Incident #1001481
Government Camp, Clackamas Cty, Oregon
1938
Account
Witness, then 7 or 8, skiing down to old Mazama Lodge on Mount Hood (Government Camp) looked ahead and saw two creatures come up the path beside the lodge at the bottom of the slope. Description 7-8 feet tall, 400 to 1000 pounds, covered with long, dark brown hair. Walking upright, smoothly and powerfully, with long strides, on two legs. No snout, almost no neck, arms long, shoulders heavy. They saw her but kept on walking up the slope, across the clearing by the lodge and into the forest. No one would believe her. No one looked for footprints.
When
- Year
- 1938
- Season
- winter
- Time of Day
- early afternoon
- Duration
- 3 to 5 minutes
Where
- State / province
- Oregon
- County
- Clackamas Cty
- Nearest Town
- Government Camp
- Distance from Town
- 0
- Population of Town
- 100
- Elevation/Altitude
- 38
- Latitude
- 4519--
- Longitude
- 12144--
What was seen
- Individuals
- two large, sex unknown
- Total Individuals
- 2
- Population Status
- rural
- First Seen
- in
- Terrain Object
- open
- Near or/at
- occupied building
- Shot Hit
- No
- Tracks
- not looked for
Witnesses
- Witness(es) Sex
- Child or children
- Report type
- 1st person
Setting
- Terrain
- alpine
- Exact Terrain
- hillside
- Slope
- steep
- Slope Faced
- Southwest
- Snow Condition
- snow
- Cover
- moderate
- Tree condition
- mostly mature
- Tree type
- coniferous
- General
- none
- Undergrowth
- none
- General undergrowth
- none
- Species
- pine
Weather and light
- Clarity
- overcast
- Humidity
- light snow
- Lighting
- heavy cloud
- Visibility Index
- 8
Source
- Source
- North American Science Institute publication
- Source Type
- computer survey
- Source Date
- JAN 15 1998
- Source reliability
- 8
- Incident reliablility
- 5
- Jwg file date
- FEB 1999
- Incident type
- 1
Creature description
- Eyes
- large
- Eye color
- dark
- Hair Covered
- yes
- Height
- 7-8 ft
- Build
- very heavy
- Posture
- erect
- No hair on
- on face, on palms
- Hair Length
- long
- Hair Colour
- dark brown
- Face Colour
- dark
- Hands Colour
- dark
- Neck Length
- short
- Shoulders
- wide
- Head Profile
- rounded top
- Nose
- no snout
- Leg Width
- heavy
- Arms
- long
- Movement
- walking
- Direction
- Northeast
- Later Movement
- approached, watched observer, went up slope
- Walking Stride
- long
- Walking Speed
- slow
- Movement re observer
- towards observer
- Reaction
- ignored
- Other Unusual Y/N
- Yes
- Describe Unsual
- Witness saw ears but gives no description.
- Additional Movement
- entered woods
- Position when first seen
- erect
Witness
- Sex
- Child
- Interviewer
- Bigfoot Research Project
- Witness Saw with
- naked eye
- Observer Was
- ski/snowshoe
- Moving Y/N
- Yes
- Position
- upright
- No of witnesses
- 1
- Age
- under 10