Scenic 395 - The Official Guide 2023

26 2023 Scenic 395 Lone Pine 104 S. Main Street in Lone Pine • 760-876-4208 G ARDNER ’ S Gateway to Mt. Whitney & Death Valley 1008 S. Main Street Lone Pine, CA • 93545 www.bestwestern.com 760-876-5571 1-800-WESTERN FRONTIE R MOTEL well as Gene Autry and Roy Rogers and Hopalong Cassidy. In October 1990, the first Lone Pine Film Festival was held to celebrate all this movie history. Roy Rogers returned to Lone Pine to dedicate a permanent historical marker at Movie Road. According to the museum’s website, “The Los Angeles Times once called the Festival ‘the most focused’ of all the nation’s film conventions because it only shows films made here and it always invites guest stars who worked here. Each festival highlights guest stars, film historians and stunt actors. Over 30 guided tours of actual movie locations are offered featuring what has become a favorite backdrop for wild west shootouts, sci fi adventures or that final take of some cow- poke riding off into the sunset. For more information about the museum, call 760-876-9909. The museum is open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Visit https://www.lpmuseum.org and book your adventure today. Note: Although hotel accommodations and camp sites are plentiful during most of the year, advance lodging books up fast during the Lone Pine Film Festival days, so plan early. Continued from Page 25 William Wellman Jr. is interviewed on film in the Museum of Western Film History Oct. 8, 2022 as part of the 32nd Lone Pine Film Festi- val. Photo by Jessica Weston