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Unusually Large REPTILE-LIKE TRACKS Discovered Along Devil’s Backbone, Colorado
A Loveland, Colorado resident describes a strange incident experienced by his mother while taking the dog out. Years later, he finds unusually large reptile-like tracks near their home.
“I live in a house up next to the Devil’s Backbone near Loveland, Colorado. The area around our house is just urban enough for us to have a house there and about three neighbors, but wild enough for a herd of about 40 elk to come marching through our yard during migration.
One night in 2002, I was watching TV with my parents. My mom went to take one of our dogs out. They went out and came back a few minutes later. My mom came back and told my dad and me that there was something out there. This is, according to her, what happened.
She went out to the dog pen with the dog. Just from experience, I know that the outside lights on that part of the house only illuminate the driveway and half of the dog pen. The dog began sniffing about for a place to “do its business” and went over to the darker end of the pen. There was just enough light reaching that end to see the dog going up against the fence. I don’t remember exactly, but at some point, while she was in the shadows, my mom said she heard a loud, terrifying feline growl come from that end of the pen. The dog, of course, bolted immediately for the light at the opposite end of the pen. It was scared out of her wits. Thus my mom was convinced that the time was right to return to the house.
I thought about this for some time. The only non-cryptid animals in the area capable of producing anything like this noise were foxes and raccoons (there were no mountain lions in the area at the time), but from my mom’s description of the sound, it would have to have been a larger creature. Also, the dog that was involved has a reputation for being able to detect foxes easily, and there hadn’t been any raccoon sightings (at least in our neighborhood) for years. This, however, is about as far as I got before I moved on to other things.
I didn’t think about the noise again until this summer (2006). Every day I go on a hike up the Devil’s Backbone trail with the same dog from the previous account. I had a lot of time to think during those hikes and, as I said before, the strange noise came to mind. I tried to come up with an animal that would fit the description and ended up with nothing. To my knowledge, there were no cryptids in northeast Colorado. The closest cryptids were the Colorado River Lizards, but they’re in southern Colorado. I continued my hike and let my mind wander to other things.
Then, something in the dirt caught my eye. I stopped and bent down to examine it. It appeared to be a footprint of some kind. Most of the dirt around the print was too hard-packed to make much of a footprint with only a thin layer of loose dust. But occasionally, as was the case, there would be a small patch of dirt loose and thick enough to make a decent print. The print was about 3.5 inches wide and 3.5 inches long with three, thick, bird-like toes. From what I’ve seen of the trail wildlife, there isn’t anything big enough to make a decent track much less one as strange and bizarre as this. Of course, it got me really excited and I searched for more footprints like it. There was evidence of other footprints leading up to the original, but they were on the packed stuff and therefore, were not very legible. As I said, I got really excited and promptly began beating myself up for not having a camera with me. Fortunately, the backbone was shielding most of the wind, the print was off on the side of the trail and there was enough gravel to keep its shape long enough for me to go back home (we live very close to the trailhead), get a camera and snap a few photos (see picture).
On my way back, I also managed to find some other tracks like it in more footprint-friendly soil and snapped some shots of it too. This one actually had some fairly legible prints around it in a “running” pattern, but they were too far apart for me to snap in one shot. I’m tempted to say that the mysterious footprints are connected somehow to the mysterious animal from the previous account.
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Belgium vs Morocco – World Cup Group F: How they’re doing, injuries, prediction as Red Devils look to book last 16 spot
BELGIUM look to secure their place in the Round of 16 when they come up against Morocco.
The Red Devils’ golden generation looks nearing it’s end, with them underperforming in the recent major tournaments.
Despite a lacklustre performance, Belgium were able to come up with a win in their last outing against Canada.
Roberto Martinez’s side will look to capitalise further on their three points as he hopes to secure a place in the knockout rounds with dreams of bringing home Belgium’s first major trophy.
In their way stands a Morocco side who also failed to impress in their opener with Croatia.
SunSport takes looks ahead to the match, giving our scoreline prediction.
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How are they getting on?
Belgium: The European outfit came through their opening game with Canada unscathed yet looked poor whilst doing so.
Thibaut Courtois’ early penalty save allowed Michy Batshuayi’s strike before half time be the decider.
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Morocco: Walid Regragui’s men managed to hold the 2018 runners up to a goalless draw.
The tight defensive block of the African nation proved hard to break down but their lack of final product up top resulted in a stalemate at the final whistle.
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Any injuries to worry about?
Belgium: All-time top scorer Romelu Lukaku could feature after missing out against Canada due to a thigh injury suffered at the end of October.
However the Inter Milan striker could face competition from fellow striker Batshuayi after netting in the previous game.
Morocco: Star man Achraf Hakimi could miss out due to suffering a thigh injury against Croatia.
Regragui’s problems worsen as potential replacement for Hakimi, Noussair Mazraoui was stretchered off in their opener due to a hip injury.
Who will be the star men?
Belgium: Man of the match winner in their previous game, Kevin De Bruyne, will be the man most likely to create something for Belgium.
Although he was critical of his performance against Canada, his passing ability could hold the key to unlocking the defence of Morocco.
Morocco: With their star man Hakimi set to miss out on the match, Moroccan eyes will be on Hakim Ziyech for a moment of magic.
The Atlas Lions will also look to Youssef En-Nesyri to nick a goal and a potential upset.
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What’s the head to head?
The national sides have come head to head on three occasions, with Belgium having the bragging rights by winning twice.
It was Morocco who finished on top in the last outing between the teams however, as the African nation was on the right side of a 4-1 victory back in 2008.
SunSport prediction
Belgium 2 Morocco 0