LOCATION TOURS
THE DUKE STOPPED BY: JOHN WAYNE FILM LOCATIONS
John Wayne made thirteen films with scenes in Lone Pine. He came back to Lone Pine throughout his career. This tour will explore the large “Andean village” set of Tycoon, an early film Lawless Range and John Wayne in Arabia in I Covered the War, among others. Wayne “Image Carrier” Jake Thorn will accompany the tour and tell first hand experiences of The Duke. 2.5 hours. NEW THIS YEAR! BUS
HOPPY-HOP-ON: AN IN-DEPTH EXPLORATION OF THE HOPALONG CASSIDY FILM LOCATIONS OF DANGEROUS VENTURE
First, you will view the film Dangerous Venture in the Museum Wild West Theater and then you will go out and walk the locations. There will be walking on uneven ground to get to some of the seldom seen locations. This is a brand new tour created by location experts Mike and Janet Houle.
2.5 hours. NEW THIS YEAR! BUS
CHASING THE SAND WORMS: A FOCUS ON TREMORS
The fan base for the science fiction film Tremors just grows and grows. Shot almost entirely on location in and around Lone Pine, this tour will take you to several of the important locations used in the film.
2.5 hours. NEW THIS YEAR! CAR CARAVAN
THE LONE PINE FILMS OF TYRONE POWER
We celebrate the work of Tyrone Power this year with a focus on his three Lone Pine films: Brigham Young; Rawhide and King of the Khyber Rifles. You will visit sites used for these films.
2.5 hours. NEW THIS YEAR! BUS
LONE PINE’S BACK YARD--BACK LOT MOVIE TOUR
Many locations seldom seen by our visitors. A must tour for movie buffs. Visit ghost town, stagecoach stop, movie lake, old train and gas station, a rare Molly Stevens steam boat on Owens Lake stop; other locations still standing. Steve McQueen, Kevin Bacon, Autry, Hoppy and many others worked here. Hidden Lone Pine at its best. Led by Burt and Donna Yost.
OWENS RIVER/HOGBACK FOUR WHEEL DRIVE TOUR
Drive to some of the most historic areas of Lone Pine and the water wars of the early nineteen hundreds. Learn about the Los Angeles Aqueduct and it's effect on the Owens Valley. The attempt to restore the water shed to it's original grandeur and see the areas that hide the wild Tule Elk and water birds in Lone Pine. The Railroad that carried men and supplies to the aqueduct and the Japanese war victims to Manzanar. Tour guide Page Williams has spent 33 years working in Hollywood and taking photos of the Owens River and Lone Pine. Must have a four wheel drive vehicle . NEW THIS YEAR! FOUR WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE REQUIRED
TOM MIX MOVIE LOCATION TOUR
Tom Mix and his horse Tony made four movies in Lone Pine, two silent classics and two sound films. Visit locations for Just Tony (1922), Riders of the Purple Sage (1924), Flaming Guns (1932) and Terror Trail (1932) while hearing the story of Tom’s life and stunning career.
2.5 hours CAR CARAVAN
HOW NATURE MADE THE MOVIE LOCATIONS (GEOLOGY TOUR)
A noted geologist leads you into the Alabamas to see the powerful forces of earth movements and erosion at work. Learn how the spectacular Alabama Hills were formed and how the rocks were shaped into the fantastic forms we see in so many movies. 2.5 hours BUS
FROM SCI FI SETS TO AVOCETS
Combining film history and natural history, guide Mike Prather will take you to Owens Dry Lake where science fiction films like Tremors, Bamboo Saucer and Star Trek 5 worked nearby or on the lake. Experience a very rare and special treat of crossing the lake and seeing the DWP Dust Project and viewing the large number of bird species that now call the area home.
2.5 hours CAR CARAVAN
ANSEL ADAMS TOUR: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE MASTER
For something different, travel with Photography Docent Catherine Kravitz to four special locations where photographer Ansel Adams captured our beautiful landscape with the masterful control of an artist. Gain insight into working with light, texture and zones right where Adams worked.
2.5 hours CAR CARAVAN
A WALKING TOUR OF ANCHOR RANCH
The Spainhower Anchor Ranch has been used for westerns for more than 80 years. It was the site of the Hacienda, Mission and Anchorville sets that were seen so many times in Hopalong Cassidy and Tim Holt westerns. Fresh from Scotty’s Castle and Bodie our interpretive guide Debbie Kielb will help you revisit and experience these fabled by-gone film times when our heroes walked this ranch. 1.5 hours CAR CARAVAN/WALKING
STUNTMAN LOREN JANE’S TOUR OF HOW THE WEST WAS WON
Loren Janes, Steve McQueen’s personal stunt double, and with hundreds of film credits, will bring you to where he worked on the classic film How the West Was Won. See where he saved Debbie Reynolds and rolled down the hill in the Conestoga wagon among many other feats for that film
2.5 hours BUS