Jeffrey Lee Fossum, 50, disappeared from Steamboat Springs, Colorado in May 2005. A neighbor reported him missing after finding his two Golden Retrievers loose and his Thistlebrook Lane home unlocked; six days later the Steamboat Springs Police were notified. About 20 miles north, near a bridge over the Elk River by Hinman Campgrounds and the Southfork Trailhead off County Road 64, his black 2002 Toyota Land Cruiser was found abandoned.

Investigators recovered a cryptic coded note in the vehicle; its contents have not been released. Routt County Search and Rescue, police and volunteers used scent dogs and a cadaver dog but found no trace. Family and friends say it was out of character for him to go into the backcountry without his dogs or camping gear.

Has anyone with knowledge of the Hinman Campgrounds area or Fossum’s movements in May 2005 any information to share?