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Class B First-hand BFRO #24194

Hiker describes possible near encounter on the Colorado Trail near Mt. Massive

4 September 2001 about 6:30 PM Leadville, Lake County, Colorado 1 witness

Account

After hiking Mt. Massive, the witness was walking toward the trailhead parking lot in daylight when he heard loud crunching footsteps moving away through dense trees to his right. The unseen source, estimated 100 to 150 feet away, produced two identical very loud deep resonant barks spaced about 20 to 30 seconds apart. He never saw the animal and heard nothing else. He first assumed a bear but later doubted it because the steps sounded bipedal and he found no matching bear sound.

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What was reported

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Sounds

Vocalization Footsteps

Facts & provenance

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Date
4 September 2001
Stated BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month, Date
Time of day
about 6:30 PM
Stated BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
Stated BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
39.16, -106.42 (± 1199 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 24194 with published boundary
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
1
Derived BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
hiking back toward trailhead parking lot
Stated BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
an animal
Stated BFRO report #24194 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #24194 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator held a brief phone discussion with the witness to document the footsteps, barks, and reasoning about a possible sasquatch source.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

Source timeline

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  1. BFRO report #24194 Primary
    Published 2008-07-17 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash 5f66525d9693
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

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