Incident #1000400
Weitchpec, Del Norte Cty, California
May 1969
Account
Heading towards Blue Creek Mountain from Onion Lake, Dr. Northrup and party came on rain-softened double tracks, 16-inches long, with a four-foot pace. They followed the road about 400 yards, then turned down towards Laird Meadow on a snow-free slope. These tracks were found in the early afternoon. Tracks at Onion Lake (1000399) had been found late in the morning.
When
- Observation Date
- MAY 24 1969
- Month
- May
- Year
- 1969
- Season
- spring
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Del Norte Cty
- Nearest Town
- Weitchpec
- Direction from Town
- North
- Distance from Town
- 14
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 47
- Latitude
- 4123--
- Longitude
- 12345-
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- road
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000399
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- dirt road
- Slope
- easy
- Substratum
- fine material
- Snow Condition
- deep old
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree size
- mostly small
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- moderate
- Undergrowth size
- low
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Relative Temperature
- cold
- Rainfall
- wet
- Snow
- normal
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- high
Source
- Source
- Dr. Bernard Northrup intv by 61. Also Bigfoot Bull
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- 1969
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- 1969
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 2
- Footprint Length
- 16.0
- Greates Width
- 8.0
- Average Depth
- 2.00
- Observer Print Depth
- 0.60
- Observer Weight
- 225
- Stride in Inches Average
- 48
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- poor
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Pattern of walk
- toe in
- Feet in Line?
- in line
- Other footprint codes
- 10183
- Direction of Travel
- North
- Material Tracks Made in
- hard deep snow
- Tracks Went to
- hillside
- Remarks
- Only one entry for two tracks, as both the same, with no detail.
Witness
- Interviewer
- 61
- Interview date
- MAY 20 1970
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting
- Track witnesses
- 3
- Other report by this witness
- 2