There are parts of southern Utah that look like impossible, fantasy landscapes. One of those places is known as Kodachrome Basin. There is no real basin but the name was given back in the days when cartographers has free rein to give names using whatever analogy they wanted to employ. In this case, the name was coined by the National Geographic Society in 1948. Here is a short history of the name from Wikipedia: Kodachrome Basin State Park.
Evidence near the park suggests that Native Americans were the first to wander through the area. Around the turn of the 20th century, cattlemen from Cannonville and Henrieville used the basin as a winter pasture. In 1948 the National Geographic Society explored and photographed the area for a story that appeared in the September 1949 issue of National Geographic. They named the area Kodachrome Flat, after the brand of Kodak film known for its vibrant color rendition. In 1962 the area was designated a state park. Fearing repercussions from the Kodak film company for using the name Kodachrome, the name was changed to Chimney Rock State Park, but renamed Kodachrome Basin a few years later with Kodak's permission.
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