Father and daughter observe unusual tracks witnessed in Tulare County, California

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My incident was not a sighting of an actual Big Foot creature, but of footprints. My father and I were camping at Kennedy Meadows Campground on the South Fork of the Kern River in California. On April 24, 2001 - we had cross the stream to do some hiking, but could not cross back the same we had came. We decided to go upstream to see if there were any better crossing points, or cross the bridge which was much further upstream. About 2 miles upstream from the campgrounds we found a suitable place to swim across, then we proceeded uphill to look for the Pacific Crest Trail which leads back to the campground. We figured we were probably within a quarter of a mile from the trail which runs parallel to the river. While walking through the forest looking for the trail, I happened to look down and noticed some unusual tracks. I called my father over to look at them as well, and to provide confirmation that I was not just "seeing things". What we saw were footprints which looked ...