Incident #1000557
Strawberry, Tuolomne Cty, California
early 1970's
Account
This is a catch-all report for the tracks seen by the Johnson party and Alan Berry from 1972 to 1974, about which there is very little information, and for the sounds taped by Alan Berry and others in that time.
When
- Year
- early 1970's
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Tuolomne Cty
- Nearest Town
- Strawberry
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 85
What was seen
- Population Status
- wild
- Multiple Sightings Y/N
- Yes
- Related incident id
- 1000554, 1000555, 1000556, 1000560
- Shot Hit
- No
- Cast Made Y/N
- Yes
Witnesses
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Slope
- easy
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Substratum
- forest litter
- Snow Condition
- snow
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree size
- mostly large
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- mixed
- General
- many large
- Species
- pine, fir, alder
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- "Bigfoot", by B. Ann Slate and Alan Berry--this in
- Source Type
- book
- Source Date
- 1976
- Source reliability
- 5
- Incident reliablility
- 8
- Jwg file date
- 1976
- Incident type
- 2
Creature description
- Sound
- whistle, chatter, grunt, growl, other
- Attracted By
- human activity
- Describe Unsual
- Alan Berry's tape recording contain a remarkable variety of loud sounds, with an intimidating effect.
- Evidence Left
- footprints
Footprints
- Footprint Length
- 18.0
- Greates Width
- 9.0
- Heel Width
- 4.5
- Track Condition
- very good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Number of Toes
- 5
- Size of Toes
- toes all about the same
- Longest Toe
- all same
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- snow
- Foot Shape
- wedge-shape, long-toed
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- sasq. hunting
- Track witnesses
- several
- Age
- 31 to 40