Incident #1001450
Big Pine, Inyo Cty, California
Sep 1995
Account
Trail biking on Swamp Lake 4x4 route in Sierra National Forest near Dinkey Lakes Wilderness Area, Cevin Quitoriano and one of his friends and two bear huners saw in deep silty powder in the trail beautifully clear footprints 1r to 15 inches long. They were on or by the road in two places half a mile apart. Tracks of trail bikers who were five minutes ahead had been stepped in. The bear hunters tried to follow but the brush was too thick.
When
- Month
- Sep
- Year
- 1995
- Season
- fall
- Time of Day
- day
Where
- State / province
- California
- County
- Inyo Cty
- Nearest Town
- Big Pine
- Direction from Town
- Southeast
- Distance from Town
- 11
- Population of Town
- 2500
- Elevation/Altitude
- 80
- Latitude
- 3704--
- Longitude
- 119073-
What was seen
- Individuals
- one large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 1
- Population Status
- wild
- First Seen
- on
- Terrain Object
- trail
- Near or/at
- trees
- Shot Hit
- No
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Male
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- trail
- Slope
- steep
- Nearby Water
- creek
- Substratum
- solid rock, fine material
- Ground condition
- dry
- Cover
- heavy
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- heavy
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- pine
Weather and light
- Lighting
- daylight
Source
- Source
- BFRO Curators from Cevin Quitoriano
- Source Type
- internet
- Source Date
- JAN 12 1999
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 6
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 2
Footprints
- Set of Tracks
- 1
- Footprint Length
- 14.5
- Estimated Age
- 2
- Age Unit
- minutes
- Number of Tracks
- many
- Trail Followed Y/N
- Yes
- Trail Ended Naturally Y/N
- Yes
- Track Condition
- very good
- Arc Y/N
- No
- Material Tracks Made in
- deep dust
- Tracks Came From
- trees
- Tracks Went to
- trees
- Foot Shape
- splay-toed
- Remarks
- Witness had heard something large moving in the brush before the tracks were seen. Details were so good he could see lines in the sole of the foot.
Witness
- Sex
- Male
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- motorcycle/ATV
- Track witnesses
- 4