Utah's Famous Stone Arch Collapses (photos)

[Dover]

August 11, 2008—In a scene out of a Road Runner cartoon, a soaring sandstone arch has plummeted to the floor of the Utah desert, forever altering an iconic American landscape. But neither Wile E. Coyote nor the Acme Corporation is being fingered for this collapse in Arches National Park.

Erosion—the same force that largely formed the park's arches—and gravity are the most likely culprits for the destruction of Wall Arch sometime last week....>


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080811-arch-photo.html

[gateley]

1. Thanks for posting this - interesting. nt

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Ah, how sad that is...

It will live in our memories, and in our pictures...

[file83]

3. Strange! When you think about how long it took to form, what are the

odds of that collapsing in our lifetimes? i know it has to go sometime, but...wow.

[OKIsItJustMe]

5. Stone Arch in Arches National Park Falls—first collapse…since nearby Landscape Arch fell in 1991.

http://www.adventure-space.com/blogs/outdoor__national_park_news/archive/2008/08/10/stone-arch-in-arches-national-park-falls.aspx

Stone Arch in Arches National Park Falls

ARCHES NATIONAL PARK, MOAB, UTAH

New York Times

One of the largest and most photographed stone arches in Arches National Park in the U.S. has collapsed.



http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/08/080811-arch-photo.html">SEE PHOTOS FROM NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC HERE

Wall Arch fell sometime late Monday (8/4/08) or early Tuesday, though no one has reported seeing it collapse, said Paul Henderson, the park's chief of interpretation.

He said the arch, located along the popular Devils Garden Trail, was claimed by forces that will eventually destroy other arches in the park: gravity and erosion.

"They all let go after a while," he said Friday. Nevertheless, it was the first collapse major arch in the park since nearby Landscape Arch fell in 1991.

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[OKIsItJustMe]

4. Here today… gone tomorrow…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Man_of_the_Mountain

[XemaSab]

6. Gravity always wins

n/t

[wtmusic]

7. A recent look in the mirror confirms this nt