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2007ish: Oregon Caves, Cave Creek Campground. Late spring before tourist season, they just opened. Primitive campground. My ex husband and I were the only ones there except for the host who was fairly far away from our site. Sitting by the fire after dark, there was a shadow ducking behind trees out of range of the firelight. My dog was squeezing between my legs at this point, he had been sniffing around the site just prior. A feeling of love and peace seemed to be radiating at one point.
Went to bed and somewhere in the wee hours I awoke to thunderous bipedal running by the tent, up and down the little access road. It vibrated the ground and it went back and forth 3 or 4 times. At that point, I felt heavy/almost drugged. I hadn’t drank or anything for several years at this point so the feeling was odd. I tried to wake my ex but he wouldn’t get up, My dog was laying very still in a ball. I got so sleepy and was in a deep sleep after that. In the morning, my ex reported that when I was asleep, he woke up to something bipedal walking around the tent scratching on the rainfly. We had met the host the previous evening and I really don’t think he was running by the tent at 2am, besides, the footfalls were HEAVY.
At this time, we were camping in places I knew have had activity on purpose, not expecting anything but just hanging out to see. I was heavily into online research. Went to the caves the next morning and then left.2008ish: Gifford Pinchot forest. Summer, can’t remember the campground name. Campground was fairly full, primitive. Awoke in middle of night to weird deep bird/owl sounds coming from the far end of campground. Sounded like two or three calling back and forth. listened as to this as it progressed closer, then I smelled strong old barn stank. I tried to wake my ex again and he wasn’t having it.
(2011?)Mississippi Rapids Rest Stop Eastbound:Eas Moline, Illinois. Summer.
This one was on a cross country road trip from Oregon to visit my Dad in Michigan. I was not intentionally anywhere, just passing through. I can link the exact place on the maps. So it was near midnight and I was exhausted from driving. We crossed the Mississippi River into Illinois on I80 Eastbound and pulled off at this rest area. It was one of those welcome centers into the state and it was closed. There was one other little truckin the lot and woods surrounding the place, right on the river. The truck’s driver looked like he was sleeping. We pulled to the side and was against the woods. There was a huge oak tree in the middle of the parking lot in front of us about 30-40 yards(?) the truck was in front of us parked to the left of the tree. We got in the back of our SUV to lay down and get a nap. Windows open as it was balmy summer. I was just falling asleep when I started hearing whispering like coming from the woods, then a monkey/hyena sounds. Fully awake, I sat up and started looking around. Ex would not wake up again. Same dog as previous was absolutely still and curled up. Next thing I know, a raucous starting coming from the wooded area to our right and out blasts birds and two deer were bolting across the parking lot. I was looking where the deer went and then looked back to see truck guy awake and hurredly doing something in his truck, he started the truck and shook a leg tearing out of there.
I then noticed a BLACK shadow under the oak tree full with summer leaves. The shadow was the typical sounding outline of Sasquatch. I had to strain to get details it was dark under the tree too, out of any lot lights. I stared at this shadow for long time…can’t say how long but I witnessed it turning its head VERY slowly left and right and VERY slowly moving its right arm up and then back down like we might scratch out nose or something but it was so slow and precise. I watched this thing it seemed like forever but, once again, It didn’t seem terribly tall, I would guess 6 to 6.5 feet judging by where the head was under the lower branches. I went to sleep.
Next morning, I was looking around the woods an saw a little trail. I took my dog back there, right away there was a pile that looked like landscaping scraps that were piled up. Further on, the trail was blocked by two large branches in an X shape. I turned around at that point becaus it felt like a “don’t come here”. I think I was in a bit of shockiness because I didn’t even think of measuring under the tree. This occurrence was a complete blam/surprise out of nowhere.My house now on the Long Beach Washington peninsula. Please see link to the thread I will post here.
Didn’t hear a thing and my dog didn’t bark either! She would definitely go ballistic at that noise.
I have a camera pointing over there now but nothing else so far.
Obviously one part of the tree is from the stump I showed but I am pretty sure the other chunk came from one behind the fence nearby.
I will attach a photo of that one…I showed my landlords are they are completely baffled even after saying “well, the bear must have did it”!
I didn’t bother to show them the footprints…I haven’t heard anything. The log thing was right outside the open window….I saw a bit of it the following morning but it was dark and I had to get to work. I couldn’t fully check it out until the next morning.
I have a camera I haven’t put up yet. Yes, there are bears and I been around bears plenty of times. Bears don’t neatly drag a bag of garbage 50 yards into bushes over another fence and then raid the bag. ,😁
Nor do they bust up logs and place them in a formation…so that’s my response to bears. 😎😊I have a video with footprints that I will get on here tomorrow because I have reached a daily limit on YouTube.
Excuse me yelling for my pup. I got worried she was running over to the neighbors car coming down the road.
