The Nightly Terrors at La Purisima Mission (Part 1)

The Spanish missions which dot the California coast have long been rumored to be filled with vengeful spirits of the peoples who were conquered in the European bid for control of the Pacific Coast of America. Lompoc’s La Purisima Mission itself has a long history of ghostly sightings and strange activity, particularly at night.

From backpackerverse.com:

The Chumash people were subjugated here and after Spanish control in the area was broken, the soldiers took to abusing the natives.

It’s a great place for a day hike, or to go see some of the curiosities of this era of American history

At night, however, the place takes on a frightening demeanor which is often enough to make sure that a first nighttime visit is the last one.

Haunting, Pale Apparitions

The paranormal activity in this area is absolutely enormous.

As usual, however, it begins with ghosts. There’re rumors of both ghostly natives and soldiers roaming the grounds at night, transparent and pale these apparitions seem to be harmless and rarely interact with visitors.

Indeed, they seem to be just going through their daily routines for the most part.

Most seekers will be able to spot one or two around the area at night.

They seem to be mostly harmless curiosities, less than ghosts. They’re just imprints, as though the people were so settled into their daily routine they just continued with it after they left this world.

There is more to read here.