Unknown Oregon Bigfoot #219

Rustler Peak, near Mt. McLoughlin - Witness describes finding broken trees, awful smell while mt. biking

1990 Jackson County, Oregon

Account

A group riding mountain bikes north of Rustler Peak entered an area with an extremely strong odor. The odor was described as not smelling like something dead. No creature was reported as seen during this encounter.

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Date
1990
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Date
Place
Jackson County, Oregon
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: County
Map point
42.4116, -122.6756 (± 48 km)
Geocoded Oregon Bigfoot report #219 · gazetteer:county · read with 30% confidence
Census 2023 Gazetteer centroid of Jackson County (GEOID 41029); the report gives only the county
Account type
Unknown
Derived Oregon Bigfoot report #219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section · read with 60% confidence
Witness was
riding mountain bikes
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, “Description” section
First published by
The Track Record
Stated Oregon Bigfoot report #219 · Oregon Bigfoot report, labelled field: Source

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