2000 - 2009 Encounters, Sightings, Tracks and Legends

2000 / 01 / T - Hidden Lake AK

Under revision, Sasquatch Tracker, 2021

2000 / 02 / T – Hidden Lake, AK
Tracks discovered by M. Thompson of Sasquatch Tracker along trail to lake. Sasquatch Tracker.

2000 / 03 / T – Island Lake, AK

Tracks discovered on trail by M. Thompson of Sasquatch Tracker. Sasquatch Tracker.

2000 / 04 / S / T – Kake, AK
Sighting and tracks near town, no other details. IBS #1266 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 05 / S – Ketchikan, AK

Sighting on Ward Lake Road. IBS #1107 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 06 / T / V – Ketchikan, AK
Tracks and vocalizations 5 miles up Whipple Creek. Bigfoot Encounters.

2000 / 07 / S – Palmer, AK
Sighting near Palmer Butte, no other details. Sasquatch information Society #120.

2000 / 08 / T – Palmer, AK
Tracks discovered on Fishhook Road near edge of swamp. BFRO #597.

2000 / 09 / T – Portland Canal, AK
Tracks discovered on American side of north Pearse Island. IBS #1082 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 10 / S – Willow, AK
Sighting 10 miles from Wasilla. Witness was driving home around 5 or 6 AM and sees "something big wandering" in road along straight-away. "It came out of the woods from the left side of the highway. 100-150 feet from it. It walked out very casually and got about to the middle yellow lines. It briefly stopped, turned and glanced at the witness and his truck, and then, as his exact words were, "Just booked." I said "ran?" And he kind of struggled to come up with the term that suited what it did. He said, "Not really ran, or started running, more like just moved so fast, he couldn't believe it. He couldn't quite grasp what just happened or what he had just seen. He said that it was huge. I asked, "6, 7, 8 feet??" And he just replied "yeah like that, but just so big, (the girth) of it was huge, and it moved so fast, I couldn't believe it, then It was just gone away," Bigfoot Encounters and Alaska Bigfoot Tales.

2000 / 11 / S / V – Kennecott, AK
Hikers have sighting near glacier. Grunting sounds heard later. BFRO #637.

2000 / 12 / B – Ketchikan, AK
Husband and wife report 600 pound furnace outside of house is picked up and thrown overnight. IBS #3676 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 13 / V / O – Ketchikan, AK
Man reports hearing yelling louder than human or wolf on Brown Mountain Road. Also reports finding large horizontal tree limb debarked atypical of bears. IBS #3677 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 14 / T – Portland Canal, AK
Fishermen observe bipedal tracks in snow on shore. IBS #1082 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 15 / S / V / B – Hydaburg, AK

Children playing outside see large hair covered manlike creature walking along edge of trees. Creature walks off and grabs saplings, shakes them and screamed at children. IBS #4029 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 16 / S / T – Kake, AK
Boyfriend and girlfriend see 5 foot dark brown or black Sasquatch leap from ditch and climb six foot sloping ditch in snow. Road crew finds numerous tracks following day. IBS #1266, 3672, 4057 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2000 / 17 / S – Mulchatna River, AK
(Edited for Content by Sasquatch Tracker) Ketchikan hunter, Derek Blackmon states in 2003 to Sasquatch Tracker Associate Robert Alley that he was working with his brother for a fly-in outfitter out of Dillingham. Derek and brother had unloaded clients from float plane on Mulchatna River and had some time to kill, hike “…over riverbank to view the tundra” and spots “something … about three football fields away.” Alerts brother, and together they observe “tan-to-chocolate brown upright figure, just walking away from the river.” Described as “taking great strides and walking smoothly but really fast…” Alley, R. 2003 in http://www.deltadiscovery.com/story/2014/07/09/hairy-man/bigfoot-seen-by- wood-gatherers/2262.htmly.

2001 / 01 / S / T – Hollis, AK
Sighting and tracks at Harris River campground, 4 miles west of Hollis. BFRO #8797, initially investigated and documented by Sasquatch Tracker Associate R. Alley.

2001 / 02 / S – Juneau, AK

Three friends witness 6.5 foot dark brown Sasquatch with red eye shine approach campfire. IBS #3680.

2001 / 03 / S – Ketchikan, AK
Second hand report of military officer sighting a 7 foot or more Sasquatch watching him from 20 feet IBS #3683 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2001 / 04 / O – Ketchikan, AK
J. Robert Alley (Sasquatch Tracker Associate) and other witness examined 40 foot, 4 inch diameter green alder snapped off at four feet above ground and bent over horizontally. IBS #3686 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2002 / 01 / S – Cantwell, AK
Sighting along Parks Highway. GCBRO.

