2020 / 01 / B, V - Fairbanks, AK (Foothills west of Fairbanks)
Metal detecting hobbyist hears water splashing, howls and smells "swampy" odor.
Reported as taking place on October 08, 2020: Keith Linsey, a school nurse and metal detector hobbyist, was searching for gold rush era artifacts when he heard water splashing nearby. Lindsey attributes the noise to beavers slapping their tails on the water's surface. Later, as night closes in, the water noise turns to howling. Lindsey's initial assumption is that the noise is being made by wolves but later realizes the noise is more like a "warning" than wolves communicating. Lindsey then smells a "swampy" odor and experiences one final "scream" and decides to retreat. Click for Video.
Published by ANCIENTLY.net on 09/23/2023. Accessed 12/28/2023.
2021 / 01 / V – Seaton Recreation Area, AK
On 04/19/2021, at approximately 1440 hours local, Sasquatch Tracker M. Thompson and his family were at the Seaton Recreation Area near Mile 1234.7 of the Alaska Highway walking their dogs around the driveway and parking area. Thompson was near his parked truck along the southern edge of the parking area while the rest of the family, including the dogs, were across the open parking area north of him. Thompson whistled to his family and dogs to signal that it was time to depart. Thompson's adult son (C. Thompson) heard the whistle being mimicked within seconds. The mimicked whistling originated from a wooded area on the north side of a clearing adjacent to a picnic shelter and public outhouse. C. Thompson stated it matched Sasquatch Tracker's whistle and that it was not an echo. Deep and wet snow prevented searching the area off the driveway and parking area.
Investigative notes: Both M. and C. Thompson have had previous experience with talking, whistling, and whooping noises being mimicked while working remotely approximately 9 miles from this site. Incidentally, the Seaton Recreation Area has been a winter research area for Sasquatch Tracker for several years. (Sasquatch Tracker, 2021).
2023 / 01 / B - Tok Cutoff, Interior AK
Second Hand Information. "Hot dog" sized sticks thrown at vehicle during rest stop. A couple traveling for Whitehorse, YT stopped at a pull-off between Tok and Mentasta to take a nap. (According to the individual who passed the information, the couple did not indicate a milepost or provide any landmarks. The exact location of the pull-off is unknown.)
The weather was warm enough that the couple had their windows open a few inches for air. Due to the temperature, the bugs were overwhelming, so they had their ball caps pulled down low and their sweatshirt collars pulled up over their mouths as they napped.
Suddenly, they were jarred awake when something struck the hood of the vehicle. The driver said that they were both "groggy" enough to not realize what had woken them up. Moments later, a "hot dog" sized stick struck the hood near the passenger side windshield wiper. The driver was convinced that someone was having fun at their expense and got out of the vehicle to confront the person(s) as another stick hit the vehicle's hood. The driver quickly realized there was no other vehicles in the pull-off and that there was no one around that would have possibly thrown the sticks, so he quickly got back in the vehicle. (According to the individual passing the information, there were no other vehicles in the pull-off.) The passenger (identified as the driver's girlfriend) pleaded with the driver to drive away quickly. The driver started the vehicle, and they sped off.
Investigative Notes: There was no follow-up with the couple. The individual who passed the information could not contact them and would not provide the contact information to Sasquatch Tracker. The Tok Cutoff is 125 miles long, running from Tok to Gakona Junction and passes through a boreal forest environment where encounters have been recorded before. It is quite possible that this was Boreal Sasquatch activity.
