The pan opens where the lava flow meets a stand of aspens, with a lake visible in the distance.
1966 · Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States
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The pan ends on bare lava rubble with the lake just visible at the right edge — Markagunt Plateau, Utah, 1966
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- 1966
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- Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States
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- Still 4 · 4.57s into the source clip
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End of a circa 1966 home movie pan over a Utah lava field: bare basalt rubble, distant mountains and a white sky.
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As the camera starts to move left, the lake and the mountain ridge come into clearer view above the flow.
1966 · Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
Mid-pan, the trees have nearly left the frame and the lava slope dominates.
1966 · Markagunt Plateau, Utah, United States
Still image · $49
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Markagunt Plateau Utah-1966: Slow Pan Across a Black Basalt Lava Field Toward a Mountain Lake
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1960s collection.
Date documentation · estimated
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Period detail
The landscape carries no dated objects; the colour rendition and grain match the mid-century small-gauge film seen across the rest of the reel.
Film character
Soft focus, visible grain, a blown-out sky and cool blue-green distances give the shot a handheld small-gauge texture.
Historical context
It shows a lava field on the route to Cedar Breaks as a mid-century tourist saw it, with no roads, buildings or visitors in the frame.
Research note
No people, logos or private structures are visible; copyright in the film is separate from any location matters, and the lake is not identified by name in the footage.
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