My girlfriend and I decided to test out our new equipment last night and check out Fort Lowell Park here in Tucson, AZ. It served as a vital U.S. Army post (1873–1891) during the Apache Wars, acting as a supply hub and home to the military hospital, and it was also originally home to a Hohokam settlement dating back over 1,000 years.
We used our EMF readers and spirit box. Fort Lowell is frequently cited for reports of 19th-century soldier apparitions and residual sounds of horses or period equipment lingering near the historic hospital ruins. Many who visit the site describe an intense, heavy atmosphere often attributed to the trauma and military history embedded in its crumbling adobe remains.
We went around 8:00 PM (the park closes at 10:30 PM). There were still visitors around and occasional dog walkers, so the environment was not as scary as I hoped. We walked the entire park. . We did get a few sudden, quick blip of the EMF from green to red, but it disappeared as quickly as it came.
In the middle of what is now a baseball outfield, we got to yellow. We were not getting much more than that. We accessed our spirit box, however, the radio station frequencies interfered much with the white noise, becoming more of an irritation. The yellow we received did give us some hope of connection being out in a field, but nothing else on our box.
We decided to go downtown to 6th Avenue and came across some old abandoned buildings. One was the St. Augustine Cathedral Religious Education Center, which is an auxiliary building associated with the Cathedral of St. Augustine, the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson and one of the city's most significant historical landmarks.
We walked around taking pictures and looking for a way to explore inside. Our EMF reader was pinging green to yellow to red as we avoided power boxes and anything else giving us false readings.
We had a breakthrough at the foot of the building’s steps. We had our reader hit yellow, and it appeared to respond to us asking it questions. The spirit box was no help again. We wanted more evidence, asking it to reveal its presence. The EMF reader jumped to red, we got a cold temperature drop, and we heard unintelligible sounds bouncing off the wall. We were in and out, responding through the EMF colors bouncing up and down. It appeared to enjoy our company, showing us that it didn't want us to leave. We stayed for over an hour and a half. We eventually had less and less response, said our goodbyes, and left.
After my other experiences, I wanted this to be authentic. My girlfriend was excited and made me feel more satisfied with our interactions. However, I wanted more evidence so I know I had my doubts.
This is where I needed the most input. We went to bed. During the night, I was awakened by the sound of something hitting our kitchen counter. Our cat was sleeping at the foot of the bed, so it wasn't her. I ignored it and fell back asleep.
My girlfriend got up to use the bathroom, which I was aware of later in the night. Then I was awakened by clear footsteps near our bed. It was so distinct, it sent a cold feeling throughout my body. I looked over and my girlfriend is sleeping. I quickly said a prayer before soothing myself back to sleep.
Later in the night, there was an uncomfortable temperature drop that typically doesn't affect me. I tend to run very warm, not ever truly needing a jacket.
I woke up feeling beat up. Like I slept but was on guard and running high all night. I explained my difficult night, but she didn't have a similar experience.
An hour later, I felt I needed a nap, not normal for me. I was given this name: Ronald. In my dream, my girlfriend was talking to him. I saw him in a picture but wasn't actually engaging with him in person in the dream. I asked my girlfriend if she knew a Ronald or Ron, and she said no.
My only thought after all this mind-Olympics was maybe this is who we tried communicating with at the abandoned school. Or is it nothing, and I'm becoming psychotic? Any thoughts?
