Lone Pine Part II

The next morning we loaded up and headed to the Alabama hills, the site of many movie and TV productions.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_shot_in_Lone_Pine

There are two sightseeing loops trekkers may follow: the movie trail which takes you to the site of some of the before mention movie shoots, and the trail that takes you to interesting rock formations.  

We did both!   Either loop can be done by a street vehicle except possibly if it is raining or snowing.

Headed up to the Alabama Hills

"Movie Flats"

My Jeep chick

The better half of the trek group!

The bullfrog rock

"Gunga Din" filming location

 Some of "Tremors" was filmed right here.  If you haven't seen the movie you are missing a good time.

The group looking for the "Tremors" site

"There it is!"

Yet another twisted rock drill bit.  I've seen 3 or 4 others on our desert outings.  Something like that could've resulted in injury to the driller.  See my post about Big Bear for  two more stuck rock bits:  http://bundutrekusa.blogspot.com/2014/11/big-bear-labor-day-weekend-trip.html

This may be the actual 'lone pine' that the town is named for

Some rock climbers were active in the area practicing their skill

The rope bridge in "Gunga Din" was stretched between these two rocks.  Through good camera angles the bridge looked to be hundreds of feet in the air!

Our lunch spot

One of the several natural rock arches to be found in the area.

The famous Mobius arch