Clallam County, Washington

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Clallam County Washington (Class A) BFRO

October 2000

I am european and I enjoy hiking alone in the American National Parks (I've been in Yosemite, Death Valley, Arches, Canyon Lands, Mesa Verde, YellowStone...). I've already seen bears (black bears and a grizzly in YellowStone). Last year in October 2000 I visited Olympic National Park and the last day of my stay I hiked on a loop trail begining at "Obstruction Point". I let my car at the park located at the end of Obstruction Point road which is about 6 miles long and is a not very good track (no tar and some holes). At the beginning of this road near Hurricane Ridge Visitor Center there was a pannel indicated that overnight stays were not permitted. When I arrived at the car-park around 10.30AM, there were no other cars. I hiked to Grand lake and Moose lake that I reached at about 12.30. I stay there about one hour and then I return via the "Badger Valley trail". At about 4.45PM I was at the bottom of Obstruction Peak just bellow the car-park and I decided to stop to have a rest bef...

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Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

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

Me and my friend Kyle had been fishing on the upper Dungeness River. The spot where we were fishing was accessible by logging road till it got washed out many years ago, now we have to hike a good mil...

February 2013

Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Hikers find large barefoot prints on the Elwha River Trail

My three friends and fellow soldiers recently spent a three day camping trip into Olympic National Forest Elwha River Trail. We had to return to cell coverage, so myself and my buddy headed out of the...

January 2011

Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible nighttime encounter while camping at Shi Shi Beach

At 3:45 in the morning on Shi Shi Beach N., myself and two other backpackers woke up to the sounds of my dog running after something. The dog ran 50 feet away from our sleeping site on the beach to th...

August 2010

Clallam County Washington (Class B) BFRO

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

This past weekend I was backpacking in the Buckhorn Wilderness Area, on the Olympic Peninsula, WA. We hiked about 2 1/2-3 hrs to a small alpine lake. During the first day, after we made camp, my buddi...

August 2009