拱门与银河, 阿拉巴马山, 内华达山脉, 加利福尼亚州, 美国 Arch and Milky Way, Alabama Hills, Sierra Nevada, California, USA (© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures)

拱门与银河, 阿拉巴马山, 内华达山脉, 加利福尼亚州, 美国 Arch and Milky Way, Alabama Hills, Sierra Nevada, California, USA (© Tim Fitzharris/Minden Pictures)

银河系，摇滚吧！ Rock on, Milky Way!

拱门与银河, 阿拉巴马山, 内华达山脉, 加利福尼亚州

在今天这张照片中，阿拉巴马山的花岗岩拱门将银河框入加州东部内华达山脉崎岖的地貌之中。这片区域以其圆润的巨石和风化的岩层而闻名，大约在1亿年前由火山活动形成。水和风逐渐将岩石塑造成如今光滑的形状。游客可以探索天然拱门，在岩石间徒步，拍摄独特的景观，骑马或骑山地自行车，并欣赏季节性的野花盛开。

由于光污染极少，这些山丘是观星和夜间摄影的热门地点。在晴朗的夜晚，构成我们银河系的密集星带肉眼可见。虽然如今这里看起来像一片宁静的沙漠，但这片地形却在银幕上扮演过许多角色。自20世纪20年代以来，数百部电影和电视剧都曾以这些山丘为背景，拍摄西部片和科幻冒险片，其中包括格里高利·派克主演的《黄沙》、昆汀·塔伦蒂诺执导的《被解救的姜戈》以及乔恩·费儒执导的漫威经典之作《钢铁侠》。

Arch and Milky Way, Alabama Hills, Sierra Nevada, California

In today's image, the granite arches of the Alabama Hills frame the Milky Way over a rugged landscape in California's eastern Sierra Nevada. Famous for its rounded boulders and weathered rock formations, this area formed when molten rock cooled deep underground around 100 million years ago. Water and wind gradually shaped the stone into the smooth shapes seen today. Visitors can explore the natural arches, hike among the rocks, capture photographs of the unique landscape, ride horses or mountain bikes, and enjoy seasonal displays of wildflowers.

With minimal light pollution, the hills are popular for stargazing and night photography. On a clear night, the dense band of stars that forms our galaxy is visible to the naked eye. While it might look like a peaceful desert today, this terrain has played many roles on screen. Since the 1920s, hundreds of movies and television shows have used these hills as a backdrop for westerns and sci-fi adventures, including 'Yellow Sky' with Gregory Peck, 'Django Unchained' by Quentin Tarantino, and the Marvel classic 'Iron Man' by Jon Favreau.