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23 September 2000 Tahoma, El Dorado County, California Class A #353

Night sighting by two motorists near Lake Tahoe

On the night of September 23, 2000, the witness and the witness's spouse were driving south on Highway 89 near Tahoma after dinner. Their headlights illuminated a hair-covered biped crossing the road toward the lake and running into the trees. Both occupants watched it run upright on two legs and agreed it did not look like a bear, describing it as more like a Sasquatch.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
9 September 2000 Reliance, Polk County, Tennessee Class A #1947

Man sees a bigfoot 100' away, hears twigs break as it slowly walks

The witness was sitting at a mountain camp near water around midday when they noticed a bear-like odor and spotted movement on a nearby ridge. A dark, almost black figure initially mistaken for a man stood up from the ground and walked calmly across the ridgetop, close enough for footstep sounds to be heard, before descending out of sight. The witness emphasized the figure was much larger than a bear.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
September 2000 Edna, Jackson County, Texas Class A #9367

Two family members have night time encounters near Navidad

The witness went outside at night to take out trash and felt she was being watched. She turned to see a large hairy bipedal figure standing near a truck, staring at her. Frightened, she ran back inside as the figure left. A relative had reported a similar frightening encounter in a nearby pasture about a week earlier.

Full-body sightingEyeshineOdor
September 2000 Kingston, Kitsap County, Washington Class A #11918

Late night sighting by motorists near Kingston

The witness and a companion were driving late at night when they saw a large upright animal standing by the road under a streetlight. It looked at them, then crossed the road, ran, and jumped down a steep wooded ravine. The companion panicked and urged the witness to leave, while the witness slowed to look and felt curious rather than threatened.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
22 August 2000 Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida Class A #446

Security Guards have sighting while on duty near Jacksonville

Around 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 1, 2000, the reporter and a fellow security officer were standing outside a guarded building talking. The fellow officer reacted and said he saw a tall, all-black, heavily built figure near the tree line that moved out of view around another building. The reporter himself saw nothing, and a search on foot and by vehicle found nothing.

Full-body sighting
8 August 2000 Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana Class A #3777

Logger has two encounters over three day period

The witness and a companion were surveying a property line early in the morning when they saw a creature standing beside a large bush near a drying bayou about eighty feet away. One of them shouted at it and it fled north. Tracks and hair found at the site were later documented by an investigator, with the hair analysis determining the hairs were bovine.

Full-body sighting
8 August 2000 Blanca, Colorado 81123, Alamosa County, Colorado Class A #348

Teen and uncle chase reddish bigfoot in San Isabel National Forest

While riding four-wheelers with relatives, the witness and a companion noticed a tall stump-like shape that stood upright and walked into the trees. After driving on, they went into the woods on foot and saw it run across a meadow a short distance away. They split up to chase it but lost it, finding only a few footprints they could not cast.

Full-body sightingTracks
August 2000 North Bend, King County, Washington Class A #24568

Multiple witness sighting at Rattlesnake Lake

Two people parked in a truck bed in a clearing at night to look at the stars and ridge. About 40 yards away a tall, dark-haired upright figure paced back and forth facing them for about two minutes. Frightened, they jumped into the truck cab and drove away while it stood watching.

Full-body sighting
15 July 2000 Elmora/Bakerton, Cambria County, Pennsylvania Class A #7137

Woman observes a sasquatch while fishing in Cambria County

The witness was fishing alone late at night from a reservoir dam when she heard footsteps on a nearby dirt road. She shone a flashlight toward the sound and saw a tall, broad, hairy bipedal creature whose eyes reflected greenish-yellow. The creature glanced toward the light once, kept walking past without approaching, and disappeared into nearby woods, after which the witness packed up and drove away.

Full-body sightingEyeshineFootsteps
13 July 2000 Trinidad, Humboldt County, California Class A #827

Road-crossing sighting by motorists on Hwy 101 while passing lagoon near Trinidad

The witness was driving on a four-lane highway with a companion and an infant when a tall hairy figure ran across the road about 50 yards ahead and entered the forest. The witness shouted that it was Bigfoot, but the companion was dismissive. They drove back to the crossing point, looked into the thick forest, then left because it felt too spooky.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
11 July 2000 Lyon Falls, Lewis County, New York Class A #6700

July 2000, Lewis County Group of Young Hikers see large Bipedal Creature

A group of girls on a summer-camp hike entered a swamp-like area where they heard twigs snap, smelled a foul odor, and saw a dark hairy bipedal creature moving among trees. The creature paused and looked toward them after one girl screamed, and the group fled. A counselor later told them it was a bear, which the witness doubted because it walked on two legs and was in a swamp.

