of these locales have uneven paths, so please watch your footing. Not all locations are handicap-accessible; please contact the venue for more information.
As with any venture, it’s highly advisable that you go to the location during the day to check things out. During the day, as well as at night, you run the risk of being seriously injured, and I strongly recommend that you take extra care in locations new to you. Some of the areas require a little hiking, so make sure you are physically fit, and be aware that wildlife such as rattlesnakes, coyotes, cougars—and man’s worst predator … man—may be at any of these locations. Security and crime in these areas fluctuate—so do your research! Lock up your equipment when not using it, be aware of your surroundings, and do bring a charged cell phone in case you need to call for emergency assistance. Also, you should let someone know where you are going and at what time you might return.
Please use discretion when investigating in public places such as restaurants, historic locations, cemeteries, and memorial locations. Allow those around you to conduct themselves without interruption and in privacy. Use common sense when investigating areas on or near roads—go during the day so you’ll be seen.
One last thing: please do not disturb any of the locations, and carry out your investigations without the use of flammables (candles, etc.)—Southern California is one big tinderbox. Many of these locations have survived a hundred years; all it takes is one investigator scratching up antiques or a wooden floor with his or her equipment to ruin it for the rest of us, so please tread lightly upon history. Above all, please listen to your intuition.
Enjoy your investigation, but please be responsible!
Thank you,
Sally Richards
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Welcome to America’s Haunted Road Trip
Introduction: What Came Before, What Comes After
CHAPTER 1 Four Winds Trading Company Old Town San Diego
CHAPTER 2 Creole Café Old Town San Diego
CHAPTER 3 El Campo Santo Cemetery Old Town San Diego
CHAPTER 4 The Whaley House Old Town San Diego
Spotlight On: What Are Ghosts?
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO AND SURROUNDING AREA
CHAPTER 5 Calvary Cemetery/Pioneer Park San Diego
CHAPTER 6 Mount Hope Cemetery San Diego
CHAPTER 7 Cabrillo Bridge San Diego
CHAPTER 8 Proctor Valley Road Chula Vista
NORTHERN AND EASTERN SAN DIEGO
CHAPTER 9 San Pasqual Battlefield State Historic Park San Pasqual Valley
CHAPTER 10 San Pasqual Cemetery San Pasqual Valley
CHAPTER 11 Ghost Rider of State Route 67 Lakeside
CHAPTER 12 Los Peñasquitos Creek Arch Bridge Poway
Spotlight On: Communicating with the Dead—ITC and IVP
THE ANZA-BORREGO DESERT AND SURROUNDING AREA
CHAPTER 13 Warner Springs Warner Springs
Spotlight On: The Curse of Warner Springs
CHAPTER 15 Blair Valley and Pictograph Trail Anza-Borrego Desert
CHAPTER 16 Vallecito County Park Vallecito
CHAPTER 17 Hunter Steakhouse Oceanside
CHAPTER 18 Star of India San Diego Harbor
CHAPTER 19 Hotel del Coronado Coronado
CHAPTER 20 Santa Catalina Island Santa Catalina Island
CHAPTER 21 Summerland Summerland
ORANGE AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES
CHAPTER 22 Queen Mary Long Beach
CHAPTER 23 Warner Grand Theatre San Pedro
