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July 2013 Granite Falls, Verlot, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #41602

Group of friends have possible late night interaction in an old rock quarry near Granite Falls

Six people hiked up a forest road at night to revisit the witness's prior sighting area. After making knocks and whoop calls, they reported hearing a return knock, whoops, a guttural grumble and a moan, and seeing multiple eye-shines. Later in a quarry area they reported watching a human-like figure in night-vision goggles that crouched when noticed, followed by a rock thrown nearby, after which they left.

EyeshineWood knockWhoopHowlVocalization +3
11 December 2012 Marysville, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #38224

Huge upright figure crosses road in-front of Marysville couple at night

The witness and a companion were driving at night when headlights illuminated a large hairy figure crossing the road in front of the truck. The figure moved quickly down a steep bank, across the road, and into dense vegetation, disappearing before the witness could exit the vehicle, though crashing sounds were heard afterward. The dog in the vehicle reacted by whimpering and fixating on the woods.

Partial sightingRoad crossingMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
July 2009 Bothell/Woodinville, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #30670

Night time foot race with an unseen animal near Woodinville

Late at night the witness walked home alone along a familiar wooded trail and heard something moving parallel in the brush, breathing heavily. When the witness stopped the sounds stopped, and when walking resumed the follower kept pace. The witness ran toward home and the follower pursued onto gravel and pavement on two feet while making low growls and calls and trying to cut the witness off. At the house the witness's dog confronted the unseen pursuer, which halted very close before withdrawing into the brush.

FootstepsGrowlVocalizationOdorAnimal behaviour
1999–2000 Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Class B #37307

Rocks thrown at two hikers on Heather Lake Trail

Around 2001 the witness and a companion hiked Heather Lake Trail in the late afternoon as the last hikers on the trail. While taking turns stepping away to urinate near the top, each had a rock thrown at them from an unseen source. As they hurried and then ran back down, they heard heavy stomping and breaking branches moving parallel to them, and another rock was thrown after they briefly hid behind a tree, prompting them to flee to their car frightened.

Rock throwingFootstepsMovement onlyAnimal behaviour
28 June 1980 Snohomish County, Washington Class A #1672

Two backpackers see a large, dark, human-like form on a narrow trail

The witness and a companion were descending from a mountain summit in the afternoon when the witness noticed a dark humanlike figure standing in the pass above them. Both watched as the figure waved its very long arms up and down over its head in a way they felt was threatening. Clouds then covered the pass, and the two continued down to the trailhead.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
on another occasion Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington Related account #37307

Structure or nest near Granite Falls, Washington

On an earlier visit the witness and a companion found a large disguised branch-covered structure with a foul odor and felt watched before leaving.

Structure or nestOdorAnimal behaviour
for a week after that Bothell/Woodinville, Snohomish County, Washington Related account #30670

Growl near Bothell/Woodinville, Washington

For about a week after the chase, the witness's dog sat by windows after dark growling as if seeing something while the woods stayed unnaturally quiet.

GrowlAnimal behaviour