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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
9 July 2000 Queensbury, Washington County, New York Class B #70

Howls heard on Buck Mountain, 10 miles east of Whitehall

A couple left the trail to take photos by a creek. They heard loud deep roaring, scream-like and growl-like vocalizations approaching from across the creek, along with large branches breaking, and believed something was circling them. After the sounds stopped they felt watched, fled down the trail, and heard a large animal tracking them along the creek.

VocalizationScreamGrowlTree breakAnimal behaviour
7 July 2000 Mescalero, Otero County, New Mexico Class B #537

Nighttime screams heard near residences on Mescalero IR

On the night of July 29, 2000, the witness and companions were getting home late when they heard loud screaming or screeching several times over about 10 minutes from behind houses. Dogs in the area that had been howling and barking became quiet after the sounds. No creature was seen during the main event.

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7 July 2000 Dayton, Columbia County, Washington Class B #89

Fishermen hear large animal crashing through the brush in the Blue Mountains

The witness and a companion were fishing at Spring Lake in the evening. From across the road they heard loud howling with grunting and angry sounds while brush was being thrashed. They looked toward the sounds for some time but saw nothing, then left in their truck past the area. They later drove nearby forest roads searching for tracks or a sighting but found nothing further.

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4 July 2000 Oscoda County, Michigan #671

Witness sees creature cross the road, later hears vocalizations

On a sunny morning in July 2000, the witness was driving with a companion on a paved road near ORV trails when she saw a large black bipedal figure take a final step across the road into woods toward a river. The companion was talking and did not see it. The witness did not stop to investigate and continued driving, later describing the figure as extremely tall, broad-shouldered and heavily muscled.

Road crossingFull-body sighting
2 July 2000 Lake Near Ft. Pillow State Prison, Tipton County, Tennessee Class B #6462

Sighting by couple trolling for fish in Cold Creek Lake

A couple were trolling slowly by boat up a flooded channel while fishing. The husband saw a dark bulky figure hunched behind brush watching them, while the wife experienced birds going quiet and then saw bushes moving up into the woods as something left quickly. They backed out of the channel and left the area.

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July 2000 Magalia/Silver City, Butte County, California #829

Family has strange experience while picnicking, tells of strange calls nightly near home

A couple with an infant stopped to picnic by a stream after noticing young pines snapped high off the ground. While eating and wading, both felt intensely watched for about half an hour but described no watcher. They left feeling spooked and only discussed the feeling a week later, when the husband also mentioned snapped trees behind the picnic spot.

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1 July 2000 Grant Pass, Josephine County, Oregon #234

Oregon psychologist observes a creature resembling Bigfoot about 60 feet away while hiking on a trail with his family

A family hiking uphill in a national park area smelled a strong pungent odor and heard loud repeated vocalizations that seemed to follow them. While briefly off the trail, the main witness saw a very tall, dark-haired, human-like figure walk between trees and watch the family. The family continued uphill without further sounds or sightings and later reported the experience to park staff.

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July 2000 Molalla, Clakamas County, Oregon #17

Sue L. describes various activity at the Molalla River site

No details of the claimed event are provided in the available text. The fragment mentions ongoing activity at a location whose name is cut off.

July 2000 Queensbury, Washington County, New York Class B #1603

Couple hear loud screams and experience a feeling of being watched on a trail near Buck Mountain

The witness and his wife left the trail by a creek to take photos. They heard a very loud deep roaring and screaming vocalization approaching from across the creek, repeated several times, with breaking branches as it circled and then followed them as they fled. Frightened, they gathered their belongings and ran back down the trail while the animal tracked them from alongside the creek.

ScreamGrowlVocalizationMovement onlyOdor
July 2000 Cranbury, Middlesex County, New Jersey Class B #1452

Couple hear loud screams near Cranbury. 15" long footprint (depression) found by couple in the same area.

After watching fireworks, the witness family drove north and heard very loud shrieking from a stand of trees. They turned back, stopped near the trees, and listened to repeated 4- to 5-second shrieks that sounded powerful and nearly human. Honking produced no change and the sound faltered then stopped after the witness shouted loudly twice, and it was not heard again on a later check. The source was not seen because it was dark and about 15 yards away at the far edge of the trees.

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July 2000 Lovells, Crawford County, Michigan Class B #7800

Odd sounds and animal behavior from the forest cause woman concern

In summer 2000 the witness arrived at friends' secluded, wooded residence near Lovells in early evening to find no one home. While sitting outside, the witness heard movement in the woods and heavy grunt-like vocalizations, initially considering coyotes or a bear. Feeling unnerved, the witness left and returned later, and the residents jokingly attributed the sounds to a local Bigfoot and mentioned their own prior unexplained experiences.

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July 2000 Live Oak, Suwannee County, Florida Class B #33784

Car pulling camper hits something on US 129 South of Live Oak

Four men were driving south late at night towing a loaded travel trailer when a tall dark form ran toward the road on two feet. The car passed in front of it, but the trailer struck it with enough force to lift the trailer off the ground. The occupants stopped, backed up, and inspected the vehicles and roadway but found no body, blood, hair, or damage.

Partial sightingRoad crossingVehicle contactPossible misidentification
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
1 July 2000 Octavia, Le Flore County, Oklahoma Class A #1302

Brief sighting by a fisherman ; Tracks found ; Report from investigators.

The witness was fishing downstream from family members when he briefly saw the lower legs of a dark figure stepping from the creek onto the bank and into dense brush. He searched the spot and found wet marks on rocks, disturbed soil, and dung, which companions helped videotape. He concluded the figure was unlikely to be human given the remote, rugged terrain.

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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 I Cant Remember, El Dorado County, California Class A #913

Hikers see creature in Desolation Wilderness

The witness and a companion were hiking in the afternoon when they heard movement in the brush. The witness then saw a large hairy creature with yellow eyes walking away and noticed a garbage-like smell. The witness attempted to photograph it but could not get a clear shot because it kept moving in and out of trees.

Partial sightingFootstepsOdor
July 2000 Placerville, El Dorado County, California Class B #6130

Hikers hear strange screams in the Desolation Wilderness

The witness and a relative camped at Rockbound Lake in Desolation Wilderness. Late at night they heard three very loud high-pitched screams from across the lake. Just before dawn the next morning they heard a series of very loud roars from multiple directions around the lake, including one very close behind camp, then searched the area but saw nothing.

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July 2000 Wenatchee (behind Wenatchee Heights/Stemilt Hill), Chelan County, Washington Class B #1109

Campers hear vocalizations near Clear Lake

The witness and a companion were camping near Clear Lake when they were awakened around 5 a.m. by loud howling and screaming heard across the forest that seemed to involve multiple individuals communicating. The witness, familiar with local wildlife sounds, later felt the sounds matched online recordings of alleged Bigfoot howls.

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