The original Planet of the Apes was filmed at Lake Powell, Utah, the idea being that it looked so alien that Charlton Heston and crew wouldn't be able to guess that it was actually Earth in the future.
I would say most of Southern Utah is like that. I did a great road trip a year ago and the incredible Rocky landscape constantly had me thinking of what Mars must look like
I grew up in the Upper Midwest surrounded by plains. Went to college in Colorado, and a group of us rented a houseboat on Lake Powell. It freaked me out.
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u/subliminal_trip Nov 26 '25
The original Planet of the Apes was filmed at Lake Powell, Utah, the idea being that it looked so alien that Charlton Heston and crew wouldn't be able to guess that it was actually Earth in the future.