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9 March 1969 Carson, Skamania County, Washington Class B #1620

Family on vacation find tracks in an isolated area.

On March 9, 1969, a group visiting a vacation property on Bear Creek found very large footprint-like depressions in deep snow. The tracks appeared to come from the campsite area and angle off toward the creek into trees, with a stride a tall adult could not match. The group left without further investigation, and the witness later notified the county sheriff, whose follow-up found additional tracks and produced casts.

Tracks
30 August 1968 Leavenworth, Chelan County, Washington Class B #925

Backpacker observes a tall, early morning visitor in camp

The witness and a companion camped near a lake after the rest of their party failed to arrive. After hearing scream-like sounds earlier in the evening, the witness lay awake and watched a tall figure move behind a windbreak, squat to rummage through a pack, then stand and walk away. The witness woke the companion, who did not see the figure but both heard movement in the trees. In the morning the pack contents were scattered and only cookies were missing from their package.

Partial sightingScreamProperty disturbanceFootsteps
1968–1969 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2017/09/15/sc-ep362-the-eyes-and-face-looked-very-human-like

Sasquatch sighting in Washington (1968)

A few days into a school camping trip, the first guest was standing with two other girls at the edge of a field after a softball game when the companions fled in terror. The witness turned, locked eyes with a tall hair-covered figure standing close behind, and ran in circles around it while it turned to keep eye contact until shouts from the group helped break the lock. Camp staff sent the children home early citing a bear, though the witness insisted the face and eyes looked human.

Full-body sightingAnimal behaviour
August 1967 Thurston County, Washington Class A #1596

Two men witness three large individuals, two very large and the other about two-thirds their size

The witness and a companion who had left a training area early saw three large silhouetted figures across a moonlit meadow near a tree line. When approached, the figures moved toward them silently without answering, frightening both witnesses. They fled and hid under a low pine tree for about fifteen minutes, noticing a strong odor and sensing a nearby presence, before running to catch a bus.

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March 1967 Richland, Benton County, Washington Class A #1973

Teen hunter sees a sasquatch at a distance while bird hunting, and found tracks five years before

The witness was hunting atop Badger Mountain south of Richland, Washington, and scanning the valley with binoculars. He spotted a large hairy bipedal creature walking and then running at very high speed. He watched it for 4-5 minutes until it disappeared into a ravine with a creek bed.

Full-body sighting
1967–1970 Eatonville, Pierce County, Washington Class B #9868

Youths in Summer Camp have noisy nighttime experience

The witness was sleeping in a cabin during a summer camp session when loud nighttime noises caused an uproar. A cabin-mate reportedly looked out and described multiple large, hairy, human-like figures near the water tower and cabins. The next morning the witness saw extensive human-like footprints, a large uprooted tree, and vegetation pulled from the lake. Campers were walked around the perimeter to view the traces and were sent home early.

Unidentified soundFull-body sightingTracksTree breakProperty disturbance
Spring 1966 Only Logging Camps, Clallam County, Washington Class B #13816

Possible encounter with soldier training training in the Olympic National Forest

The witness was taking part in a nighttime military training exercise in a forested area in 1966 and was returning alone to the company area around 3-4 a.m. He noticed the outline of a large upright figure coming down a steep sandy hill toward a logging road while hearing footsteps and shifting dirt. When he challenged the figure, it responded with a loud growl, and he ran to the campfire without hearing pursuit. He initially told others the pursuer was a bear but later concluded it had walked on two legs and was a bigfoot.

SilhouetteGrowlFootsteps
August 1965 Parker Out Side Of Yakima, Yakima County, Washington Class A #6347

Daylight sighting by residents near Yakima River

When the witness was about ten in the 1960s, the witness and three other children went into thick woods near the river to feed cows at a pond. About 30 feet away a tall hairy figure stepped into full view from a clearing, took one long step, and disappeared behind a bush. The children ran home and were not believed.

Full-body sighting
30 July 1965 Easton, Kittitas County, Washington Class A #3150

Three witnesses throwing rocks in lake see a Bigfoot peeking at them

Three teenagers were rolling boulders off a ledge above a lake when they noticed an upright, hair-covered animal watching them from the forest edge about 50-70 yards away. They watched it for about half an hour before leaving, returning the next day to estimate its height from where it had stood. The following morning they found stored food missing from camp.

