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The Yosemite Ghost in Grouse Lake

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By the crystal clear waters of Grouse Lake, there is allegedly a ghost of a Native American boy who drowned many, many years ago. Now he calls out for help, but don’t be fooled as he supposedly drags those approaching down to the bottom.

Yosemite National Park covers 759,620 acres and stretches into four counties in California. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1984 and is filled with granite cliffs, giant sequoia groves, crystal clear lakes and streams and storming waterfalls from the mountains. 

Although the European settlers’ story in Yosemite is from 1851 when it was “found” by James D. Savage, the Native Americans story in the valley stretches back to nearly 4000 years. As for human presence, perhaps as far as 10 000 years. And by the look of it, it also seems to be one of the more haunted National Parks in the USA as well. 

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Grouse Lake, a serene place by the mountains southwest within Yosemite National Park, harbors a ghostly secret dating back to September, 1857 when it was first written down. Galen Clark, Yosemite’s first park ranger.

Galen Clark had traveled to Yosemite and explored the area. He is the first white man to supposedly have seen the Mariposa Grove of Giant Sequoias. He was also one of the lobbyists to make Yosemite a park and helped President Abraham Lincoln write the legislation to establish it as such. He was then named the park’s guardian and stayed that way for 24 years. 

The Scary Hike of Chilnualna Falls Trail

Grouse Lake is one of the destinations if you follow the steep and long Chilnualna Falls Trail in the southwest corner of Yosemite National Park, which was dubbed as the scariest hiking trail in the U.S by Travel Channel. 

According to Clark’s entry in his diary he reported an otherworldly wail by the lake, believed to be a dog when he was hunting deer, but that turned out to be something much darker.

Grouse Lake: Grouse Lake is a picturesque alpine lake located in the Sierra Nevada mountain range of California, specifically within the Stanislaus National Forest. Grouse Lake is nestled amidst stunning granite peaks, lush forests, and scenic meadows, making it a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts, hikers, and backpackers. //Source

On this trail you can also hike up to The Bridal Veil Waterfall which is also thought to be haunted by an ominous spirit known as Po-ho-no that pushes people off the cliff to their death. 

The Wailing Ghost by Grouse Lake

A big part of Clark’s life was exploring the area that would become Yosemite National Park and he spent a lot of time trailing through the wilderness.

One of the days he was on a deer hunt he stopped by a small lake he had named Grouse Lake because of the grouse he saw there once. A large group of local natives stopped on the opposite side of the lake to get water, also on a deer hunt. 

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This is when Clark heard the cry of what he thought sounded like a sulking puppy and went over to the natives and asked if some of them were missing a puppy. He stayed with them that night and was told that it was something completely else. 

The sound of the cries of a dog was actually the dying screams of a native american boy who drowned in the lake many years ago and you shouldn’t go near it because of the danger it posed for those the ghost managed to lure down to the water. 

The spirit of the boy was always crying after them after help, but no one dared to. According to the legend, the spirit of the wailing boy would grab the legs of those trying to help and drag them under the water to drown. 

Haunting and Hiking the Grouse Lake Trail

By day the area is filled with green trees, blue sky and fresh air. By night, the popular hiking spot is lit up by bonfires around the lake for other travelers. But be aware, perhaps don’t follow the sound of something that could sound like the crying of a long drowned boy from the water. 

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References:

Day Hiking Trails: Backpack to lake haunted by drowned boy in Yosemite National Park  

The Ghost of Grouse Lake – HITRECORD Document 

Nation’s First Park Ranger Hears Crying Ghost 

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Yosemite View Lodge’s Shadow People

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In the motel styled lodgings by the Merced River, you are as close to the Yosemite Valley as you can get. And according to the people that have stayed at the Yosemite View Lodge, many tell tales about shadow silhouettes by their beds and strange interactions with the paranormal.

Yosemite National Park covers 759,620 acres and stretches into four counties in California. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1984 and is filled with granite cliffs, giant sequoia groves, crystal clear lakes and streams and storming waterfalls from the mountains. 

Although the European settlers’ story in Yosemite is from 1851 when it was “found” by James D. Savage, the Native Americans story in the valley stretches back to nearly 4000 years. As for human presence, perhaps as far as 10 000 years. And by the look of it, it also seems to be one of the more haunted National Parks in the USA as well. 

