I've heard reports of strange lights on that road from others -- encased in a bright light. I had my own encounter with lights the first summer I worked up at the observatory. I thought it was another car, but the lights traveled at strange and inconsistent speeds. At several points I thought they were going to pass me, so I slowed up. Only there was no noise and no brightening, and when I turned around, there was nothing behind me. The second incident, I realized the lights were vertical and not horizontal. They'd start off far behind me, then zoom up as if traveling several hundred miles per hour. I called them an UMO [unidentified moving object] as they didn't appear to be flying.
Every night I've returned from the observatory since, I've looked for those lights. I've never seen them again though. Disappointing as this time I'd investigate more. I'm just so curious. What were they?
Yes, I'm always on the look out for weird, but I'm not prone to seeing things. I've been wanting to see a cougar for 4 years and haven't. Bet they've seen me though [so, I tease one of the other volunteers that the lions are in the bushes watching us]. Sure, I've made up stories about yetis for the guests, but I've never seen one. Which brings us to another weird tale. The Pine Mountain is part of the Deschutes National Forest, which is known for Bigfoot sightings. Cool.
Maybe the lights were Yeti with mopeds. Shrug. ??
So on with the cattle mutilations. One of the new volunteers worked for a national park in Arizona, and told me how he was called in to investigate a cattle mutilation down there. He said it was really strange as there were no tracks near the carcass. He said just the udder was missing and the wound appeard as if it had been cut out. There were no tears or teeth marks, just a precise hole. He said no animal had done that. There was also very little blood which is a characteristic of all reported mutilations.
Since reports in Millican Valley noted strange lights, I wonder how the two are related. But like all great mysteries, I'd hate for it to be solved and to really know. I doubt the reality is as spectacular as what can be imagined. The imagining is where all the fun is for me.
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| Millican Valley coming down off Horsehead Ridge |
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| Looking East in Millican Valley. A couple of antelope add to the scene. |
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| Looking West from Millican Valley. The Cascades in the distance. |
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| The gangsta cows of Millican Valley |
PS, I have a guest post on The Capillary where I talk about physical limitations.
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You have all kinds of interesting things happening in your area. We've received an occasional UFO siting, but nothing extraordinary. I enjoy listening to the tales and imagining my own twists to it.
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THIS is why you are a writerswriter...
Aliens in electric cars (very quiet)? Loved your post.
My husband was terrified of the Yeti when he was a kid. Then, later, he read a bunch of Jacques Vallee (sp?) and got all freaked out about his writings, too.
I am glad it's unsolved for now as well. Every time I hear about something bizarre and it gets investigated, the explanations are usually mundane (well, I don't know of a mundane explanation for cattle mutilation - I was thinking of the lights - because no matter what caused the cow to be mutilated, it's still weird), it sort of takes the joy of 'what if' away from you.
Perhaps the most fun mystery is chupacabra (my wife/in-laws are Mexican). A few months ago my millionaire brother-in-law brought over yet another airhead blonde bimbo with fake boobs. My mother in law spent the whole night convincing her that chupacabra was real and running around outside. This girl, whose IQ was probably in the single digits, bought every word of it and was scared to walk to her car. I love my family.
I'd be curious about those lights as well.
That is a weird mystery my most recent mystery to wonder about: a pair of shoes deserted by the roadside.
Can't help it. My mind won't let it go.
Ah! It looks just like traveling to my folks house out passed Redmond in Eagle Crest. Starkly beautiful!
As for weird, I once saw a giant green glowing light tracking across the night sky at slow speed. It looked so close but it was hundreds of miles away, at least. It was too big to be a plane or helicopter. I've never been so freaked out before in my life. Someone said it was a test missile launch from Vandenburg AFB, but I don't know about that. It was weird for sure!
I started off wondering if the lights were a story. Fascinating to actually have that happen to you. And I agree that the imagination generally comes up with more interesting things that they turn out to be in reality.
Miranda, it is a lot of fodder for my imagination. How weird that I ended up there. It's like it called to me.
Miz, no matter what I'm meant to be here.
I like your explanation, Tonja.
Beer, that's a great story. Sort of how I like messing with the guests with yeti stories.
I keep hoping to see them again, Alex.
That is an interesting mystery, Misha. Were they sitting there neatly? That would make me think.
Kind of creepy, Nancy. Now I'll be thinking you're an alien ... :) just teasing.
I agree, CD. Wouldn't it just be sad if we ever truly figured out the pyramids and other such mysteries?
In our house, Bigfoot is a big topic of discussion. But I wonder about time travel. I would love to be able to visit other times!
Freaky!
Mostly the mysteries I think about deal with things like "Who left the milk out?" and "Where did all this dirt come from?" Sigh. Not nearly as interesting.
Oooh, definitely wondering if vampires and werewolves really exist, living among us secretly like in all the books I love to read :)
The mutilated cattle in the trees is definitely freaky. I don't think a cougar would have the strength to pull a full grown bull up a tree.
Unexplained cattle mutilations? Moving lights? Big Foot?!!I want to come visit right now. :) I love to ponder whether or not there are aliens out there watching us, what really happened to Amelia Earhart and why the cold water faucet is on the right. Seriously, can we get the hot water on the right for something different? :)
yeti on mopeds... yeessssss.
Bigfoot is a great topic, Danette. A better dinner conversation than cattle mutilations.
I understand, Peggy. My husband likes to blame the cats.
Alexia, that is very fun to think about as long as zombies don't live among us.
It is freaky, MsMariah. I think a bull would be a bit big for a cougar, too. Plus, they would leave tracks and teeth marks.
It's like a vortex of weirdness here, Melissa.
I would love to see that, fairbetty.
I used to write on this kind of stuff on my old blog. Miss it. Might bring some of it to the new one.
I read a book by a journalist that has been studying cattle mutilations for over 20 years. They happen all over the world - and they're always the same. No tracks. Very little or no blood. And amazingly accurate and clean incisions.
That's very strange and eerie... I wonder why someone might do that?
I would love to see something like that, but I know life isn't really like the X-Files. One of my brothers lives in Roswell and he said it was amazing how many people come out there looking for things.
BTW...Your photos are fantastic!
No tracks? Must have been airship pirates, of course. :) (They're the culprits in one of my next stories, muhaha.)
Love these photos...awesome. THANKS for sharing.
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Ahh, I love stories like this! Thank you for sharing, and wow, how very mysterious! I'm curious about those lights now too, but I would've been really freaked out if I had been in your shoes. I totally wouldn't investigate, haha.
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