Kittitas County, Washington

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Kittitas County Washington (Class A) BFRO

July 1965

Craig, Jeff and Dan were camping at lake Kachess. They were 16 - 17 years old at the time and it was their next to last school-based summer vacation. One day, lost to memory, they hiked about 2 miles above the lake, off the eastern side trail and, reaching a small meadow area with a 200 foot ledge overlooking the lake, they decided to roll large 2-man boulders over the ledge, into the lake. It made quite a racket going down the hill and when they hit the water it sounded like explosives going off. While doing this they noticed a dark upright animal with a reddish tint, standing at the meadow's forest edge, peeking out at them from behind a tree. It was between 50 and 70 yards away and slightly in shadow. It was covered in hair, kind of scruffy looking and once in awhile it would turn its body and there was a green tint to it. They continued throwing rocks off the ledge and watching this animal for about another half hour until it got too spooky and they decided to return to their...

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Kittitas County Washington (Class A) BFRO

Two men have a close up sighting during road crossing outside Cle Elum at sunset

My best friend and I were returning from a hunting trip for turkey in eastern WA for my 50th Birthday. With no success further east we went to Teanaway. Again no success, as we returned to the freeway...

May 2014

Kittitas County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Family finds large tracks going through their yard near Cle Elum

I just got done taking photos of foot prints by my brother's house in Cle Elum. The prints measure 15" long, the strides are over 4 1/2', and they are all single file. The prints come up from the cree...

December 2013

Kittitas County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Hiker describes possible vocalizations and rocks thrown at a remote lake in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

Unknown Encounter Oct. 11-12, 2012 Location: Alpine Lakes Area, Kittitas County, WA I am a 45+ year experienced outdoorsman, having hiked and climbed extensively in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, M...

October 2012

Kittitas County Washington (Class B) BFRO

Possible encounters while fishing at a lake near Easton

I was fly fishing by a lake in WA. I was all alone. I was setting up my camp I got bored and started singing softly. A short time later I started smelling what smelled like dirty cat litter. I thought...

June 2011