San Francisco Forest Investigation: Shrine Recorder Test, Ouija & Foggy Trail Reports

A team led by Tim Wood explores a San Francisco forest after resolving livestream problems. They encounter a photograph, coins, beads, candles and other objects they interpret as a memorial or shrine; the recording does not verify the deceased person’s identity or history. A recorder test near the objects includes a nearby noise and immediate playback, followed by a walk deeper into the forest. The team sets up Ouija, but a long music-heavy caption interval leaves much of that sequence undocumented in text. Later reports include unusually moving leaves, a scream-like sound, detachment, sadness and a sensation of being drawn to remain in the area. They examine a tree hollow, discuss a laugh-like sound and water drops, take instant photographs and acknowledge fog thickening around them. Tim later reports stomach pain and nausea after the board session before feeling better. These are attributed experiences, not evidence that supernatural forces cause suicide, illness or emotional distress.

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Key Moments

Chapters combine transcript-supported additions with existing archive chapters and attributed viewer observations where available. Source labels identify reviewed additions. Reported experiences and transcribed interpretations do not establish their cause.

Reviewed captions span 0:05–1:20:44; the listed 1:20:59 runtime extends beyond this coverage. Coverage is sparse: 568 caption segments span over 80 minutes, including long music-only intervals. Auto-generated captions may mishear speech and do not independently verify audio or images. Only loaded top-level comments were sampled; replies and live chat were not exhaustively reviewed, and viewer flags remain unverified.

  1. Livestream troubleshooting before the forest walkArchive navigation
  2. Team enters the forestSource: transcript review
  3. Photograph, coins and possible memorial objects foundSource: transcript review
  4. GHOST BOX: Communication equipment requested near the objectsSource: transcript review
  5. EVP: Recorder test and voice-activation settingSource: transcript review
  6. EVP: Recorder placed down for questionsSource: transcript review
  7. SOUND REPORT: Nearby noise and branch explanation discussedSource: transcript review
  8. EVP: Immediate recorder playbackSource: transcript review
  9. EVP: Earlier recording reviewed; historical bridge plansSource: transcript review
  10. Walking deeper into the San Francisco forestSource: transcript review
  11. VISUAL REPORT: Uncertain shadow impression and trail observationsSource: transcript review
  12. PHYSICAL REPORT: Unusual smell and tree examinationSource: transcript review
  13. Ouija position and camera setupSource: transcript review
  14. Music-heavy interval with limited caption evidenceSource: transcript review
  15. Viewer flags a Beelzebub interpretation in the boxSource: YouTube viewer comment
  16. SOUND REPORT: Scream-like sound reportedSource: transcript review
  17. PHYSICAL REPORT: Detachment and altered sense of surroundings describedSource: transcript review
  18. PHYSICAL REPORT: Team discusses subjective sadness and heavinessSource: transcript review
  19. Viewer flags mist and a whisper-like phraseSource: YouTube viewer comment
  20. SOUND REPORT: Tree hollow and laugh-like sound examinedSource: transcript review
  21. Water drops and surrounding trees discussedSource: transcript review
  22. VISUAL REPORT: Unverified dark-shape impression describedSource: transcript review
  23. Instant photographs proposedSource: transcript review
  24. Fog acknowledged during trail walkSource: transcript review
  25. Break and viewer conversationSource: transcript review
  26. PHYSICAL REPORT: Earlier nausea and stomach pain reportedSource: transcript review
  27. Trail markers and thick fog discussedSource: transcript review
Original YouTube investigation notes