Hello Paranormal World.

This past weekend ( April 23-25 ), five members of SSPR attended the Mt Hood Paranormal Conference, in Oregon.

Patty, Bill, Lori, Tonya, and Jessica, arrived on Friday evening to find our rustic cabin at Mt Hood Village.  Settling in we decided to check out the confenence.

There were a couple of vendors and other paranormal teams setting up booth.  We attended a ghost story talk given by Mike Jones Oregon state Historian. The evening was an early one the first night, we decided to hit one of the local taverens called the "Whistle Stop".  Being up in the woods, and away for a major city or town, they had pretty good food.

Early saturday morning we got ready for a day of ghost talks, and adventures.  Stoping first at the Blackberry Cafe ( SSPR Thumbs up award for great breakfast ).  We attended the conference, there were several speakers rangeing form authors who wrote books on famous haunting to local historians talking about places in the Northwest.

Later in the evening we all attended a ghost tour/investigation at a local homestead.  We teamed up with P.A.S.T a group from Yakima Washington.  This was a very fun pairing, the three members from P.A.S.T., were a HOOT!  it was as if they were our crazy, but fun relatives from the east side of Washigntons, and I am sure they probably thought the same of us.  We laughed and giggles our way through the tour.  I know we are bad.

After the tour, we met up with them at another local watering hole called "the Inn Between,"  we were joined by Rocky from Oregon City Haunted tours, Dennis from the Shang Hi Tunnels, and Cathy.  We told stories and Laughed until we cried.

Getting back to our cabins, still feeling silly I (Patty), decided to tag their truck with one of our bumperstickers.  So I employeed the services of Tonya, and Lori to help me.  So off we were on our cloak and dagger misson to tag them.  Not having any tape, we decided to use a couple of band aids.  Mission accomplished!!

The next morning while sitting on the couch getting things ready for that day, I had the feeling someone was out side, peeking through the curtins, I spotted Ellen, and Ulie, placing P.A.S.T fliers on our cars.  I whispered to Billi, and we opened the door quickly yelling out "HEY!", those guys about jumped out of their skin.  Ellen commented " you scared the sh*t out of us"  like being a kid getting caught by their parents.

Both groups went to breakfast together. ( Blackberry Cafe ), attended a few minutes of the conference, took a group photo, and said our farwells, and drove off to our sides of Washignton.  Hey Jay if a man and a woman get divorced in Yakmia.....

I am sure we will be seeing our new friends from P.A.S.T, soon.

All in all, it was a fun weekend, and we made new friends.

Patty