Incident #1001427
Colbert, Spokane Cty, Washington
Dec 1998
Account
Cliff Johnson, then 14, hiked to the top of Mount Spokane, via Mount Kit Carson. On the way down, about 300 feet above the timberline, discovered tracks leading from his own around the mountain. They had followed his tracks from just below the timberline. "Something with huge feet" like bear but very big and obviously walking only on its hind legs.
When
- Month
- Dec
- Year
- 1998
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- Washington
- County
- Spokane Cty
- Nearest Town
- Colbert
- Direction from Town
- Northeast
- Distance from Town
- 12
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 50
- Latitude
- 4855--
- Longitude
- 11709--
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- snow
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- ridge
- Snow Condition
- deep new
- Cover
- none
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
Weather and light
- Clarity
- clear
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from Cliff Johnson
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- OCT 05 1998
- Source reliability
- 7
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- DEC 1998
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- big
- Estimated Age
- 2
- Age Unit
- hours
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Footprint Cast Y/N
- Yes
- Material Tracks Made in
- soft deep snow
- Tracks Came From
- trees
- Tracks Went to
- open
- Trackmaker attracted by
- human activity
Witness
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- hiking
- Track witnesses
- 1
- Age
- 10 to 15