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West of Lone Pine, along Whitney Portal Road are the Alabama Hills, a large field of weathered boulders and outcroppings. The hills appear in over 150 feature films and many tv series, such as Star Trek. Recent movies that include scenes in the Alabama Hills are Gladiator and Ironman. This is an interesting place to explore on foot, wandering through the intimate spaces formed by these rocks, with sudden glimpses of the sharp snow capped peaks of the Sierras nearby.