Alabama Hills -
outside: beyond the lens

It's been the backdrop for Hollywood films for nearly 100 years. From Hop-Along Cassidy to Iron Man, the Alabama Hills and its unique geologic formations has been the backdrop to more than 100 films. But this is also an amazing place to explore and shoot landscapes like nowhere else on Earth. Jeff, David and Zack set up camp in the middle of this bizarre mix of boulders and jagged peaks to tell the visual story of this historic site and discover a different side of this movie-making hotspot as the night sky erupts with the real stars of the hills.

Episode Duration: 26 minutes and 48 seconds

Episode Number: 109

About Outside: Beyond The Lens:

In OUTSIDE: BEYOND THE LENS, host Jeff Aiello and his Emmy Award-winning camera crew tell the stories of travel cinematically.

They explore national parks and scenic wonders from Queenstown, New Zealand to Tornado Alley, Texas to the Alaskan wilderness, celebrating the art of photography by documenting how scenic shots are caught on film.

But beyond the lens, Jeff and his team also discover the real magic of travel in the people, food and unplanned adventures on each trip.

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