Fisherman observes large rock flung into Hamma Hamma River witnessed in Mason County, Washington

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The following incident may be of limited if any value because of the length of time that has elapsed since it occurred. At the time I was about 32 years of age and had heard of sasquatch or bigfoot but had never had any thoughts about them. A co-worker (Don W.) and myself had been performing some work for the National Park Service in the State of Washington during the summer of 1978 or 1979. We had made other trips to the region prior this this trip, but this trip will always stand out in my mind. On a weekend outing Don and I had decided to do some trout fishing on the Olympic Peninsula. A Seattle motel owner suggested we try fishing the Hamma Hamma River as it did not get the fishing pressure or the commercial gill netting pressures more common on the famous streams that empty on the west side of the pennsula. Following his suggestion, we came to a tiny picnic area and unloaded our gear. Don went downstream and I headed upstream. By mid-afternoon I was perhaps a mile upstream a...