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1993 Gorman, Los Angeles County, California Class A #27177

Man remembers sighting while driving on a lonely dark two-lane road near Gorman

Two companions driving west at night on a desert highway saw a tall, thin figure covered in hanging hair jogging beside the road to their right. The view lasted less than ten seconds at about 20 to 30 feet, and no facial features were seen. Both occupants were frightened and drove on without stopping for proof.

Full-body sighting
1993–1994 Redwood National Park, Orick, Humboldt County, California Class A #2998

Daylight sighting by a horseback rider, near a pond in Redwood National Park

The witness was horseback riding with friends and stopped for lunch when crashing was heard in the brush. The witness rode toward the noise to look for elk and watched a small hair-covered creature trying to drink from a pool about 30 feet away. The horse became agitated so the witness left to tell friends, who returned and heard movement and saw ferns moving as something left toward the larger creek. The witness believed the crashing was made by a larger animal accompanying the young creature.

Partial sightingFootstepsMovement only
January 1993 Del Norte County, California Class A #2956

Witness observed creature watching him

The witness was walking uphill near Hunter Creek and climbing over a large fallen tree when they saw an entity stooped behind another fallen trunk about 30 feet away watching them. After a few seconds of staring, the entity turned and disappeared behind the tree. The witness then found several prints in the forest debris and followed them uphill briefly before losing them.

Partial sightingTracks
October 1992 Alturas, Modoc County, California Class B #97

Hunter sees footprints near Alturas

The witness was deer hunting alone before sunrise in early October and crossed a clearing to a bank with patches of snow. There they found two partial large human-like footprints in fresh snow, a heel about 8 inches wide and a forefoot with five large toes about six feet away, with recently disturbed shale below the bank. Looking into thick timber about 100 yards below, the witness felt strongly watched and left without seeing, hearing, or smelling anything.

Tracks
October 1992 Frazier Park, Kern County, California Class A #264

A daylight sighting near Frazier Park, by a hiker

The witness was hiking with a companion in a pine forest and stopped for a break near a rocky outcropping above a ravine. From about 150 feet above, the witness watched a dark brown, upright, hair-covered figure moving slowly through heavy brush below. When the witness shouted to the companion, the figure looked up showing a human-like face, then left quickly through the brush before the companion could see it.

Partial sighting
September 1992 Burney Ca, Shasta County, California Class B #8784

Residents Awakened by Early Morning Vocalizations

The witness was woken by their mother after she heard a strange noise outside their Burney apartment. The witness waited on the porch and heard a very loud, guttural sequence of chirps and a scream, and noticed a pungent odor worse than skunk. No source was seen during a search, but the next morning a next-door neighbor said someone had been outside her elevated back window overnight.

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August 1992 Yosemite Village, Mariposa County, California Class B #4947

Man sees unusual stacked rocks in Yosemite

The witness was running alone across a remote talus slope in Yosemite National Park. He found pits where large angular granite blocks had been lifted out and stacked in neat piles several feet high. He examined the feature only briefly and saw no animal, but thought of Sasquatch rock-stacking accounts he had read as a child.

Structure or nest
July 1992 Scotia, Humboldt County, California Class A #9283

Early morning sighting by motorist along the Eel River

While driving slowly southbound above the river in the early morning, the witness noticed a reddish-brown human-like figure walking away from the water across a rocky sandbar toward the forest. The figure was described as very husky, walking slowly with swinging arms and a human-type gait. After driving on, the witness's wife and daughter each said they had seen the same figure.

Full-body sighting
1992 Humboldt County, California #dc6166bd-ca91-465e-9e3b-5c0435304e3e

Vocalization near Humboldt County (1992)

Two 12-year-olds camped by the river on their family ranch and went to sleep around 10. In the middle of the night they heard splashing crossing the river approaching the tent, then close vocalizations like grunts and talking. The visitor moved downriver out of sight, then crashed up a steep bank breaking large branches before going silent, and the boys fled uphill to the house.

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Spring 1992 Mt. Shasta, Siskiyou County, California Class A #6824

Early morning sighting by a young lady while mountain hiking

The witness was sitting at a campfire at a high mountain camp after midnight with several companions. She noticed a large upright figure standing in a meadow less than 100 yards away and watched it for a couple minutes before it walked away across the meadow into the treeline. She first assumed it was a companion arriving late, but her companions did not arrive for another hour, leading her to conclude it was something else.