2002 / 02 / V – Haines, AK
Sound heard, no specific location noted other than “family property”. Sasquatch Information Society #211.

2002 / 03 / S – Ketchikan, AK
Security worker finds two mile track way near home at Whipple Creek. Investigated by Sasquatch Tracker Associate Robert Alley. Reported in the Kethcikan Daily News, Ketchikan, AK February 05, 2002. Bigfoot Encounters.

2002 / 04 / T – Willow, AK
Tracks found game trail. Sasquatch information Society #222.

2002 / 05 / S – Hydaburg, AK
Husband and wife have highway sighting around 2330 hours. IBS #3690.

2002 / 06 / T – Ketchikan, AK
Fuel delivery man reports finding biped tracks entering forest behind customer’s house. IBS #3687 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2002 / 07 / T – Ketchikan, AK
15 inch, 5 toed tracks discovered in mud and snow near Herring Cove Bridge. IBS #3688 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2002 / 08 / T – Ketchikan, AK
Beachcombers discover two sets of 5 toed tracks, approximately 16 and 20 inches near mouth of White River. Larger set of tracks had over five foot stride. IBS #3689 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2002 / 09 / S – Craig, AK
Woman and taxi driver see a Sasquatch run across highway into small quarry. Taxi driver refuses request to follow it. IBS #3692 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2002 / 10 / S – Baranof Island, AK
Two women report seeing tall, dark haired Sasquatch walking into forest on Old Pulp Mill Road. IBS #3691 (Alley, R. 2003. Raincoast Sasquatch).

2002(?) / 11 / S - Ketchikan, AK
Reported in 2009 as "... a few years ago..." ATV riders on logging road stop in random spot on road and "got out the video camera and zoomed in a valley next to them." Once back in town, the friends watched footage of their trip finding "... something large and black standing up and somewhat hunched over, hopping around at the top of the valley. Then it hops down a bit and leaps onto a tree branch and swings..." in the last eight seconds of the video. http://bb.bboy.net/alaskagoldforum-print?forum=3&thread=246.

2003 / 01 / O – Anchorage, AK
Person chased by unknown creature near Lake Otis and Dowling Road. BFRO #8792.

2003 / 02 / S – Port Simpson, AK
Sighting on game trail. Sasquatch Information Society #59.

2003 / 03 /S – Tetlin, AK
Sighting near resident’s smokehouse. Sasquatch Tacker.

2004 / 01 / S / T – Anchorage, AK
Sighting and tracks discovered in Potter’s Marsh. BFRO #13038.

2004 / 02 / S – Alaska Highway near Gardner Creek.
Driver has noon time sighting along road BFRO #9317.

2004 / 03 / T – Bristol Bay, AK
Tracks found on mouth of Bear Creek Spit near southeast corner of Becharoff Lake. BFRO #11616.

2004 / 04 / S – Hydaburg, AK
Sighting at edge of town near Main Street. BFRO #7963.

2004 / 05 / T – Egegik, AK
Fishermen discover large tracks. BFRO #11616.

