August 18th 2000 camping trip in Six Rivers National Forest, family hears screams witnessed in Trinity County, California

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I am not sure I have anything to report, but cannot quit thinking about an experience I had this August 2000 in the Six Rivers National Forest in Northern California in Trinity County. I grew up near there so am not easily "spooked" by nature's noises. While camping with my family, my husband and I heard this very strange noise off in the distance. It was weird enough for me to ask him, "What was that?" He did not know either. Having grown up in the mountains, I ruled out coyotes (we heard a pack of coyotes every other night we camped but not that night), foxes, and mountain lions. I do not (or should I say have not believed) in the legendary Bigfoot. My father was a timberfaller for nearly 30 years and never experienced any Bigfoot sightings, so I am not sure what to make of this strange sound. To give you an idea of the indescribable noise, my husband's first impression was it was a bear that got hit by a car, although we did not hear a car for three days. But after listening to the ...