Skinwalker Ranch: Facing the Unknown Force that Haunts the Uinta Basin

by Conrad Bauer

There are some places where so many seemingly unexplainable things happen that it is really hard to believe that there’s not some kind of explanation to make sense of it all. The Skinwalker ranch is such a place. Unbelievable and still unexplained paranormal activities set the Skinwalker ranch apart. Download FREE with Kindle Unlimited Perhaps no place on Earth has been the focal point for as many strange phenomena as the little corner of Utah known as the Skinwalker Ranch. This nebulous stretch of terrain in the Uinta Basin has hosted numerous sightings of blue orbs, UFOs, wolfmen, Bigfoot and practically every other paranormal bogeyman you could think of. Despite these heady tales of the bizarre, the outside world knew very little about the strange happenings at Skinwalker Ranch until fairly recently. But for the Native Americans of the region, the history of high strangeness goes back at least 1,000 years. Deep in their ancestral memory, frightening tales of the skin-walker roam across their consciousness. The dread is so great, in fact, that many residents of the nearby Ute Indian Reservation still refuse to set foot in the area known as Skinwalker Ranch. For them, the land is hopelessly cursed and to be avoided at all costs. But for the purpose of this book, we are going to cast these ancient words of wisdom to the wayside and delve right into the thick of things. Come along with us as we march headlong right into the uncertain and unsettling world of the unknown—right into Skinwalker Ranch! Read on your favorite devices such as Kindle, iPhone, iPad, Android cellular phone, tablet, laptop, or computer with Amazon's free reading Kindle App. Scroll back up and click the BUY NOW button at the top right side of this page for an immediate download!

Genres: Paranormal, Nonfiction

85 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 19, 2018

Reviews

[Iris Mentus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nicely compiled and researched

This is a nice, quick read about a very complex paranormal investigation. The Skinwalker Ranch has been a sort of Holy Grail for paranormal researchers for many years. This book provides you with the basics of the phenomenon. Its a very quick read, but it is still thorough and covers most of the really scary incidents that occurred at the ranch. It is a nice addition to your paranormal library. I enjoyed the book very much and I recommend it to others!!!.

[Norma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like always a super fast over view of a subject told extremely well

[Jessica Ferrara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Skinwalker Ranch: Facing the Unknown Force that Haunts the Uinta Basin, by Conrad Bauer, is a nonfiction book about a ranch in Utah where ample paranormal activity has been witnessed. The events described, which touch on traditional skinwalkers, UFOs, and portals, are worth looking into, if you're a paranormal buff like me.

As for the writing style, I actually prefer citation markers in the text when I'm learning about a topic. That said, there is a section listing sources at the back of the book. The author worked to evoke a mood, empathy in the reader, when describing each strange occurrence, and I would've preferred direct quotes for that.

While stylistically, the writing wasn't my favorite, I enjoyed the topic and I observed zero typos. As far as I can tell, this book was well researched.

[John Morris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating but, frustrating!

This was a short introduction to the, supposedly, paranormal events centred on a remote farm in rural America. Perhaps the author only wanted to whet his reader's appetite, for what is a fascinating story. I would have preferred a more, in-depth, academic study of the phenomenon. However, for what it was, this account was both fascinating and entertaining.

[Angie Webb · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love this crap!!

[Mouna · Rating 2 out of 5]

▪︎كتاب غير روائي 44
▪︎كتاب صوتي 43
▪︎اللغة العربية 80


مزرعة Skinwalker Ranch هي واحدة من أشهر وأكثر المواقع إثارة للجدل في الولايات المتحدة، وتحديدًا في مجال الظواهر الخارقة والـ"بارانورمال" (Paranormal). تقع في ولاية يوتا، وتُعرف أيضًا باسم Mormon Ranch، وقد شهدت تقارير عديدة عن ظواهر غامضة وغير مفسَّرة.

👁️‍🔥 1. رؤى لكائنات غريبة وظواهر خارقة
منذ التسعينات، أبلغ سكان المزرعة عن:
🔸رؤية أضواء غريبة في السماء.
🔸ظهور مخلوقات غير معروفة، منها ما يشبه الذئب الضخم أو مخلوقات بـ"عيون حمراء".
🔸ظواهر تخاطر ذهني وشعور بالمراقبة.
🔸أبواب تُفتح وتُغلق من تلقاء نفسها.

🛸 2. مشاهدات لأجسام طائرة مجهولة (UFOs)
🔸تقارير متكررة عن أجسام طائرة غريبة تحوم فوق المزرعة.
🔸أضواء تتحرك بطريقة غير طبيعية وسريعة، لا يمكن تفسيرها بالتكنولوجيا المعروفة.