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On the banks of the Merced River in El Portal, California, the Yosemite View Lodge is the last stop before the wilderness of the Yosemite National Park. 

Merced River: It flows through the Sierra Nevada mountain range and the central part of the state. It originates in the Sierra Nevada and runs for approximately 145 miles (233 kilometers) before joining the San Joaquin River. It’s known for its scenic beauty passing through Yosemite National Park, where it forms iconic features such as Yosemite Valley and Yosemite Falls. Could it also be the source of some of the ghost stories told from the National Park?

On the surface, Yosemite View Lodge exudes rustic tranquility. Yet, beneath the veneer of peaceful surroundings lies a tapestry of ghostly tales, unsettling apparitions, and mysterious occurrences that makes guests leave reviews online that it is beautiful, nice, but haunted.

Midnight Shadow People

Many of the reports about the haunted rumors of Yosemite View Lodge are about apparitions that can be described as some type of Shadow people. These specters, elusive and enigmatic, make frequent appearances in the lodge’s guest rooms, catching unaware guests. 

These apparitions often dissolve when the guests seem to examine the thing further. One chilling account tells of three friends who, oblivious to the hotel’s haunted reputation, were visited by a shadowy figure near the fireplace. Other people tell about what they believe is their family, but noticing that there is an additional figure in the room. Some are even said to have packed up their stuff and left because of these experiences. 

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What could this be? Could it be the old lodgings and strangeness of being in a hotel that plays a trick on people? Could it have something to do with weary travelers experiencing things like night terrors in their dreams? Or could this phenomena actually be attributed to ghosts?

The River People’s Presence

One guest, accompanied by a friend, bore witness to an otherworldly encounter during their second night staying at Yosemite View Lodge. Startled awake, they beheld the shadowy silhouette of a figure, devoid of features, standing near their bed—a specter approximately five feet tall. 

Shadow People: What is this type of haunting going on at the Yosemite View Lodge? Several of the guests have told stories about seeing figures and shadows in their rooms.

Terrified, the guest summoned her fellow traveler, coining the term “river people” in an attempt to fathom the origin of this apparition, wondering if it harbored a connection to the ancient spirits of the nearby Merced River. Because even though the hotel doesn’t really have much ghostly history attached to it, the surrounding area certainly has. 

A self proclaimed psychic herself, the guest delved into the phenomenon and discovered that others had encountered similar river-dwelling spirits.

The Masked Child

Another strange story coming from the motel is about the strange child that suddenly appeared. A writer checked into the hotel to get her writing done when she saw a child in the reception wearing a strange mask. The little girl was standing together with her family as they were checking in as well with her animal mask. Although she thought the child looked creepy, she didn’t think much about it. 

Then she saw the child again sitting at the table with its parents when the writer came down for breakfast. The little girl turned to her as if the child knew that she would enter the dining room. 

When the writer saw the little girl again, it was when she woke up after writing on her book and saw the child standing in her room, watching her. She was sure that she had locked the door, but  asked if the child had lost her way and needed help to find the room, the child only shook its head slowly and walked away. 

The last time the writer encountered the child was after a shower and the child was standing in the bathroom. This made the writer storm down to the reception and demanded that the parents would control their kid. The reception called the room up, and horror and confusion followed. They didn’t have a child. 

The Haunted Yosemite View Lodge

As the Merced River flows silently by, Yosemite View Lodge remains a silent testament to the ethereal mysteries that dance on the edges of perception. What could these supposed shadow people and guests’ strange interactions be? 

Within its walls, the whispers of the River People and the elusive shadows of the night converge, weaving a haunting tale that lingers long after the echoes of the Merced fade into the Yosemite twilight.

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References:

Yosemite View Lodge – FrightFind 

excellent, but haunted! – Review of Cedar Lodge, El Portal, CA – Tripadvisor 

Yosemite View Lodge ~ El Portal (just before the entrance to Yosemite) 

Supernatural Child Checks into the Yosemite View Lodge in El Portal 

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The Haunted Ahwahnee Hotel in Yosemite National Park

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A Luxury hotel in the wilderness of Yosemite National Park, the Ahwahnee Hotel has housed many famous guests, and some of the guests have, according to rumors, never really checked out and lingers in the hotel as ghosts.

