First-hand
Oregon Bigfoot #13164
Newlyweds have encounter while hiking the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness
15 June 1985
night
Idanha, Marion County, Oregon
2 witnesses
Account
The witness and spouse were tent-camping off a trail on an overnight backpacking trip when both were awakened by extremely heavy bipedal footsteps approaching in short bursts with pauses. After several approaches the witness screamed, and the walker immediately took two leaping steps away and left. At daylight they found no tracks in the dry conditions and left after a comparison stomping test sounded far lighter.
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What was reported
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Sounds
Described appearance
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- Gait src
- definitely bipedal
Facts & provenance
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| Date |
15 June 1985
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|---|---|
| Time of day |
night
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| Place |
Idanha, Marion County, Oregon
Stated
Oregon Bigfoot report #13164
· Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled fields: County, Nearest Town, Nearest Road, Location
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| Map point |
44.7015, -122.0832 (± 15 km)
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Idanha city (GEOID 4135800), matched from nearest town 'Idanha'
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| Account type |
First-hand
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| Witnesses |
2
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| Figures reported |
1
Derived
Oregon Bigfoot report #13164
· Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
· read with 70% confidence
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| Witness was |
backpacking overnight and camping
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| Witness's word for it |
creature
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| Conditions |
fair
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Source timeline
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