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The Mogollon Rim in northcentral Arizona is a geological landform that spans around 200 miles east to west, demarking the southern boundary of the Colorado Plateau in the state.\\xa0 This topographical feature is classified as an escarpment where wide and steeply sloping cliffs and rock masses delineate the high pine-covered plateau on the northern side, which receives cold winter temperatures and light snow from the desert-like conditions below to the south.\\xa0 This transitional nature provides a habitat for significantly varying types of plants and animals.\\xa0 Perhaps because of Mogollon Rim\\u2019s liminal nature, this variance is claimed by many to also extend to creatures and phenomena that dwell beyond our understanding.\\xa0 Accounts and legends of UFOs, supernatural occurrences, and even its own brand of a hominin-like beast known as the \\u201cMogollon Monster\\u201d are familiar to the territory.\\xa0 The supernatural element became all too real for our guest, Jay, who endured a terrifying encounter while working as a wildlife biologist for the Arizona Game and Fish Department.\\xa0 While studying black bears in the rugged canyons and terrain of the Rim, Jay encountered an impossible stranger in a pretty unlikely place, one that insisted on getting a ride.\\xa0 But who or what was this thing, and what was their intention?\\xa0 An ancient spirit known to the Native American cultures of the region or a physical being with mystical powers masquerading as a weird human?\\xa0 While it is never advisable to pick up strangers, it seems that one may be compelled to give a ride to a hitchhiker on Mogollon Rim, maybe as just a playful reminder that humans are not the apex of the paranormal food chain.
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