Yosemite National Park covers 759,620 acres and stretches into four counties in California. It has been a World Heritage Site since 1984 and is filled with granite cliffs, giant sequoia groves, crystal clear lakes and streams and storming waterfalls from the mountains. 

Although the European settlers’ story in Yosemite is from 1851 when it was “found” by James D. Savage, the Native Americans story in the valley stretches back to nearly 4000 years. As for human presence, perhaps as far as 10 000 years. And by the look of it, it also seems to be one of the more haunted National Parks in the USA as well. 

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Many people come to seek a simple life, tenting under the stars. Still, there are also many lodges and hotels in the park for those that would like to watch the splendid nature through the windows. Many of these hotels have haunted rumors around them, but none more so than the Ahwahnee Hotel.

Ahwahnee Hotel: The alleged haunted Ahwahnee Hotel is situated amidst the dramatic landscape of the Yosemite National Park. It is said that it is haunted by the founders of the hotel as well as a US president who visited the hotel not long before he was killed.

The Historic Ahwahnee Hotel

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In the heart of the Yosemite Valley right by the famous Half Dome you will find the legendary and historic Ahwahnee Hotel that was built in 1927 as a luxury hotel for the park’s visitors built by the Yosemite Park and Curry Company. 

The y-shaped building has 97 hotel rooms, but including the cottages as well, there are 121, all inspired by Native American designs. It is situated below a meadow area that was once Miwok village.

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The Ahwahnee Hotel’s interior design is said to have inspired the fictional horror hotel Overlook Hotel in Kubrick’s version of The Shining. Because although the hotel in the book was inspired after Stephen King’s stay at the Stanley Hotel in Colorado, the hotel lobby as well as the red elevator with blood gushing out from it look eerily similar to the one found at The Ahwahnee Hotel.

The Founding Ghosts Haunting the Hotel

The Ahwahnee Hotel is said to be haunted by the ghosts of Donald Tresidder and Mary Curry Tresidde who took the place from being a tent camp to a luxury hotel. Donald met Mary at a visit at the park where Mary was the daughter of Camp Curry and together they spent their life dedicated to the Ahwahnee Hotel and the Yosemite Valley. 

In their later years of their life they lived in a private living quarters on the sixth floor of the hotel. The first to go was Donald while away in New York in 1948. Mary died in the Ahwahnee Hotel in 1970 but both are said to have stayed on in their afterlife. 

Historic Haunted Hotel: On July 14, 1927, the Ahwahnee Hotel was formally opened to the public and managed by the Yosemite Hotel and Curry Company. During the second world war it was also used as a hospital. The “U.S. Naval Convalescent Hospital Yosemite National Park, California” was commissioned on June 25, 1943.

According to the legends coming from the guests and staff working at the Ahwahnee Hotel, they are still both haunting the hotel they put their heart and soul into developing. Mary is said to be especially active and it is said she wakes people up to get them dancing in the wonderful common rooms of the building. 

The ghost of Mary is also said to be haunting her former home on the 6th floor where even some guests claim they have felt as if a ghost have tucked them into bed as well as folding their clothing. So all in all, a pretty popular and most helpful ghost overall. 

She is not alone however, according to some claiming to have seen her husband, Donald, also wandering the halls of the Ahwahnee Hotel. The ghost of Donald is mostly seen walking down the stairs of the hotel to get a glass of milk. 

A Presidential Haunting at the Ahwahnee Hotel

In addition to celebrities and famed socialites, many presidents have stayed in the Ahwahnee Hotel, like Reagan, Eisenhower and Obama, but only one of them is rumored to be haunting the hotel. 

John F. Kennedy came and stayed at the Ahwahnee Hotel in 1962 on the 3rd floor, and many claim that they have experienced strange things on that floor that they claim has to be tied to the former president.

People working in the Ahwahnee Hotel have reported seeing him rocking in the rocking chair he requested while he stayed at the hotel when he was alive in the early 1960s because of his bad back. 

The chair in question is also said to be moving around on its own when no one is there. Today, there are no rocking chairs in the hotel, and if you see one, it is not supposed to be there. 

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References:

‘Her face turned white’: Stories of Yosemite’s ghosts and hidden graves 

Ahwahnee Hotel – FrightFind 

Ahwahnee Hotel – Wikipedia