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Here's a fun fact. Vasquez Rocks is a common shooting location for Hollywood. Particularly Star Trek; my wife and I make a game of pointing out when they're using Vasquez Rocks for yet another episode.
The reason it's used so much is that it's an arid environment just outside the "studio zone". If they shoot within the studio zone, people have to pay for their own transportation and meals. If it's outside, the studio pays for all that. Vasquez Rocks is just outside the studio zone.
Slight correction, it's just inside the studio zone. Studios wouldn't prefer a place that requires them to pay more!
Yeah, that makes more sense.
Vasquez Rocks is inside the studio zone, according to your link.
that fact is indeed fun
I also love seeing the Vasquez Rocks for the same reason. Had a friend that lived in Antelope Valley and I would drive by them any time I went out to his place.
Same trick is pulled across Africa. If a conference takes place a certain distance from the capital city, you get per diem. So you'll see clusters of hotels with fancy conference centers just outside the radius. It's just a day trip but people will play receipt fraud and make it look like they stayed the night and split the price with whoever is selling receipts.