Safety While Hiking

Thomas Graham has left a new comment on your post "Safety While Hiking":

Take your car battery out, and tuck it away somewhere in a bag in the brush, so only you know where it's at. It works for me in the redwoods. I leave my vehicle all day when I'm down there.

Listen to a call to the police about a bigfoot in caller's yard.

Bigfoot Field Reporter has an interesting phone call on the site. A very slow speaking person calls the police to tell them about this animal that has come down from the mountain bothering his dogs. He asked if he would get in trouble if he were to shot it. Go to Links at the bottom of this page and click Bigfoot Field Reporter.

More on Azalea Lake's Missing Men

Ronnie S has left a new comment on your post "...missing men of Aalea Lake... '47 and '48.":

A recent article in the news said the two men of Azalea Lake were found dead by searchers over a month later but was not correct. The body part (left arm) of one of them was found next to a giant fir tree. As it was the two were never seen again and the suspects were the rock-throwing bigfoot creatures in the mountains surrounding the camp. The camp was called "Camp 4" and had a particular bad reputation for those big man-animals throwing large rocks and tree limbs at the loggers.

Even today one cabin and some old logging equipment are still present at the lake. If you want to go there you go to Powers, Oregon on Hwy 242. Then leave Powers on USFS #33 and head south to milepost 19 then turn right on Rock Creek Rd. Go 3 miles to the trail head of Azalea Lake. There you must walk in about 3 miles to the lake.

Last year we took a group of campers into the lake area and found what we described as barefoot prints along the lake. These prints were over 18 inches long. Most of the old cabins were burned down in 1995 by USFS people, claiming the cabins were dangerous.

 It is a mystery on why the two men were attacked by those things. Carl Hale a former worker for CBLC told me the men were out in advance of the general logging crew to cut the trees ahead of the donkey crews. The personal belongings of the two missing men were found in the tent they used at nighttime near the site. Back then there were no roads other than a steep one lane road leaving the lake. The men couldn't have left the area without food, money and other staples.

Safety While Hiking

Let's Talk Safety While Hiking

With Bill Emery deep in the woods, I thought it would be good to share a few safety tips on hiking in them. I've noticed that some articles I've read to get information for this paragraph, warns of the dangers before you even set foot to path. Some believe you should not leave your vehicle at a  lonely trail head but park where several vehicles are  parked and hike to the trail head. One author said perhaps you should find out how to disable your vehicle so that it can not be stolen. A few more tips: Don't take a lot of time loading up for a long hike in view of others, but be prepared when you exit your vehicle with as little loading up as possible. It is good to carry a whistle because it will not give out as the voice will. And of course tell someone where you will be if you are going for a long hike.

Tell us how you prepare for a hike. ...Linda Newton-Perry

"...perplexing cases I've ever heard of."

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Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "...missing men of Azalea Lake... '47 and '48.":


This is one of the most perplexing cases I've ever heard of.  Many of the folks that worked in that area of those Years have a steadfast belied that the Bigfoot did kill those guys.The problem is that Coos Bay Lumber didn't call in any outside help. There was a search of the area and evidence of foul play was found but nothing really pointed towards the bigfoot as being the suspect in the mens' disappearances. One thing for sure those guys were never seen or heard from again.