Oregonbigfoot.com Photo Research Journal
February 17, 2002
Clackamas County, OR
Molallla
River Track Find
Bob
and I went up to Molalla this weekend to check up on the
following report submitted via our report form:
Date:
February 5, 2002
Location: Top of Goat Mt., Clackamas County, OR
Some
friends and i had a fire up at goat mountain for the night
and we heard noises coming from all around us like something
walking through the bushes. Whenever we would shine a flashlight
in the forest, we wouldnt see anything and the noises would
stop for a while. Then all of a sudden a tree was pushed
over on to our fire, putting the fire out and when we shined
the flashlight in the direction of the tree a large black
furry creature was walking quickly away breaking branches
off trees.
Witness
name and email withheld by request
On Sunday,
February 17, 2002 we attempted to reach Goat Mountain via
Hwy. 45. The roads up near the mountain were too snowy for
our AWD Safari van. I was interested in seeing the area
because I knew that Frank Kaneaster had found a track below
the microwave tower on top of that mountain in the late
1990's. Disappointed, we decided to do some more searching
down in the Molalla River Basin.
We
drove to the Molalla site. I got out and had a look around;
nothing but dog prints in the mud. The snow had melted at
this elevation by now; it was really snowy last time we
were up there. I wanted to continue on, try to drive down
Copper Creek and find the gravel pit mentioned in an old
TR report (the one where the witnesses saw lights in the
trees (http://www.oregonbigfoot.com/clackamas/030296.html).
We made it as far as Poopanelly Creek, then the snow got
too thick again. We parked at the bridge and started to
hike up the road. There were a few dog and people prints
in the snow here and there, but what caught my eye were
four large tracks that were really far apart. I stood beside
the tracks, to match the stride (see photo). We took several
photos (see below).
The
tracks measured 6"X16" with a stride (between
opposite feet) of 32", and a stride from right toe
to right heel of 8'. There were only four tracks - the rest
had presumably been destroyed by tire marks. I estimate
about an inch of snowmelt distortion in the tracks; there
were no apparent toe prints, but the sheer size, width and
stride met our criteria for documentation. In the second
photo I'm holding out my hands to demonstrate length of
the impression; however, exact measurements were made.
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