn't any animal you'd find in the Pacific Northwest. The encounter itself happened three days before his six or seven-month mark of being out there. Steve describes seeing a face, then realizing it was covered in hair, all hair and eyes, and it just stared at him before hiding. The way he talks about it, the vividness of the memory, you can tell this wasn't something his mind made up. This was real. He also shared a story about a friend he brought camping who was a total skeptic. That friend ended up having his own encounter and was genuinely traumatized. He thought it was someone in a ghillie suit at first, but the build and proportions were way too big for any human. That experience changed him completely. Fort Lewis has been around since about 1917, and Steve makes a great point about why this area is so significant. A military base that size, with that much protected land, for over a hundred years? That's prime real estate for something wanting to be left alone. Makes you wonder what the military knows that they aren't sharing. Steve also touches on something important—the rise of AI-generated content in the cryptozoology world. He's right to call it out. With all the fake videos being uploaded lately, real encounters and genuine research like his are more valuable than ever. Audio recordings, eyewitness testimony, physical evidence—these are the things that matter. If you're into Sasquatch research, especially the idea that these beings are living much closer to us than most people realize, this interview is a must-watch. Steve's approach to urban research is refreshing, and his encounter is one of those stories that stays with you. Check out the full interview on the Sketching Encounters channel—you won't regret it.