From the Old West to Star Trek - Vasquez Rocks

[robertpaulsen]

Vasquez Rocks has been a popular location for shooting westerns since the 1930s, so it seemed appropriate for a man on horseback wearing a cowboy hat to come ambling between the rocks. It’s also popular for shooting science fiction, most famously for the original Star Trek TV series episode where Captain Kirk fights a reptilian alien called the Gorn. So it was funny, but not too out of the ordinary to see a bicyclist at Vasquez Rocks wearing a spacesuit!

[kysrsoze]

1. Interesting... we live close by and went there about a month ago.

I can see potential for many oddities there. When we were there, they were doing a lingerie shoot. I felt a little weird having my young kids there, but I guess I can't be too much of a prude about it. I think we said they were swimsuits.

[robertpaulsen]

2. Wow, that is unusual!

There's a lot of things I love about Vasquez Rocks, but I never thought of it as having erotic qualities. I guess you never know what to expect there!

[kysrsoze]

3. Yeah, the stone cleavage there does it for me :D

[robertpaulsen]

4. Oh no!

Now I'll never look at Vasquez Rocks the same way again!

[Ryano42]

5. I would love to run all over there imagining a Gorn was after me!

Looking for the ingredients for gun powder!

Sometimes when I see the term "Vasquez Rocks" I think of this:

[eShirl]

6. yesss

Vasquez, have you ever been mistaken for a man?
No. Have you?

[Ryano42]

7. I fell in love with Vasquez from the moment I saw her! I would love to bag aliens with her!

Jeanette Goldstein is fascinating too...being in several James Cameron films and starting a thriving custom bra business!

[robertpaulsen]

8. I've never seen that gif before!

That's totally awesome, she does indeed rock! I love the first Alien, but Aliens is my favorite in the series.

Yeah, if you get the chance to visit, Vasquez Rocks is worth it.

[hunter]

9. The water is sweet because it's full of arsenic.

I've got some personal history with the place.

[robertpaulsen]

10. Whoa, really?

I've tasted wine in Agua Dulce, but never the water. What happened?

[hunter]

11. It's natural, an aspect of the geology there.

Untreated well water, and previously spring water, are not safe to drink there.

Arsenic compounds, like many lead compounds, taste sweet.

Travelers who'd crossed places like Death Valley and the Mojave desert, or anyplace in Southern California just before the rainy season, were very thirsty. The water in Agua Dulce was sweet.

[robertpaulsen]

12. Thanks, good info to know.

I'll still stick with the wine! They got some good ones at Agua Dulce Vineyards.

[Blue_Tires]

13. Awesome...

[Kaleva]

14. Bobby Clark, now aged 80, played the Gorn Captain

Ted Cassidy, best known for the role of Lurch on The Addams Family in the mid-1960s, provided the voice of the Gorn captain.

[robertpaulsen]

15. That is amazing!

That episode is 50 years old. Glad to know Bobby Clark is still around. Thanks for the info!