by Lara Hamilton
(Los Gatos, CA)
This motel is right on the Merced River with stunning views of it. On the second night of our stay (was travelling with a friend), I woke up terrified after seeing a dark shadow-like figure in the room standing near my bed. There was no sound and I could not make out any features ~ only that the height of the dark figure was on the shorter side possibly 5 ft or so. I was so afraid that I called out to my friend in horror and it took well over an hour before I fell asleep again. For some reason, I named the figure the "river people" wondering if the river held some kind of phenomenon or perhaps the spirit of a native being ~ but I'm psychic enough to decern such things. When I returned from the trip yesterday, I did a Web search and found a description from someone who had a similar experience. They did not name the Yosemite View hotel but the description sounded like it and the experience was eerily similar to mine! BTW, I don't have a history of mental illness and drugs use. I have had other psychic experiences but these are usually feelings, and impressions where it's VERY unusual for me to see anything. I was surprised at my level of terror since I'm not given to this kind of fear.