SASQUATCH INVESTIGATIONS AT POLLOCK PINES
Park Creek Road
October 26th-Present, 2007.
July 1, 2008
Author(s) of This Report:
Researcher Larry Lesh
Researcher BB (pseudonym)
Researcher Mike Rarey
We wish to thank Kathy Strain of the AIBR for taking the time to review our report and for providing her keen insight into improving it.
INTRODUCTION:
On October 26th 2007 Researcher BB was planning a hunting trip on Park Creek Road about 2 miles up MET from the Bonetti Road Turnoff and 3/4 of a mile in a straight line from the general locations of SSRG Report #1 near Camp Creek. Upon exiting his pick-up truck he had what seems to be a Bigfoot encounter. His description is as follows:
I got out and strapped on the firearms. On the right thigh, Beretta 9mm on a dropleg holster. Left hip is the .500 magnum. In my hands was the Keltec .223 I put on the camelbac and sling the extra .500 magnum on an ammo belt over my head and left shoulder and lock the truck up.
I start to walk away from the truck up the road (west). Almost immediately I hear a very large branch snap. I mean very large!! It was on the north side of the road, East of the back of the truck, right where the road curve started to straighten out. I spun around and looked in that direction and waited about 1 minute and heard nothing.
After this, I'm still looking in the same direction, I hear another limb snap behind me(directly South), and what seems only about 20 feet or so, off the road. Again I spin around and am looking off down the hillside for any movement. At this point I'm beginning to wonder, and so I sling the Keltec across my back and unsnap the .500.
As I'm looking off down the hillside (south) I hear another noise behind me to the Northwest. This noise was now in front of the truck instead of being behind it, and further down the road than I am.
Again I spin around and am looking to the Northwest of where I stand. As I'm looking for anything moving, my eyes catch movement from the left and higher up. I quickly look and see a small rock, perhaps golf ball sized, in a high arcing trajectory from the downhill side of the road, about 30 feet further down the road to the west. The rock hits a pine tree on the North side of the road, pretty much where I was just looking. It hit about 1/2 way up the side of a very large tree.
I immediately look to the downhill side of the road again (south), and loudly pronounce, "That's it, I'm outta here". I walk back to the truck and climb in without even unslinging the Keltec from my back, and drive away as quickly as possible. I get to the top of Park Creek road where it meets back up to Mormon Emigrant Trail, and call Larry to let him know what had just happened.
At no time did I actually see a BF, but I didn't see anyone else either, and something with a thumb was able to throw the rock that I saw. I suppose the other noises could have been additional rocks landing although the first sound was extremely loud like that of a breaking limb, not a small branch.
Also understand, the reason BB had as many firearms as he did, was because the general bear season runs concurrently with the general deer season, and BB also had a bear tag.
This area will require several additional visits to determine the extent of Sasquatch habituation or migration.
On July 1, 2008 a follow-up investigation was conducted by the SSRG to Park Creek to document and research BB's encounter of 10-26-2007. Evidence of the species in the area was found and photos were taken to document the encounter. Researchers for this trip were BB, Mike Rarey and Larry Lesh.
We arrived in the area around 3:45 PM and stayed for about 1 hour.
General Directions are as follows:
I left the Camp Creek area and went back up to Mormon Emigrant Trail and turned right. After a very short distance, maybe 2 miles or so, I see a road off to my left, called Park Creek road and it is open.
So I turn left (north) onto Park Creek. Within a very short distance, I notice how much water there really is, flowing across the road. Some of the road is still paved, but many areas are rutted out from the water flowing most likely from springs in the area.
I continue down the road into the bottom of the "Canyon" and cross Park Creek. I am amazed at how much marsh and water there is down there. I continue heading somewhat North and come to the "Forks".
I first tried to go left( west) and see if I can follow along the creek bed. Shortly, I run into an upside down car that completely blocks the road. So I return to the forks, and try the right fork. About an 1/8th of a mile I encounter the same thing.
I have to say it was confusing that the roads would be blocked off with upside down cars. I return to the forks and continue on up the road in the same direction I was initially traveling, North-Northwest. I passed over a marshy area where there was a culvert going under the road. But the road was too narrow to stop there and so I continued on.
The road made a left-right-left and almost immediately there was a nice wide spot in the road, big enough to pull over and park. The area is surrounded by small oak trees, completely full of acorns which we know deer like.
