Hiker leaves main trail and finds two sets of footprints
Account
The witness left the main trail alone to explore off-trail toward a nearby lake. In damp decomposed granite he found two sets of fresh footprints, one smaller human-like set and a larger deeper set superimposed on it as if one maker was following the other. The tracks were lost in pine needles nearby, and the witness left to rejoin his companion.
What was reported
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Physical traces
Described appearance
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- Feet src
- smaller ~men's size 11 with arch and five evident toes; larger ~15 in long, ~6 in wide at toes, ~4.5 in at heel, toes bunched, no arch
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
16 October 2005
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| Time of day |
about 3:45 in the afternoon
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| Place |
Hope Valley, Alpine County, California
Stated
BFRO report #12818
· BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
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| Map point |
38.62, -119.95 (± 1000 m)
BFRO map layer point for report 12818 (4 decimals, no boundary)
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
1
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| Figures reported |
2
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| Witness was |
hiking off-trail toward a lake
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| Witness's word for it |
sasquatch
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| Source classification |
Class B
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Evidence & investigation
What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.
- Investigated by
- Richard Hucklebridge (BFRO)
smaller human-like tracks with arch and five toes in damp decomposed granite
Measurements: about men's size 11, ~3 3/4 in wide at heel, ~1/8 in deep
larger deeper tracks without arch with bunched indistinct toes following smaller tracks
Measurements: about 15 in long, ~6 in wide at toe, ~4 1/2 in at heel, ~1/2 in deep, ~4 ft apart
The witness and a companion revisited the area to relocate the original tracks, could not find them but noted indistinct large tracks and four scat piles and photographed one scat pile.
The witness and a companion revisited the area to relocate the original tracks, could not find them but noted indistinct large tracks and four scat piles and photographed one scat pile.
The witness and a companion revisited the area to relocate the original tracks, could not find them but noted indistinct large tracks and four scat piles and photographed one scat pile.
The witness and a companion revisited the area to relocate the original tracks, could not find them but noted indistinct large tracks and four scat piles and photographed one scat pile.
Source timeline
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BFRO report #12818 Primary
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BFRO map layer Reference