Clallam County, Washington

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Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

1977

I was camping once with my wife, two kids and my dog. Everyone had gone to sleep inside the tent. I was sitting outside with my dog watching the embers of our campfire die down. Suddenly a rock seemed to roll down the side of a slight hillside and hit the tent. I couldn't understand how that could be due to the thick trees and brush that surrounded us. Then it happened again. It was pitch dark on a moonless night near the Elwah River. I quickly woke my wife and the two of us grabbed the kids and got inside our car which was parked less that ten feet from our tent. My dog jumped up into my arms and began shaking. We sat in the car for about a half an hour. Finally, I decided to get out of the car. I wanted my dog, who could be fairly aggressive at times, to come with me but he refused to budge. He just kept shaking. I felt compelled to walk a little way from the car. Yet, I also felt foolish to be doing it. Suddenly I seemed to feel the presence of something very tall, somethin...

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Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Two fishermen on the Dungeness river hear footsteps and find large 16" prints

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February 2013

Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Hikers find large barefoot prints on the Elwha River Trail

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January 2011

Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible nighttime encounter while camping at Shi Shi Beach

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August 2010

Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Hikers have strange encounters and find human-like footprints in Buckhorn Wilderness

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August 2009