Full-body sighting
1992 In Redding, Shasta County, California Class B #3683

Men hear evening vocalization outside their home in Redding

The witness and a friend were sitting outside on a curb in a subdivision at night when they heard very loud, frightening screams. The screams occurred twice about ten minutes apart and lasted about a second each. Frightened and unable to identify the source, they stayed seated at first and then went back inside after the second scream.

Scream
1992 Greenville, Plumas County, California Class A #65862

Night time sighting by motorist in Feather River Canyon near Hwy 70 & 89 intersection

Late at night the witness and a companion were driving north on Highway 70 when headlights revealed a large animal on all fours standing in the travel lane. The witness swerved into the other lane to avoid hitting it during a few seconds of viewing. The animal was described as horse-sized with dark medium-length fur, long legs, and a flat human-like face without a snout, lowering its head to peer into the passenger window as they passed.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1 September 1991 Humboldt County, California Class A #2147

Sighting by two backpackers

Two companions camping overnight were awakened by movement on rocks above camp. They listened for about 15 minutes, then watched a bipedal form cross a stream and meadow into the treeline about 200 yards away. After daylight they found a large gouge in soft earth and flattened grass, then left the area.

Full-body sightingFootstepsTracks
August 1991 Shingletown, Shasta County, California Class B #2558

Man hears strange late night scream outside Shingletown

During an overnight stop at a roadside rest between Redding and Mt. Lassen, the witness escorted his ill spouse to the restroom in the middle of the night. He heard many dogs barking loudly, then a loud yell after which the barking stopped abruptly leaving silence. He reported seeing and smelling nothing, keeping the experience to himself until morning.

Vocalization
July 1991 Bishop CA., Inyo County, California Class A #67480

Camper's encounter with a Bigfoot outside tent in North Lake Campground near Bishop

The witness was camping with two young relatives at a high-elevation lake campground in the summer. Around midnight he woke to heavy footsteps stopping outside the tent and, peeking through the mesh with a flashlight, saw the huge hairy muscular human-like legs of a very tall biped standing a few feet away. After a minute or two the individual walked away, and the witness moved the children to the car and left the campsite early, leaving some gear behind.

Partial sightingFootsteps
June 1991 French Gulch, Shasta County, California Class A #18298

Man collecting pine nuts retreats from intimidation approach, above French Gulch near Lake Shasta

The witness stopped a pickup at night in pine forest north of town to collect large pine cones. While outside the truck, the witness heard a loud screech followed by fast, heavy impacts like large bipedal steps approaching down a slope. The witness scrambled into the truck and while driving away saw a dark shaggy upright figure behind the truck in tail-light glow and moonlight. The witness fled down the mountain and left the area after daylight.

Partial sightingScreamFootsteps
June 1991 Mendota, Fresno County, California Class A #11897

Three young adults encounter large aggressive biped while fishing the San Joaquin River

Three people were fishing at night at a pool on a river near a bridge when they saw a frightened coyote run past and heard splashes. A large dark figure standing waist-deep in the river about 40 yards away then threw boulders toward them, with the closest landing a few yards away and splashing water on them. The group shouted, reeled in their lines, and fled through trees and a field to their car. They returned the next day and judged the water depth and boulders inconsistent with a person.

Partial sightingRock throwing
18 May 1991 Lee Vining, Mono County, California Class A #23768

Brief, blurry video footage of a possible sasquatch at Mono Lake

On a cold overcast morning in May 1991 a family day-hiked and filmed near Mono Lake. No one noticed anything unusual at the time. About 17 years later, while rewatching the VHS tape, the family noticed a large black upright figure moving briefly between rock formations in the background of the final seconds.

Partial sighting
8 April 1991 Two Small Towns Close To Eureka, Humboldt County, California Class B #1794

Strange frightining noises in Redwood grove north of Philipsville

In April 1991 the witness and his ex-wife were hiking a day-use trail off Avenue of the Giants when they heard a loud yell or howl from the forest that rapidly closed distance to within about 75 to 100 yards. They saw nothing, felt unwelcome, and ran back to their car and left. The witness said the sound was unlike an elk, human, or bear, and later heard a published Bigfoot scream recording that matched it.

HowlScream
Fall 1991 Petaluma, Sonoma County, California Class A #3169

Man sees creature crossing road near Petaluma

The witness was traveling by car at night with a companion when a large bipedal figure appeared in the middle of the road. The figure reportedly paused to look at the witness's car and an oncoming car, then ran across the road. It cleared a five-foot barbed-wire fence without using its arms and ran uphill out of sight.

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