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Enormous, shadowy figures in hats and cloaks have haunted the California coast for more than 300 years. What are they?

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For centuries, Big Sur residents have seen Dark Watchers in the mountains FacebookTwitterEmail If you want to see a Dark Watcher, you should wait until the late afternoon. As the sun begins its descent behind the waves, look to the sharp ridges of the Santa Lucia Range, the mountains that rise up from the shores of Monterey and down the Central California coast. If you are lucky, you might see figures silhouetted against them. Some say the watchers are 10 feet tall, made taller or wider by hats...