One of the most beautiful places I have ever been has to be Yosemite National Park. WOW! Words and pictures can’t begin to describe it. David and I spent a few days at the Teneya Lodge and took in all Yosemite has to offer. It is such a place of natural beauty but turned out to be a frightening place for us as well. Those of you who have a copy of my book have already read this story as the following is taken from my book:
This is a hair raising scary story. One year David and I had the honor of traveling to California on a business trip. We decided to extend the trip for some pleasure days and took a 3-day trip to Yosemite National Park. We thoroughly enjoyed the magnificent scenery and had a wonderful time. One night we decided to drive up a mountain to see a glorious sunset. I can’t recall the name of the area now but it was located inside Yosemite and was a popular place for sunset viewing. We decided to take a picnic supper and enjoy the evening. We ended up opting to stop by a Kentucky Fried Chicken and pick up some boxes for our dinner then we were off on the drive to the mountain top. When we arrived the place was packed with people. Big tour buses were everywhere and lots of vehicles. We found a place to park and since it was nearly sunset we decided to leave the food in the car for later. We walked out to find a good viewing spot and watched the beautiful sunset with everyone else. Once sunset occurred everyone packed in their vehicles and the place cleared out quickly. We returned to the car and drove a short distance to a nice overlook area and pulled in. We parked the car, got out and took our boxed meals and went to sit on a rock outcropping overlooking the valley below. The sky was clear and the stars were shining brightly. We started eating and were thoroughly enjoying the night. Suddenly something occurred that caused the hair to stand up on the back of our necks. We both looked at each other and said we need to get out of here. NOW!!! We had not seen or heard anything in particular but at the same time we had both been overcome with a strong feeling that we were in danger and needed to leave immediately. We grabbed our food and ran to the car and left. We talked about how spooky it was that we had both been hit with the feeling of something really evil and the need to flee. We drove all the way back to the lodge where we were staying and all was well. We returned home a few days later and shortly afterward heard about a murder that occurred in Yosemite. A woman and her mother had been killed and their bodies burned in their car. The killer had apparently been stalking people in Yosemite waiting for the right moment to attack and kill. Of course we have no way to ever know if that was the evil we escaped from that night but it has always been in the back of our minds that perhaps we were being watched by that man. Neither of us have ever experienced anything like it before or since but that night a voice was telling us to get out of there and we listened.
This is a hair raising scary story. One year David and I had the honor of traveling to California on a business trip. We decided to extend the trip for some pleasure days and took a 3-day trip to Yosemite National Park. We thoroughly enjoyed the magnificent scenery and had a wonderful time. One night we decided to drive up a mountain to see a glorious sunset. I can’t recall the name of the area now but it was located inside Yosemite and was a popular place for sunset viewing. We decided to take a picnic supper and enjoy the evening. We ended up opting to stop by a Kentucky Fried Chicken and pick up some boxes for our dinner then we were off on the drive to the mountain top. When we arrived the place was packed with people. Big tour buses were everywhere and lots of vehicles. We found a place to park and since it was nearly sunset we decided to leave the food in the car for later. We walked out to find a good viewing spot and watched the beautiful sunset with everyone else. Once sunset occurred everyone packed in their vehicles and the place cleared out quickly. We returned to the car and drove a short distance to a nice overlook area and pulled in. We parked the car, got out and took our boxed meals and went to sit on a rock outcropping overlooking the valley below. The sky was clear and the stars were shining brightly. We started eating and were thoroughly enjoying the night. Suddenly something occurred that caused the hair to stand up on the back of our necks. We both looked at each other and said we need to get out of here. NOW!!! We had not seen or heard anything in particular but at the same time we had both been overcome with a strong feeling that we were in danger and needed to leave immediately. We grabbed our food and ran to the car and left. We talked about how spooky it was that we had both been hit with the feeling of something really evil and the need to flee. We drove all the way back to the lodge where we were staying and all was well. We returned home a few days later and shortly afterward heard about a murder that occurred in Yosemite. A woman and her mother had been killed and their bodies burned in their car. The killer had apparently been stalking people in Yosemite waiting for the right moment to attack and kill. Of course we have no way to ever know if that was the evil we escaped from that night but it has always been in the back of our minds that perhaps we were being watched by that man. Neither of us have ever experienced anything like it before or since but that night a voice was telling us to get out of there and we listened.
David with half dome in the back ground
Linda with the beautiful scenic background
pretty scenery!
view of half dome
Linda and David in Yosemite
another shot of half dome