Partial sighting
Spring 1963 Brinnon WA, Jefferson County, Washington Class A #5299

Camping group has night time sighting near the Dosewallips River

The witness, then a teenager on a church group camping trip in the mountains, was sleeping apart from the group and watching the peaks. He noticed the jagged horizon looked smooth and swaying, realized it was the silhouette of a large standing animal at the foot of his sleeping bag, smelled a skunk-cabbage odor, hid under his bag, and later found it gone. Around the same time other children by a rock overhang shouted about seeing a big gorilla-like figure moving and walking away, which the adults dismissed.

Partial sightingSilhouetteOdor
December 1961 Spokane County, Washington Class B #1691

Tracks found in deep snow

The witness hiked alone in heavy snow above the timber line to a summit and then turned back along the same trail. On the descent the witness found very large bear-like tracks that appeared to have followed the ascent route and then joined the witness's trail. Frightened by the thought of being followed in winter conditions, the witness ran down the mountain and returned home without reporting the incident at the time.

Tracks
18 July 1960 Shelton, Mason County, Washington Class A #1495

Man and wife in car see a sasquatch eating frogs on the road 5 miles south of Shelton

The witness and a companion were driving on a wet highway after rain and came close to a creature in the road apparently eating frogs. When it noticed the car it stood upright and quickly left the road, climbing a steep rock wall without using its hands. The pair were frightened and drove quickly past the spot. Years later the witness heard of similar stories in the area.

Full-body sightingRoad crossing
1958 Arlington, Snohomish County, Washington Class A #1670

Large footprint find, large creature witnessed by a school bus driver

Two relatives living on a farm reported a strong odor in their dairy barn followed by footprints in the barn lot leading toward dense forest. A few days later additional tracks were found near a creek and plaster casts were made. At the time the residents said they had never heard of Bigfoot and interpreted the activity as contact with some kind of giant.

OdorTracks
Spring 1950 Willard, Wash., Skamania County, Washington Class B #1043

Mother relates story of daughter sighting a large animal near Mill A School

Three girls were playing in a schoolyard when they noticed a figure watching them. The girls were frightened and ran home. One of them later said she knew it was not a bear because of its kind eyes.

Partial sighting
September 1949 Winthrop 40 Miles South, Okanogan County, Washington Class B #33793

Memory told of hearing possible daytime knocking while working as a Fire Guard in the Pasayten Wilderness

After finishing a tour at a wilderness lookout in 1949, the witness hiked out along a wide, flat trail. From about 100-150 yards to the right, the witness heard several loud impacts described as long dry posts striking tree stumps. No loggers or campers were known to be in the area, and the witness found the sounds unlike anything previously heard in the woods.

Wood knock
1948 Sol Duc Hot Springs, Clallam County, Washington Class A #1723

Mt. Olympus Incident

Four people were quietly walking horses along a trail in rainy conditions when a black creature about eight feet tall stood up from a stooped position beside the trail and ran away, leaving a foul odor. The group did not look for footprints.

Full-body sightingOdor
Date unknown Puyallup, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Sasquatch sighting near Puyallup, Washington

At a Puyallup house backed by woods the guest's son was growled at, garden ornaments were taken and replaced with rocks, and wood was thrown against the house. The guest saw a tall black individual walking from her window that seemed to vanish, saw it solid twice more, and walked close to another individual holding its arms across limbs to mimic a tree before backing away.

Full-body sightingGrowlProperty disturbanceObject throwing
last two and a half years Puyallup, Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Property disturbance near Puyallup, Washington

Over about two and a half years the guest visited a stump in woods near South Hill and left apples, sandwiches and objects. She found a decapitated bird placed on the trail, a rock on the stump, balanced rock stacks, and a small fence-like stick structure. She interpreted them as possible gifts in return.

Property disturbanceStructure or nest
one summer evening, around midnight to 1:30 Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Footsteps in Washington

The guest sneaked out of a neighbor's trailer at midnight to visit her brothers through the woods and had to walk back alone hearing steps and cracking behind her. As soon as she locked herself inside, something pushed and rocked the small trailer violently from side to side while the three girls screamed.

FootstepsProperty disturbance
Date unknown Washington #http://www.blogtalkradio.com/bigfoothotspot/2013/12/09/sc-ep6-witness-encounter-face-to-face-with-sasquatch

Odor in Washington

One night a very foul stench approached the house and was strong enough to make breathing difficult. The father moved the children to an interior wall, opened a window facing the horses with a shotgun, and said he would shoot the unknown visitor. The guest feared he would hit the horses.

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