LOCATION: My eight year old son and I were hiking the 'Grasshopper Trail' in Humbolt Redwoods State Park, Burlington Campgrounds, between Weott (north) and Meyers Flat (south), Humbolt County, California. The time was approximately between 3 and 4 p.m. on Sunday August 22nd. One side note, I was pretty hesitant about submitting this kind of info until I found this site and to read someone else had experienced something in the same place.
OBSERVED: We were about a 1/4 mile up the trail from the river. We were
walking relatively quite and slow along the path when we stoped on the
path for a moment for my son to tie his shoe. As I waited, I surveyed the
thick redwood area above. As I looked, I noticed something moving about
150-200 feet in the distance next to a large old redwood stump. The more
I looked, I began to see more mass of the creature. I finally realized
what it probably was and what it was doing. It had a human-like torso (from
the waist up)and it appeared as if it was scratching its back against the
stump. I gained a back and profile view before I could no longer overcome
the intense fear I was experiencing. I urged my son as serious as could,
to run as fast as he could.
After running for about thirty seconds to a minute, we stopped. I wanted
badly to go back and investigate, but understood I could not do this with
my son. I know the EXACT location of where the stump is and I plan to go
back within the week. I hope to find something at the stump.
Primary BFRO investigator: John Freitas < bluenorth@hotmail.com >
Uploaded to the BFRO Database by: Dawn Harrack <Dawn@BFRO.net>, Matt M <Matt@BFRO.net>