Full-body sightingOdorFootsteps
July 2000 Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas Class A #448

Daylight sighting by ranchers on the banks of the Canadian River

The witness and a companion were gathering cattle on horseback near a river at dusk when their horses and the cattle became agitated and the horses bolted toward the riverbank. On the sandy bank they saw a tall figure squatting, which stood up and watched them for about 30 seconds before running into the trees, breaking a small tree as it fled. The witnesses returned the next morning but found little sign due to overnight rain.

Full-body sightingTree break
July 2000 Ft. Jones, Siskiyou County, California Class A #2928

Eighteen campers find hut; videotape distressed bigfoot walking down mountain ridge

A large camping group found a hut-like structure made of snapped boughs and filmed it in detail. While examining the structure, a group member pointed out a distant figure moving along a ridge. The witness videotaped the figure for several minutes as it moved back and forth, gestured, and disappeared behind rocks.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteStructure or nestAnimal behaviour
July 2000 McKenzie Bridge, Lane County, Oregon Class A #673

Hiker encounters large animal at close range in Mount Washington Wilderness

The witness was hiking down into high lake country when a strong bad odor caught attention. About 15 to 20 feet away at the tree line, an upright dark-haired creature stood looking at the witness. The creature turned and quickly left over a small hill into forest cover within seconds. The frightened witness left the area westward and has not returned.

Full-body sightingOdor
29 June 2000 Rock Mill, Fairfield County, Ohio Class A #7936

Three people driving slow down to witness a dark biped walking toward the wood line near the Rock Mill Wildlife area

Three people driving home late at night slowed near an intersection after noticing reflected eyes on the roadside. They watched a tall dark figure with reflective eyes walk into the adjacent woods using very large strides. They described it as heavily built and larger than an average person, and said it remained upright the entire time.

EyeshineFull-body sighting
25 June 2000 Orick, CA Near Redwood National Park., Humboldt County, California Class A #2178

Daylight sighting by motorist on Johnson's Creek Road (off Bald Hills Road) near Redwood National Park

The witness was driving on a narrow forested road in early evening daylight when movement was noticed ahead on the right. A large man-sized biped was seen moving away from the road with very fast long strides, then running and jumping off an embankment about twenty feet from the road. The witness reported a large amount of dust in the air at the spot where it left the embankment.

Full-body sighting
16 June 2000 Kennikot, Cordova-McCarthy County, Alaska Class A #637

Campers' encounter just after dark in the Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve

The witness and a companion had made camp for the night off a trail. While standing on the trail smoking, the witness saw a large dark upright form that was first mistaken for a person on a bicycle. After calling to the companion and looking back, the witness saw it move quickly into the woods on two legs. No trace was found the next day.

Full-body sightingSilhouetteVocalization
15 June 2000 Ray City, Berrien County, Georgia Class A #59113

Family observed by a Bigfoot while fishing in private wetland near Ray City

The witness was fishing with family members spread along a small channel when a child began crying. The witness noticed movement across the channel and watched a large hairy upright figure step from dense woods, observe for about 30 seconds, then leave once the crying stopped. The witness heard leaf crunching and twig breaks as it departed and noticed a skunk-like odor afterward, telling family only after reaching the vehicle.

Full-body sightingFootstepsOdor
June 2000 Crestview,holt, Santa Rosa County, Florida Class A #9113

On the way to work, motorists have morning road-cross encounter near Eglin

The witness and a companion were driving through a wooded reservation on the way to work when they stopped by a dirt road. After getting back in the truck, the witness saw a large dark figure emerge from the treeline and cross the road in a few long strides while glancing toward them. They drove to the other side of a gully, noticed a strong odor, but the figure was gone and no tracks were later found.

Full-body sightingRoad crossingOdor
June 2000 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class A #1918

Nighttime sightings on Mescalero IR

The reporter woke about 3 a.m. and saw a tall black figure walking up the road near a street light, noticing a dead-like odor. After it passed behind trees, the reporter woke the mother and both watched its figure through trees in a ditch by the road. They described it as playing with a can or object lying by the road.

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