Hi all, forgive my shameless self-promotion! I’ve visited many actual Star Wars filming locations - on my last trip to Buttercup Valley, in southeastern California, I was accompanied by journalist Jon Mooallem. He has written an 8 page article about our trip and discusses other Star Wars location hunters, and it appears in the March 2009 issue of Harper’s Magazine!
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2009/03/0082429
I’ve found the issue on newsstands and bookstores around the Raleigh area. If you find a copy, I hope you enjoy it!