March 4, 2020
Arena
I drove up to Vasquez Rocks north of the San Fernando Valley in the small town of Agua Dulce. While I've driven past them(you can see them from The 14), I've never stopped. They're rocks that have been upthrust to the surface and are quite a sight even from the distant freeway. They're now a county park that unfortunately closes at sunset(the parking lot closes at 5pm so you even miss the sunset). The rocks were a hideout for Tiburcio Vasquez in the late 1800's and his name has been associated with the rocks since then. The rocks may look familiar since they've been in a number of movies and TV. Probably their most famous appearance is in the first season of Star Trek in 1967 in an episode called Arena, where Capitan Kirk is transported to a planet and battles a lizard creature called the Gorn.
Since the skies up there(as opposed to the basin) were clear and blue, I've taken some liberties with the sky in some of the photos and replaced it with something more interesting with Luminar 4's sky replacement feature.
Read MoreI drove up to Vasquez Rocks north of the San Fernando Valley in the small town of Agua Dulce. While I've driven past them(you can see them from The 14), I've never stopped. They're rocks that have been upthrust to the surface and are quite a sight even from the distant freeway. They're now a county park that unfortunately closes at sunset(the parking lot closes at 5pm so you even miss the sunset). The rocks were a hideout for Tiburcio Vasquez in the late 1800's and his name has been associated with the rocks since then. The rocks may look familiar since they've been in a number of movies and TV. Probably their most famous appearance is in the first season of Star Trek in 1967 in an episode called Arena, where Capitan Kirk is transported to a planet and battles a lizard creature called the Gorn.
Since the skies up there(as opposed to the basin) were clear and blue, I've taken some liberties with the sky in some of the photos and replaced it with something more interesting with Luminar 4's sky replacement feature.
