Part Four of a Four-Part podcast series with paranormal researcher Christopher O'Brien. In this podcast, Christopher wraps up this series and covers a wide array of topics including skinwalkers, local portals, haunted sites, Witch Rock, spook lights, flying humans and his ongoing UFODAP project. SLVoices thanks The Windsor Hotel for sponsoring this podcast.
Other podcasts in this series:
Christopher O’Brien Information:
From 1992 to 2002 Christopher O’Brien investigated over one thousand paranormal events reported in the San Luis Valley—located in south-central Colorado/north-central New Mexico.
Working with law enforcement officials, ex-military, ranchers and an extensive network of skywatchers, he documented what may have been the most intense wave of unexplained activity ever seen in a single region of North America.
His ten-year investigation resulted in the three books of his “mysterious valley” trilogy: The Mysterious Valley, Enter the Valley, and Secrets of the Mysterious Valley.
His meticulous field investigation of UFO reports, unexplained livestock deaths, haunted sites, Native American legends, cryptozoology, secret military activity and the folklore, found in the world’s largest alpine valley, has produced one of the largest databases of unusual occurrences gathered from a single geographic region. He is currently working with a team of specialists installing a high-tech video surveillance and hard-data monitoring system in and around the San Luis Valley.
- Our Strange Planet Website
- SLV Hot Spots Map (Places to Investigate)
- The San Luis Valley (Overview)
- The UFO Data Acquisition Project Website
The Windsor Hotel (Podcast Sponsor):
One of Colorado’s oldest hotels, the Windsor occupies nearly one half of a city block in the heart of Del Norte. Its construction started soon after the town was founded in 1871. The town of Del Norte was a booming mining and ranching center in the last quarter of the 1800’s and on the short list for the capital of Colorado when Denver got the final nod. The Windsor became the main social and commercial center of the area and remained a regional gathering spot for over a hundred years.
The town prospered until the early 1970’s when the Windsor Hotel declined. The hotel went into major disrepair until a wrecking ball was literally waiting at the curb in 1993. The Windsor was saved from demolition at the last minute by a local benefactor and his wife, Doctor Raymond & Mrs. Barbara Culp, in 1993. The hotel lounge, Bistro BARbara, is named after Mrs. Culp in her honor. Over the past 18 years several phases of stabilization have been successfully completed: a “turn-of-the-century” parlor, dining rooms, and a living history interpretive area were just the beginning. The Windsor now has 20 completely renovated rooms with all the modern luxuries. We invite you to share a part of Colorado’s History and enjoy all the hard work and labor that went into saving a building that many hope will save a town.
- Website
- Facebook Page
- Trip Advisor
- Phone: 719-657-9031
- Address: 605 Grand Ave, Del Norte, Colorado 81132
CREDITS: Pictures and graphics are courtesy of Christopher O’Brien, The Windsor Hotel and SLVoices. All used by permission. Sponsorship music: “Yesterdays,” by Kern-Hammerstein. Performed by Eddie Miller & His Orchestra. From Archive.org. Other music by Audionautix and/or Purple Planet Music. Used under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0.
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I’ve been to crestone a few times about 19 years ago now I’m going to have to go back I’ve enjoyed this thoroughly I live south of NORAD I have seen plenty of strange things in the sky around here have a great day
Hello.This post was extremely interesting, particularly because I was looking for thoughts on this topic last Thursday.
How can one get a hold of Christopher O’Brien? The website listed in the podcast is for sale. I have some interesting SLV research I believe he would be very interested in learning about.