So I stopped and decided to try hunting in this general area. As the truck"s front end is pointing west, on my right (North) is the uphill side of the road. I can see a game trail just off the roadway. On my left (south) is the downhill side of the road. Straight ahead (West), is a relatively long straight stretch of the road, that is slowly climbing in elevation.
Map Description:
Looking at the map above, the blue dot is our research area as reported in Camp Creek, and where the initial rock throwing event happened back on March 29th of 2007. The actual beginning of the road is off the map by just a little ways, but not too far. More important is how close this is to the new areas as the "crow" flys.
The orange dot is the spot called the "Forks" by the locals. The left fork only goes about 100 feet, and then the road is blocked by an upside down car. The right fork goes about 1/8 of a mile, and it too is blocked by and upside down car, strange neighborhood!!. The only option is to continue going straight down the road.
The red dot is the "Gate" and is just an old farm gate. Please note this gate near a ravine going down to park creek, which is the middle water feature running east west.
The pink dot is where my little incident happened on the 26th of Oct. 2 days before the end of deer season. I'll go ahead and try to clearly express what happened. Whatever it was, literally had me turning around in circles, trying to keep up with it. I'll use compass point directions to explain what happened.
The photos below will document the road access to Park Creek. Visitors are cautioned some of this land belongs to Sierra Pacific and is private property. Signs are posted near public access areas. This area is part of the motorized vehicle policy for the El Dorado National Forest. Maps can be obtained from the Forest Service and theres an office just East of Pollock Pines off of US 50 at Mill Run.
This sign points the way toward Bonetti Rd (Camp Creek) and Park Creek Road.
This sign which is damaged is about 2 miles beyond the Bonetti Rd Sign and is on the right of MET
headed south toward CA 88.
This is a view of the entrance to the road looking south toward CA 88.
If you see this on a tree across from the entrance you just missed it. The entrance is a gated USFS road and is generally closed from late October to late May. When closed access by motorized vehicles is forbidden.
This photo is looking down the entrance from the gate.
Warning
We have posted the specific locations of our on-going investigations in the hope that other researchers and the general public may find and report other significant events. However, anyone entering this area should go armed, but be in compliance with all state and federal laws, rules and regulations on carrying firearms into national forest areas. We know for a fact there's at least one aggressive Sasquatch in this area and the fresh tracks of bears have been repeatedly seen.
RESULTS:
We were able to locate the spot of the encounter with the assistance of Researcher BB.
BB is standing at a wider plance in the road at about the center of the spot where he parked his truck during his previous encounter.
This photo shows the hillside and the underbrush from where the original snapping sound was first heard. The trail upward is blocked just to the left of this picture by a large hole made with heavy equipment.
This photo shows the underbrush and trees toward the hill slope to give the viewer an idea of the density of the brush and trees in the area. It's believed the Sasquatch retreated in this direction after the encounter. Notice the amount of available deadwood for breaking in the left foreground.
This photo is to the left of the original encounter looking down the road. It was into and to the right of this picture that the rock was thrown from the Park Creek Side of the road which struck and glanced off a tree.
The area of the encounter can be found from the directions and this downed tree near the road's edge.
This game trail leading down to the large tree may be the spot from where the rock was thrown. The tree is large enough to hide a Bigfoot as well as the undergrowth to the right of the trail. The SSRG intends to return to the area and research this trail down to Park Creek.
In the center of this picture is the general outline of a Bigfoot Print. The researchers believe the animal flipped this rock over (in the bottom foreground) while climbing up the hill from the road. The print could have been made during the encounter or at a later date by another Sasquatch.
This is another pircture of the same print from a different angle. The soil here
is very compact and nothing generally leaves any type of decent footprint.
CONCLUSIONS:
The SSRG believes it has confirmed BB's encounter of 10-26-07. It's suspected that this encounter may be have been 2 or more Sasquatch migrating or moving toward Camp Creek most likely following a deer herd. The presence of the footprint and the game trail lend credibility towards the migration theory. The presence of the large amound of deadwood accounts for the snapping sounds along with the availability of loose rock for throwing. The Bigfoot in this area seem to known for this and have a pretty good aim.
This area will be researched futhur in the years ahead and other researchers and the public are invited to investigate it for themselves. Please remember our warnings about entering this area if you decide to do so.