Silhouette of Bigfoot with glowing eyes in dark forest titled 'Idaho Bigfoot Sighting The Shadow On The Trail'

Too Fast to Fake? ATV Rider’s Shocking Daylight Bigfoot Encounter

Daniel Wood

Winter in the southern Idaho foothills creates a strange kind of isolation. It is open country—miles of sagebrush, dirt, and patches of snow. But on January 16, 2025, a local rider discovered that "open" doesn't mean "empty."

At What Then Archives, we usually analyze historical accounts. But this footage, captured in broad daylight just outside Boise, shows something modern, raw, and terrifyingly fast.

The Physics-Breaking Encounter

The rider was out for a thrill, pushing his ATV to the limit on unnamed trails. The engine was roaring, the tires fighting for grip on the cold earth. At those speeds, you trust that nothing out there is faster than you.

Then, the laws of physics seemed to break.

"A figure crossed the trail. It wasn't a deer and it wasn't a man. The witness described it as pure darkness... like a shadow that had taken physical form."

In the video, the creature clears the entire width of the trail in a single, fluid bound. There is no hesitation, no stumbling—just an impossible display of athletic power that no bear could replicate.

Idaho: A Hotspot for High-Speed Cryptids?

This isn't the first time strange things have been seen in the Gem State. Idaho consistently ranks as one of the top states for Sasquatch sightings per capita.

From the legends of "Howluck" in the 1860s to the modern research of Idaho State University's late Dr. Jeff Meldrum, the rugged terrain of the Sawtooths and the Boise Foothills has long been suspected as a corridor for these creatures. But rarely are they seen moving at this speed, in broad daylight, by a noisy vehicle.

The Primal Alarm

The most telling part of this encounter isn't just what the rider saw—it's how he reacted. He didn't slow down to investigate. He didn't chase it for "likes."

The sheer size of the thing triggered a primal alarm. He slammed the brakes, whipped the machine around, and throttled out. He went looking for a thrill, but came back with a reminder: even on the fastest machine, we are not the apex predator out here.

Watch the Footage

Did this rider capture definitive proof of a biological mystery? Or was it a trick of the light? Watch the analysis of the speed, the jump, and the terrifying size of the figure in our latest video below.

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