Iconic stone arch collapses in southern Utah park

August 10th, 2008 By MIKE STARK , Associated Press Writer

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This undated image provided by the National Parks Service shows the Wall Arch prior to it's collapse Monday Aug, 4, 2008. One of the largest and most visible arches in Arches National Park collapsed according to park officials. Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation, said Wall Arch collapsed sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. The arch is along Devils Garden Trail, one of the most popular in the park. For years, the arch has been a favorite stopping point for photographers. Henderson said the arch was claimed by forces that will eventually destroy others in the park: gravity and erosion. (AP Photo/National Parks Service)

(AP) -- One of the largest and most photographed arches in Arches National Park has collapsed.

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• DGBEACH - Aug 10, 2008
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  No one has reported seeing it fall.

  
  
  So we'll assume that it didn't make a sound :)
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• Soylent - Aug 10, 2008
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  Make a new one. It's not very hard rock, some people with picks, hammers and chisels should be able to do it fairly quickly.
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• MikeB - Aug 10, 2008
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  Very, very surprised and delighted that no one has blamed this on global warming.
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• vanderMerwe - Aug 10, 2008
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  A recent study predicts that virtually all unusual rock formations in national parks will have disappeared by the end of the century as a result of global warming. There! Happy? :-p
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• MikeB - Aug 10, 2008
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  Ya, I gave you a five!
  
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• Rawley - Aug 10, 2008
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  Arches is my favorite national park.
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