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Chaffee County Colorado (Class B) BFRO

1997

My friend had an elk tag for that area but I did not draw so I was just along for the ride. My friend took a strool up a very high ridge as I stayed in the bottom walking along the creek that split the saddle. As I made my way down the creek I noticed a strange single track in a patch of snow. The track was old as the snow was melting away its clarity but it strongly resembled that of a human print. It was extremely large, 15" to 16" long, 6" to 7" wide. I must have studied the track for an hour trying to make it out but it was very unclear. I did not see another track in the immediate area but I decided to show it to my friend anyway even though I started believing that it was just an act of nature. My friend was entrieved by the track as he found more characteristics in the print than I did. He pointed out the toes which were very hard to see but when you looked hard they were there. They seemed to go straight across the top of the foot in a straight line but only three were vi...

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Chaffee County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

Motorist describes early morning sighting near Buena Vista

I was driving south down from the mountain on my regular route I had my high beams on because its dark in that area. Its very rural when all of sudden a large up right dark figure stepped out into the...

August 2010

Chaffee County Colorado (Class A) BFRO

Campers have daylight sighting near Leadville

I was camping with my family at the headwaters of Clear Creek Reservoir near Granite Colorado. I was very young at the time. I was with eight of my cousins and we decided to climb the hill at the nort...

September 1971

Chaffee County Colorado (Class B) BFRO

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May 2020