Purchase Print The entrance to Golden Canyon in Death Valley National Park in California as the sun rises. The image combines the warmer yellow tones of the rising sun on the desert canyon with the cool blue tones of the remaining shadow. If this place feels familiar, its because millions of people have seen it before. Golden Canyon stands in as the part of Tatoonie where R2-D2 is moving alone through Jawa Canyon at sunset, during Episode 4, Star Wars: a New Hope.