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A field researcher describes the events of his two week long solo backpacking trip in the Bluff Creek area
The witness was camped alone at the intersection of four logging roads in Northern California, tending a campfire late at night. He became aware of a pair of reflective eyes watching him from behind a bush about 70 feet away and watched them for over an hour as the fire died down until they disappeared. In the morning he found large foot-shaped flattened grass impressions leading to and from the spot behind the bush.
Daylight encounter with firefighter near Skykomish
The witness, part of a two-person wildland fire crew, was descending a steep brushy slope after working a fire when a dropped shovel led him to a rocky ledge with a small cave. He noticed a foul odor at the cave entrance, then saw two rocks thrown from uphill that he concluded the companion could not have thrown. Looking uphill, he watched a dark hairy upright figure moving away through brush for a few seconds before it became still and silent, after which both men left and reported the incident.
Creature stepped out in front of witnesses.
The witness and a companion were camping at night when they heard something heavy climbing the bluff toward camp. They fled to the truck and drove slowly past the camp entrance with headlights on. A tall, hairy biped stepped into the road, stared at them, then walked away on two legs. They found larger-than-human footprints and disturbed ground the next day.
Creature Seen Heading Down Towards the Lake.
The witness and a companion were sleeping outdoors at a lakeside camp when they woke during the night after hearing crunching footsteps. They sat up and watched a tall, dark-furred figure walk from nearby vegetation toward the lake, swinging its arms and covering long strides before moving away. The figure briefly turned its head toward them but did not stop. The next morning the witness searched the apparent route but found no tracks or other traces.
While out hiking in the woods with his dog, witness smelled a horrible smell.
The witness hiked into a mountain with a dog to collect moss and was returning with a heavy sack. While descending through a ravine the witness felt watched and glimpsed something standing tall about 100 yards ahead that vanished instantly as the dog bolted and later returned subdued. The witness approached the spot, smelled a strong foul odor, found no tracks, and continued home.
Hiker has detailed sighting on Bear Mountain.
The witness was hiking on a mountain and heard a tapping sound while looking down a hollow toward a thicket. Through binoculars the witness watched a large hairy figure sitting on a log hitting it with a rock, then standing, looking toward the witness, moving its head side to side while hunched, and dashing into the thicket.
Two people spot a 7-8 foot tall creature walking on two legs.
The witness and a companion were driving on back roads when they noticed a dark hairy figure by the roadside. After the witness honked, the figure stood up, looked at them, then walked bipedally north into the woods. The witnesses reported a rotten-egg odor and described the figure as 7-8 feet tall and well built before driving away.
Daytime sighting by hiker on La Jolla Indian Reservation
The witness was walking along a creek-side sandy path looking for animal tracks and entered a small meadow. Feeling as if watched, the witness turned and saw a large brown bipedal creature squatted on the path. The creature stood, moved quickly and silently up a brushy embankment and disappeared. The witness then found a single dark stool on the path where the creature had been.
Three backpackers see a large, massive upright animal running on two legs through the brush in Gallatin Nat'l Forest
Three backpackers waited out a storm below tree line, then continued hiking out toward the trailhead near sunset. As they crossed a logged clearing they heard thrashing and a howl, then saw a massive dark biped run through brush about 60 yards away into the forest. After hearing another distant howl from the opposite direction, they left the area quickly.
Young ape-like creature seen squatting on a tree limb near Shingleton
While driving slowly on a sandy forest road to find a fishing spot, the witness and a young passenger saw a small ape-like animal sitting on a tree limb off the road. The animal was described as hairy with a paler face and was watching the road and making eye contact. The driver continued past, turned around a short distance later, and returned to find the animal gone, while a third occupant of the vehicle had not seen it.
A Wildlife Biologist observes a large upright walking animal near Pinecrest
The witness was surveying for amphibians downstream of Bloomer Lake when a black hair-covered bipedal figure was seen moving through the woods for two or three steps before disappearing from view. The witness heard no sound and did not pursue it. Later on the same hike the witness found an exhausted buck that could be approached and a freshly killed doe with a leg torn off.
Family is approached near their forest cabin
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.
Two fisherman recall a daylight encounter north of Helen
Two companions trout fishing walked up an old roadbed paralleling the river and stopped where a gully crossed the road. They heard a loud thud and found a large log across the path behind them, then heard leaves shuffling upslope and saw a very large hair-covered figure standing close by. They fled back to their other companions, then the witness returned with two companions, found a large barefoot-like footprint in mud, but saw nothing else.
Sasquatch sighting near Seaside, Oregon (1993)
The guest, an Army combat engineer, was riding in a convoy down from a demolition site in Oregon timberland when he looked toward a recently blasted quarry. He saw three large, jet-black, hair-covered bipeds standing in the open, with broad shoulders, no visible neck, and very long arms. He watched them for about 25 seconds until the convoy turned a corner and lost sight.
Saddle Mt. - Military man on training exercises witnesses three, black, bipedal animals
The witness was traveling with a convoy down a logging road near a rock quarry when three hair-covered bipedal creatures were seen watching the vehicles. The middle creature was described as about 7 to 8 feet tall and flanked by two 6 to 7 foot creatures, with the tallest standing still while the other two shifted their weight side to side. About 30 minutes earlier, another witness had reportedly seen the same three individuals at the quarry.
Sasquatch moves out of a squat position to a run when hit by vehicle head lights
The witness and a companion pulled into a gas-well site in the early morning and turned headlights on a shape resembling a new stump. The shape stood up and fled on two legs with long strides, remaining still briefly when first illuminated. The witness described its camouflage as exceptional and said it uses upper open ground surrounded by dense brush.
Two campers are chased from an apple orchard by a 5.5 foot tall hair covered creature.
Two people camping on family land went into a nearby apple orchard late at night to collect firewood. After hearing a distant screeching sound and then a loud scream, they saw a short, heavy creature about 50 yards away that charged toward them. They ran back to a clearing where the pursuit stopped, then put out their campfire and left for the night.
Memory told of an early morning road crossing near Nixon
The witness was driving alone in the morning when a large dark hairy biped was seen on the right side of the road. The creature was observed briefly from the side as it walked into tall cattails beside the road. As the witness passed, the vegetation was seen moving violently but the creature was no longer visible.
Two hikers have morning sighting in the Desolation Wilderness
In April 1993 the witness and a companion were camping at a snow-covered alpine lake and woke near sunrise to try fishing. They noticed a large dark figure moving on the far shore near a picnic bench and watched it with binoculars for about ten minutes, noting its size, dark hair, and unusual long-striding bipedal walk. When they went to wake a third companion the figure was gone, and a hiker who later entered camp said he had also seen something leave the area.
Military man on training exercises witnesses three, black, bipedal animals
The witness was part of a demolitions training convoy descending to a staging area when three hair-covered bipedal creatures were seen watching from the middle of a quarry. The middle individual was tallest and stood still while the two smaller flankers rocked side to side. The daytime sighting lasted about 25-30 seconds, shortly after a whoop-like sound was heard from beyond the work area.