Class C First-hand BFRO #2779

A Local Writer Discusses Her Experiences Pursuing Local Reports and Legends

February 1981 dusk Julian, San Diego County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The author went with a young tribal guide to a canyon on a reservation where the guide said Bigfoot hid in caves. The guide refused to enter a taboo area near the caves, and they waited without a reported sighting. They hiked back and the author left the area at dusk.

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Facts & provenance

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Date
February 1981
Stated BFRO report #2779 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
dusk
Stated BFRO report #2779 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Place
Julian, San Diego County, California
Stated BFRO report #2779 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town
Map point
32.72, -117.16 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 2779 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #2779 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #2779 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 85% confidence
Witness was
hiking with guide to look for Bigfoot caves
Derived BFRO report #2779 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
Bigfoot
Stated BFRO report #2779 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class C
Stated BFRO report #2779 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

What the source says was found or done. Claimed evidence is listed as claimed; the Anomadex has not examined it.

Follow-up

The author returned with a companion with permission to photograph from the road but was stopped at a roadblock.

BFRO report, “Observed” section
Follow-up

An investigator noted the witness spoke openly with friends and researchers by phone about backcountry creatures.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 1999-01-01 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash a2c75ae7ca4d
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization