Second-hand Oregon Bigfoot #235

near Grants Pass - Son smells strong odor while 4-wheeling

April 2000 Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon 1 witness

Account

A relative was riding a four-wheeler up a steep mountain road toward a lookout tower when a very strong, obnoxious odor was encountered. The smell was described as unlike bear or carcass and was gone on the return trip down the same trail. The relative was frightened by the unfamiliar smell.

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Date
April 2000
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #235 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Place
Grants Pass, Josephine County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #235 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town
Map point
42.4323, -123.3318 (± 15 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #235 · gazetteer:place · read with 50% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Grants Pass city (GEOID 4130550), matched from nearest town 'Grants Pass'
Account type
Second-hand
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #235 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witnesses
1
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #235 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
Witness was
riding a 4-wheeler
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #235 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by
Sasquatch Information Society
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #235 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

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