Oregonbigfoot.com file# 03969

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Date: July , 1981
El Dorado county, CA
Nearest town: Folsom
Nearest road:
Conditions: Warm and sunny
Time: late afternoon
Location: The jetty of land that seperates the two rivers that feed into Folsom Lake, Ca.

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Description of event: I have never reported this story except to close family members. I never have seen this web sight but felt compelled to relate something that truthfully happened.
It was the summer of 1981 and I was 15years old. We lived in a home that had a deck with a full westward view of Folsom lake, Ca. Late in the afternoon, myself and my 12 year old brother were standing on the deck looking westward towards the lake as we have done numerous times. We noticed that on the jetty of land that separates the two rivers feeding Folsom Lake, what looked to us like a large pole erected on that jetty.
We both noticed the size of it and could contrast it mentally to the size of the sail boats and their masts that would, on occasion, pull up unto the shore. To us, for lack of a better description,it looked like a totem pole. I am not sure how far the distance was between us and the lake but as a crow flies seemed to be about a mile from where we stood. Then suddenly the ‘pole’ took one step, moving from our right to our left, toward the lake shore. We both saw it immediately and were utterly shocked.
The ‘being’ had to be well over 7 feet tall and even though the sun had just started descending westward, we could see the whole of it was dark in color. It did not move again but seemed to just stand still as though in contemplation. There were no boaters in the area that we could see. While one of us stood to watch, the other was running frantically around the house looking for my father’s binoculars. When we could not locate them, the other would go and look.
Finally we gave up and just stood looking at whatever it was on the shore. Then just as suddenly as it took a step toward the lake, it turned and in three large strides entered into the woods that lined the beach area. Those strides seemed to cover a ridiculous amount of distance. I would say 20ft. The whole duration was probably 5 minutes.
When my father returned from work, I pleaded with him to let me take the car down to the lake. We were going to swim across to the point where we saw whatever it was and look for footprints. I only had my driving permit and my Dad looked at us like we were crazy so we never got down to the lake.
I have since been to that area and it is difficult to reach due to the two rivers that surround either side. By boat is the easiest. On a map you could see how remote it is even though relatively close to civilization. I relate this story as it happened 26 years ago but the images are still clear. To this day, both my brother and I truly believe that what we saw that day on the lake was a creature as describe by many on this website as ‘Big Foot’.

Source: oregonbigfoot.com
record updated:2007-10-24 18:54:34