So today is National Park service day and also the the Anniversary of star wars. So the NPS released this today, kinda cool. I didn't realise the desert scenes were filmed in death valley NP. Below the picture is the accompanying text.
"May the Parks Be With You…
The desert landscape at
Death Valley National Park has starred in some of the most memorable scenes on the big screen. In the late 1970s, the park stood in for Tatooine—home of Jawas, sand people, the Skywalker farm, and Jabba the Hutt. Today, you don’t even have to leave the galaxy to visit the Mesquite Flat dunes, Artist’s Drive, and other locations made famous in the film. If visiting, do keep your distance from wildlife, follow all park rules, and be on the lookout for sand people if stopping to take a picture!
Your national parks have doubled as some of the most famous settings in cinema history. Read more at
https://www.nps.gov/…/filming-on-location-national-parks.htm
NPS Image/An NPS Ranger at Death Valley National Park shakes hands with C3PO during filming for
#StarWars in 1977."