Class A First-hand BFRO #12216

Family is approached near their forest cabin

June 1993 late afternoon Rhododendron, Clackamas County, Oregon 3 witnesses

Account

About 11 years ago the witness was sorting shakes outside a cabin when a tied dog began growling toward the forest. The witness saw a large hairy bipedal figure moving from tree to tree, appearing to approach while staying behind cover. The witness called two children out to watch it, and the figure left when the witness's partner arrived.

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What was reported

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Sightings

Described appearance

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Height src
between 6 1/2' and 7' tall
Build src
big
Gait src
accelerated walk or trot
Posture src
bipedal
Other features src
hairy

Facts & provenance

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Date
June 1993
Stated BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Month
Time of day
late afternoon
Stated BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Rhododendron, Clackamas County, Oregon
Stated BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
45.33, -121.92 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 12216 (2 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
3
Derived BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Figures reported
1
Derived BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, “Observed” section · read with 80% confidence
Witness was
sorting cedar shakes outside cabin
Stated BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witness's word for it
something big and hairy
Stated BFRO report #12216 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class A
Stated BFRO report #12216 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Investigated by
Dr. Wolf H. Fahrenbach (BFRO)
Tracks

large barefoot tracks in snow found in winter

BFRO report, “Also Noticed” section

Source timeline

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  1. Published 2005-07-29 Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash ede717fe5595
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization
  2. BFRO map layer Reference
    Retrieved 2026-09-24 Version 1 Hash cfb8a3d423b7
    BFRO - Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization

The report refers to

  • “many stories around that particular hiking trail”
    Not in the Anomadex yet