BFRO #20923: Group of climbers hear possible vocalizations near Cougar

📍 Location

📝 Description

Four of my friends and I were camped out belowthe Climbers Bivoac Area of St Helens NationalMonument.We pulled the motorhome over onto ashort logging road (FS #83) off the side road to LavaCanyon,about 2mi past the jct with the ClimbersBivoac Road.We had arrangements to climb St Helens on Monday but arrived early Sat and didsome hiking/mtn biking for a couple days beforehand.In the early morning hours of MondayAug6th 2007,half of us awoke to a strange distant howling which none of us had ever heard before.We speculated that it was possibly a bearthat got caught in a trap. It definately wasnt a cougar scream as I've heard them before a few times.It wasnt an elk either.All we could think of at the time was that it was possibly a bear.But yet it seemed way too loud for a bear especially with it seeming to be coming from a distance.This noise went on for about 15 minutes before it faded away.I have listened to some ofthe audio recordings on your website and they sound quite similar to what we heard.We camped in the same spot the day before and the day after our successful climb up St Helens (awesome weather the day we went)for 3 nights total but we heard the noise only one night.

🔍 Circumstances

Myself and a friend named Dan Temple.We are lightsleepers.We tried to wake up the other guys but they were out cold. There was ABSOLUTELY no drinking that night or any other drugs as we were climbing St Helens that morning.

🌤️ Weather Conditions

Morning about 2-3 am.Somewhat cloudy that night.Cloud level was 5000'feet that morning as we climbed up St Helens.Above 5000' nice and sunny

ℹ️ Additional Details

Morning about 2-3 am.Somewhat cloudy that night.Cloud level was 5000'feet that morning as we climbed up St Helens.Above 5000' nice and sunny

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