🧬 3. تجارب علمية وسرية
في سنة 1996، اشترى المزرعة الملياردير روبرت بيغلو (Robert Bigelow)، وهو رجل أعمال مهتم بالأبحاث الخارقة.
أرسل فريقًا علميًا من NIDS (معهد دراسات الظواهر الخارقة).
أجروا تجارب لسنوات، لكن النتائج ظلت غامضة وغير حاسمة.
لاحقًا تولّت الحكومة الأمريكية جزءًا من التمويل بشكل غير مباشر، ضمن برنامج لدراسة "التهديدات الجوية غير المعروفة".


🐺 لماذا اسم "Skinwalker"؟
الاسم يأتي من أسطورة السكنوولكر في ثقافة السكان الأصليين (الناڤاجو تحديدًا)، وهي مخلوقات يُقال إنها:
🔸سحرة يتحولون إلى حيوانات مثل الذئاب أو الكلاب.
🔸تمتلك قدرات خارقة وتستخدمها في الشر أو التجسس أو الهجوم.

📺 في الإعلام:
ظهرت المزرعة في العديد من الوثائقيات، أبرزها برنامج:
"The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch" على قناة History، حيث يتم توثيق تحقيقات علمية مستمرة في الموقع.


🎭 هل ما حدث حقيقي؟
لا يوجد إجماع علمي على صحة كل ما ورد:
🔸البعض يرى أن الأمر خرافات وأساطير حضرية.
🔸البعض الآخر يرى أن هناك حقيقة جزئية غامضة، لا يمكن تفسيرها بسهولة.
🔸وهناك من يربطها بنظريات المؤامرة أو الغموض الكوني.

[Gabriel Benitez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se trata de un libro introductorio al caso del rancho conocido como el Skinwalker Ranch, en Utah, lugar donde se supone han ocurrido una serie de fenómenos anómalos y sorprendentes que van desde lucen en el cielo, extrañas esferas flotantes que vigilan el lugar, portales "dimensionales", hasta los famosos skinwalkers o "montapieles" que serían el equivalente a nuestros nahuales, o sea hombres mágicos que pueden convertirse (o convertir algo de su esencia) en animales como lobos, coyotes, lechuzas, etc.
El rancho pertenecía a la familia Sherman, que como los Lutz en el caso Amitiville, compraron el rancho para al poco tiempo enfrentarse a fenómenos extraños y algunos de ellos horrorizantes, hasta que varios años después, deciden venderlo y este es adquirido por un millonario que gustaba de los casos sobrenaturales para después venderlo a otro más, Brandon Frugal que lo convertiría además, en una marca registrada.
En otras palabras, el caso apesta a FRAUDE a 120 kilómetros de distancia y a dos o tres universos paralelos al nuestro.

[Tom Spokane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sensational without Sensationalism

Conrad Bauer, in his book Skinwalker Ranch: Facing the Unknown Force That Haunts the Unita Basin, takes a measured look with a researcher’s eye at the bizarre experiences reported at Skin Walker Ranch. Bauer’s approach makes for a great read. The telling of Skinwalker Ranch events and the counter arguments to the anomalies presented are refreshing. The tone gives skeptics and believers something to chew on when reading and assessing the voracity in witnesses’ accounts of Skinwalker’s paranormal encounters. The information is well researched. I’ve read books, watched documentaries, and TV shows on the subject. This book ranks among the best.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun, Enjoyable and Mystifying

While I'm unconvinced the experiences detailed may have actually happened, I'm glad the author gave us several well-explained theories behind the story and was honest enough to include the possibility of it being a hoax. Nicely written, covers just enough groundwork to keep it interesting in a concise manner.

[Never Loved Banksy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to enjoy this book, but trying to cover the phenomenon of Skinwalker Ranch in just 86 pages is like trying to squeeze an elephant down a drain pipe. Could be considered as a useful introduction to further reading, though.

[John Young · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fair and unbiased analysis

This is a level headed account of events taking place at the ranch in Utah and fairly considers all possible explanations. I will definitely consider more of the authors books.

[Brigitte Vansant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but sweet

Very easy to read book about an absolutely incredible subject. Highly recommend to anyone interested in Skin walker Ranch. I don't understand why this doesn't get more press coverage.

[James Crawford · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book was way too short to handle such a fascinating thing like the ranch. There's a whole lot of strange things going on there, some of them rather dangerous and it would take a much longer, much more complete book to do them justice. I was rather disappointed.

[Mary Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

The book was just what I thought it would be very interesting and at the same time cooperated a lot of stories

[Stefanie Thori · Rating 3 out of 5]

Footnotes

Extremely short and basically just an overview. It works if you just want a quick run down of what's happened at the ranch.

[Whisper · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent!!!

[Debbie almashy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Skinwalker ranch: facing the unknown

It was an ok book. Just didn’t have a enough information that hadn’t been published before. Short but sweet. Decent read.

[Sandra Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick read

There are too many people, who have seen and experienced seeing unnatural phenomenon, for it to be false. This has happened over decades. I believe it is real.

[Bruce Wireman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Skin walker Ranch

Lots of interesting info I was not aware of. Makes you think about the possibilities of what could really be going on.