YEAR: 2003

SEASON: Summer

MONTH: August

DATE: 21

STATE: California

COUNTY: Placer County

LOCATION DETAILS: [Investigator (MM) Notes:
GPS for Pickering Bar:
39.146637, -120.842076 ]

NEAREST TOWN: Colfax, California

NEAREST ROAD: ?

OBSERVED: My son & I wre camped at Pickering Bar on the N. Fork of the American river on August 21, 2003. We were eating supper after dark on the gravel bar when a boulder of perhaps 15 lbs. came flying through the air, from the direction of the woods, and landed in the sand next to us, only about 5 feet from us. It came with such velocity it left a large crater in the sand, and we heard it coming through the air before it hit. We shined our flashlights where it came from, and saw nothing. The gravel bar was about 150 feet wide with no brush or trees, and what ever threw it had to have thrown it from the trees, which were at least 150 feet away. No human could have thrown a boulder that size, that far. We had floated 15 miles of th river, and had not seen another person. Pickering Bar is remote and about half way on our float.

ALSO NOTICED: very inclement weather, lull in it around 8pm when incident happened, then weather really let loose for rest of night

OTHER STORIES: Yes, on this particular gravel bar

TIME AND CONDITIONS: Happened about 8 pm, weather was thunder, lightening, and wind

ENVIRONMENT: In the river canyon, forested, wide gravel bar

Follow-up investigation report by BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:

This location along the North Fork of American River is an important place to note. Another location in this region is along the South Fork of American River near Cronan Ranch.

About BFRO Investigator Matthew Moneymaker:

Matthew Moneymaker is originally from the Los Feliz District of Los Angeles, California.

- Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA).

- Juris Doctorate (Law degree) from University of Akron School of Law

- Founder of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization,1995.

- Writer and co-producer of the Discovery Channel documentary "Sasquatch: Legend Meets Science", 2001.

- Co-producer of the TV Series "Mysterious Encounters" for the Outdoor Life Network (OLN Channel), 2002.

- Producer of the "2003 International Bigfoot Symposium" (Willow Creek Symposium) DVD set, 2004.

- Co-host of "Finding Bigfoot" on Animal Planet Channel, 2010 - 2017.

- Current Director of the BFRO

- Available for private bigfoot expeditions and conferences. To inquire please email ContactUS@BFRO.net

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