2004 / 06 / S - Haines Junction, Yukon
On October 29, 2004, my brother-in-law and I had driven a newly purchased used car, a Pontiac Bonneville, from Anchorage to my father’s house in Willow, Alaska, staying there for the night. We were planning on an early start through the Yukon toward Haines and the Ketchikan ferry the next morning. Dad’s last advice the night before was, “Watch out for those early storms in the Yukon/BC mountains.” We got going at 6:00 AM the next day, and by evening we had passed through Haines Junction, Yukon as a snow-storm hit us. We slowed to about 15mph because the visibility at times was less than a hundred feet. Even so, at the height of land near Summit Mountain, we slipped off to the right on a right uphill curve. We had seen no other traffic all night going either way, and had to try digging out. It was dark, but we kept the car running and by the headlights and occasional moonlight we would dig out, move a few yards uphill, then slide off again. This happened over and over for hours. It was sometime around 2:00 AM when Witness #2 called out and I noticed a dark manlike shape about six feet tall watching us on the summit bluff about fifty yards away to the east. The bluff was a 20 foot cliff facing the highway with the round height of land just behind it. The snow was reflecting light from the headlights and maybe patches of moonlight, I don’t know, but we could see it clearly enough to know it was not a bear. It just stood watching us, standing in the snow about twenty feet above us, not moving or making any noise. I have no idea how long it had been there watching us. Witness #2 ran to the car, and before I could react, grabbed a machete that we kept as a tool in the car ran to the edge of the road and started waving it and screaming at the creature, trying to scare it off. After watching Witness #2’s actions for only a few seconds, it turned to its right and I watched it walk away in the snow along the top of the bluff for about fifty feet before disappearing over the flat summit. We talked about what it could have been for a minute or two, then we got back to work digging. The snow was not coming down right at the time and we were making headway when, about five minutes later, another figure appeared, much taller than the first. I would estimate the second creature to have been about nine feet tall and heavily built, with shoulders that looked three to three and a half feet wide. It was dark-colored like the first and there was a breeze that was blowing its hair on the arms, the hair looked to be about eight to ten inches long where I could see it blowing to the side. The creature was facing directly towards us and was bobbing up and down, in a way that, to me, looked menacing, kind of like going from a crouch with hands close to the bent knees, then straightening up and down again. At no time did I see either of the creatures go down on all fours, and at this point I could see the whole body of the big one right down to where the snow came to just below its knees. I would best describe it as like a football linebacker bobbing up and down before blitzing. I got a distinctly uneasy feeling, and before I knew it, Witness #2 was going for the machete again and was starting in on his “scare-it-off” thing. I took one more look at the creature and called to Witness #2: Get in the car, now! He looked at me a moment and then got right into the car and we locked the doors. He was still holding the machete. I looked over and the big one was still looking at us, crouching and bobbing up on the bluff. Witness #2 was extremely upset and was talking about having to defend ourselves. I just said to him, Look, there’s no point in getting all worked up the way things are. We might just as well sit tight and try to relax. If that thing wanted to, it could easily just walk down here and rip the roof right of the car. Let’s just settle down, don’t even look at it, and maybe it’ll calm down and go away. I reassured him as best I could and hunkered down behind the wheel. Witness #2 was curled up in the back. I remember saying a prayer for us. I did look back out once briefly about five or ten minutes later, I’m not exactly sure how many minutes, but I do remember when I looked a last time, it was gone. After what must have been at least an hour in the car, we got back out and didn’t hear or see anything. We had been digging for only a few minutes when lights came up the highway behind us, slowed and, just like us, slid off to the right. It was a small red truck, two-wheel drive, driven by a little older woman with white hair. We were just getting her unstuck when a snowplow came up behind her, driven by an American who, I believe was contracted to plow through to the Haines, Alaska side. He seemed to know the lady, because he said, (Driver’s name of other vehicle), you know you shouldn’t be out here in weather like this...” We saw her get up over the top of the highway and off down the other side, and the plow driver used his blade to clear away all the snow on the stuck side and got us out too. We made it down to Haines safely about forty-five minutes later, in time for a breakfast at a cafe` and the early ferry. I had told Witness #2 we didn’t want to be slowed down by talking about any of the events I just wanted to eat without any delays and make the ferry. But one thing did happen that gave me a bit of the chills. In a corner of the café, about three booths away there was a group of older men having coffee and talking. I could hear their conversation and I heard them mentioning Sasquatches. One of them commented to the effect, “Yeah, they’re around, a couple was just talking about seeing some of those critters up on top recently”. (Investigator’s Note: The term “on top” possibly refers to being on or near the summit of the Haines Highway.) “We made it home on the ferry safely, and that is my experience. Witness #2 has moved away and we don’t keep in touch. Going over the sighting, I did not make out really clear details of the faces but will say that these were not bears of any kind. The legs, arms and hair on both were too long, there were no ears sticking up on the top of the head, and they were wide shouldered with the heads set low on the shoulders. The total time I watched the first smaller creature was approximately thirty seconds. The larger creature stayed in view for about ten minutes. The details of the creatures as I remember them are accurate to the best of my ability, although the estimates of distances might be a few yards off, and the heights may vary by a few inches.”

