Mountain View Cemetery - March 30th, 2008

Mountain View Cemetery - March 30th, 2008

Mountain View, located in Alta Dena, California is a small cemetery established in 1883 and is one of the oldest public cemeteries in the San Gabriel Valley.

The Cemetery has been used as filming locations for many television shows and movies throughout the years and is located just a few miles North of Pasadena.

I had my camera and Digital Voice recorder (DVR) handy during my visit. On the afternoon of March 29th, 2008 I witnessed a burial taking place in the farthest end of the cemetery. I didn't think much of it, as I was walking around taking my usual photos and voice recordings, but decided to come back the next afternoon and take some recordings of the newly deceased.

March 30, 2008 I approached a burial site and asked for permission from the spirits to take photo's and recordings then set upon my work. The day was grey with light rain on and off, but not cold. As I came closer to the grave site, I noticed a fairly substantial drop in temperature, as I could now see my breath. It was very still in this location and I got the feeling that I wasn't alone.

I asked out loud if any entity was present, specifically the recently deceased and if so encouraged them to speak. I finished my recordings, snapped a few photos and went about my day. It was until 7 weeks later that I sat down to go over my pictures and voice recordings.

Many of the photos taken had very clear "orbs" or "wisps" of smokey air, but it was the DVR that caught my attention. During the recording, I had asked if the recently deceased were still present. At this point in the recording, I began to here some very odd sound distortions, almost moans that were audible for approximately 30 seconds. I am in the process of getting these uploaded to the computer, and I intend to put them in slow motion to see if there are any audible words, but it was definitely an exciting discovery.

Was this recording an actual conversation with the dead? Or was it simply the wind? Perhaps I won't ever be 100% certain on this particular recording, but I can tell you that I felt a strong and sad presence near by.

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For more information and history click on Mountain View Cemetery.

For a list of notable burials in Mountain View Cemetery click on Find a Grave.