Incident #1000102
Merritt, Peterhope Lake, British Columbia
Apr 1976
Account
Ron McPherson found old 17 inch tracks back of Peterhope Lake between Kamloops and Merritt. Sure no one there before him. Tracks went from marsh end of little pond, where there was a heel print in mud, up a two-level bank where they sank 6 inches in the snow. Above was a meadow with some trees and no snow. Tracks 6 to 8 inches across the ball. People only sank in half an inch. Took pictures.
When
- Month
- Apr
- Year
- 1976
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- British Columbia
- County
- Peterhope Lake
- Nearest Town
- Merritt
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 35
- Population of Town
- 5000
- Elevation/Altitude
- 37
- Latitude
- 50223-
- Longitude
- 12017--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- at
- Terrain Object
- shore
- Shot Hit
- No
- Track Photo Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- plateau
- Exact Terrain
- beach
- Nearby Water
- pond
- Distance to Water
- 5 feet
- Substratum
- grass
- Snow Condition
- shallow patches
- Cover
- sparse
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Source
- Source
- Ron McPherson, 10 E. 11th, Apt. 306, Vancouver
- Source Type
- phone call
- Source Date
- APR 1976
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- APR 1976
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 17.0
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Average Depth
- 6.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.50
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- poor
- Footprint Photo Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft shallow snow
Witness
- Track witnesses
- 1