Footsteps near Coulterville, California (1992)
Account
The guest was camped alone in a tent while scouting for gold. In the middle of the night something bipedal walked around his tent three times. It then walked away toward the canyon rather than toward the road, frightening him enough that he left at sunrise.
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Facts & provenance
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| Date |
1992
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
about 2-3 AM
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| Place |
Coulterville, California
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| Map point |
37.7126, -120.1961 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Coulterville CDP (GEOID 0616644), matched from nearest town 'Coulterville'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
1
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| Witness was |
solo gold prospecting and camping overnight in backcountry
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| Witness's word for it |
the tent creeper
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| Creature |
Unidentified
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Source timeline
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Bigfoot Society EP 268 Podcast Interview