INVESTIGATIVE SUMMARY: This report is courtesy of J. Robert Alley, Sasquatch Tracker Associate, Southeast Alaska Region. The two men involved had purchased a new vehicle in Anchorage, AK and had visited Witness #1’s father in Willow, AK before departing for the Alaska Marine Highway ferry at Haines, AK at 0600 on October 29, 2008. Once aboard the ferry, they would make their way back to their homes in Ketchikan, AK. For those unfamiliar with the road system in Alaska, driving from the interior region of Alaska to the southeastern region of Alaska involves driving partially through the Yukon Territory and the northern part of British Columbia, reentering the United States and then heading south via the ferry from Haines, AK. Witness #1 did not specify if the second Sasquatch appeared in the same place as the first one. Witness #1 made a reference to the BC mountains meaning he and the other witness had already driven the portion of the highway that passes through the Yukon and were in the northern section of British Columbia within a few miles of the United States \ Canada International Border which is approximately 40 miles north of Haines, AK. After recounting the encounter with Alley, Witness #1 added, “Although neither of the creatures made any sounds that I could hear and we didn’t go looking for tracks, I would say, having seen various TV documentaries on Sasquatches, that on October 30, 2008 I definitely observed two Sasquatches beside the Haines Highway near the summit west of the highway north of Haines, Alaska and south of the Yukon. Witness #1 has a signed affidavit testifying to the details of his encounter on file with Alley in Ketchikan, AK.

2005 / 01 / S – Anchorage, AK
Sighting in woods near Providence Medical Center. ACPR.

2005 / 02 / S – Mentasta, AK
Night time sighting by fisherman. Sasquatch Tracker.

2005(?) / 03 / T - Chitna River, AK
Hunters discover 6.5 -7 inch track while tracking grizzly. Only one track discovered due to hard rain for three days prior to discovery. No sign of any other human presence in the vicinity. Photo taken of track. http://bb.bboy.net/alaskagoldforum-print?forum=3&thread+246.

2007 / 01 / V – Eastern Interior, AK
Hunter hears howling during moose season. Sasquatch Tracker.

2008 / 01 / S – Tok, AK
Sighting from porch of residence. Not verified, witness refused further contact. Sasquatch Tracker, 2008.

2008 / 02 / B – Northway, AK
M. Thompson of Sasquatch Tracker and son hear tree knocking sounds at private property. Sasquatch Tracker, 2008.

2008 / 03 / T – Border City, AK
M. Thompson of Sasquatch Tracker and sons discover two separate sets of tracks on game trail. Sasquatch Tracker, 2008.

2008 / 04 / S – Haines Highway, AK
Snowbound travelers have roadside sighting. Documented and investigated by Sasquatch Tracker Associate R. Alley.

2008 / 05 / B – Chicken, AK
Hunter describes hearing powerful wood knocks at remote cabin. Sasquatch Tracker, 2008 and BFRO #25442.

2008 / 06 / S - Border City, AK
Passenger traveling Alaska Highway sees bi-pedal creature cross highway. BFRO #23666.

2008 / 07 / S – Yoder Road, Talkeetna, AK
One Day after hunting season, a man driving on Yoder Road approximately 16 miles from Talkeetna (N 62° 18’41’ X W150° 05’13’) has a sighting on a flat section of the road. The witness explained that since gasoline was expensive, he regularly would put his vehicle in neutral and coast down hills. It was during one such “coast” that the witness came upon a dark figure in the road. The witness described that he believed he was “…seeing the largest black bear I ever saw walking on its hind legs…” However, moments later he realized he was looking at something else. The witness estimated he was about 100 yards from the subject and described it as 7 ½ to 8 feet tall. The witness further described that the dark figure was “…covered with about 6 inches of straight clean jet black hair…” The subject had “… black hands, no hair on the palms…” The witness then went on to state that the subject turned its upper body to look at him. As it turned, the witness saw that it “… had a fleshy face [with} no hair on [the] cheeks and forehead…” The witness noticed it had a “6 inch beard…” “It walked in woods after spotting me. I then raced the car up to that spot and slowly drove by looking into the foliage. You couldn't see into the woods, too much foliage. It looked … extremely well-muscled. Its thighs looked tremendously strong! There was no V shape of the back, the back was straight to the waist where the “lat” [latissimus] muscles would be on a man.”

INVESTIGATIVE NOTES: The witness went on to explain that he waited almost a year before telling anyone and only a handful of people believed what he told them. He also said that it “…actually changes your life” but did not elaborate. In response to further questions, the witness explained that when compared “the film footage of a bigfoot from years ago...the one I saw was different...very in shape...the thigh muscles and the size...” The witness added that he thought the subject may have been on its way “…towards upper Montana Creek to eat spawning salmon.” Sasquatch Tracker, 2016.

2009 / 01 / T - Gardner Creek, AK
M. Thompson of Sasquatch Tracker and son discover track on game trail while hunting. Sasquatch Tracker.

2009 / 02 / S – Fairbanks, AK
Daytime sighting of reddish colored Sasquatch near Auburn and Farmer’s Loop Road. BFRO #26604.