BFRO #12216: Family is approached near their forest cabin
π Location
Mt Hood vicinity near Rhododendron, Mt Hood National Forest, Oregon, Rhododendron, OR
Specific Location: Highway 26 corridor near Rhododendron, Mt Hood National Forest
Coordinates: 45.50000, -121.75000
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45.5000Β°, -121.7500Β°
π Description
About 11 years ago, my fiance and I had a cabin on Mt. Hood in Oregon state. We were in the roofing business and I was sorting out some cedar shakes outside the cabin. I had my Rottweiler tied to a tree. She started growling and looking towards the forest. I looked up and saw something big and hairy step from tree to tree. Theyhave huge cedars in there. It did not register at first what I was seeing, so I yelled for whatever was in there to leave or I would turn the dog loose. It stepped behind another tree and kept doing so repeatedly.I finally called my kids and told them to come out and keep an eye on this thing while I got my work done. (I usually have a Mossberger seni-auto matic shotgun - I did not this day). It was moving in closer and then my boyfriend pulled up and it was gone. It was then that I realized it wasn't a bear we were watching.
π Circumstances
3. My 11 year old daughter, my 11 year old step-son, and myself. They were in the cabin, I was outside sorting shingles.
π€οΈ Weather Conditions
Late afternoon. Sunny day.
βΉοΈ Additional Details
Late afternoon. Sunny day.
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Case Information
- Case ID
- cmizchnmc02lg8fyspl9j7rh0
- Primary Source
- BFRO
- Added to Map
- December 10, 2025
- Last Updated
- December 10, 2025