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September 1994 North Bend, King County, Washington Class B #1841

Fishing guides thought they were chased onto a dam

Two individuals reported being chased onto a dam by something on a lake bank. The creature then ran off into the woods. It was described as hairy and moving upright on two legs. The account was shared only after two acquaintances reported their own strange experience.

Full-body sighting
April 1987 Sierra County, California Class B #2858

A sheriff's Deputy Discusses Reports in the Area

The writer refers to a Bigfoot sighting reported in the area about four weeks before their own earlier sighting. The writer states they searched for and found the newspaper article they recalled about that Bigfoot report. The writer comments on details that might suggest a hoax while also noting an argument against a hoax motive.

Possible hoax
August 1971 Strawberry, Tuolumne County, California Class B #1954

Brothers have strange experience above Strawberry

A group staying in a high-elevation pine forest reported repeated large footprints and strange nighttime sounds over an unspecified period. During one late-night episode, one person looking out from a shelter saw a large shape briefly enter moonlight and then leave. A very large size and long stride were reported for the shape and tracks.

TracksVocalizationAnimal behaviourPartial sighting
1940 Monument Lake, Costilla County, Colorado Class B #1353

Father relates Native accounts from the Sangre de Cristo mountains to teenage son.

The writer relays a story from a relative who as a teenager worked as a fishing guide and spent spare time hiking with an older companion. When the relative suggested hiking into a new area near Blanca Peak, the companion refused, saying that was where the Sasquatch lives and describing it as an animal that walks like a man. The relative dismissed it at the time but recalled it with surprise after publicity of the Patterson film.

Folklore
1920 Payson, Gila County, Arizona Class B #1606

History of incidents in Mazatal Mountains, Arizona

Just after WWI, a miner leading burros loaded with ore met two upright creatures blocking a canyon trail. After a brief standoff he led his animals around them and continued. On his return trip they were gone. He later described them as a large heavy male about eight feet tall and a shorter lighter female.

Full-body sighting