Vasquez Rocks

near Palmdale CA. If they look familiar, they've been used as a location for many, many movies for the past century. This particular spot is sometimes called "Kirk's Rock" because it's featured prominently in a Star Trek episode ("Arena").

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Penny Richards ^club

It does! A huge, very old, turtle.

11 years ago.

Bob Taylor ^club

Lovely shot--the presence of the car (and the figure climbing the rocks) conveys a feeling for the size of the rocks, which do look familiar . . . many westerns had gunfight scenes filmed here, I'll bet.

11 years ago.

Penny Richards ^club

Yes! Apparently it appears in quite a few episodes of "Bonanza," for example. The car is mine; the figure climbing the rocks is my husband. We practically had the whole place to ourselves on a Friday afternoon.

11 years ago.

Penny Richards ^club

It's absolutely worth a visit. Can't believe we lived in Southern California for almost 18 years before we got around to it.

11 years ago.

afwrite

Cool. There are gravel quarries all over England famous for shaky British sci-fi locations in the 70s. Doctor Who mostly, but Blakes Seven couldn't resist teleporting on gravel and beaches :)

11 years ago.

Penny Richards ^club

Yes, and Wales too these days. ;)

11 years ago.

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