Who are The Dark Watchers? Don't stare too long.

The Dark Watchers: Silent Guardians of the Pines

The Santa Lucia mountain range runs from Monterey and down the coast of California.

For hundreds of years, stories have been told about entities that keep watch over the mountains. Sometimes seen out of the corner of the eye, always from a distance. Stare too long and they vanish.

If you're ever hiking the wilderness of Big Sur and feel like you're being watched?

It's because you are.

Thanks to Eduardo Valdés-Hevia for some of the art in this episode. Check out his work here:

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