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"If a tree falls in the forest......"

I read an article yesterday about a rock formation in Arches National Park in Utah (and yes it was an arch) collapsing. Apparently this rock arch was a popular sight in the park for generations. Presumably these formations were formed by erosion of the rock, mostly by water I would think, over millions of years. The final death blow was caused by further erosion, I'm guessing from rain, wind, and possibly chemicals in the atmosphere.

Ever wonder what it might have been like to be there the very second that the arch fell? Or when a big hunk of ice shears off of a glacier (or these days the Arctic Ice).

I was wondering if there were other arches in the Arches National Park. I'm guessing there are. I wonder how many of those will go in the next few years. Can you imagine if they all fell at once? Now that would be something!

And what would happen to the park? Would people no longer go to the Park to hike around if there were no arches, just some new piles of pretty red rocks? Would they have to rename it? They'd probably have to call it something like 'Rubble National Park' or 'New Terrainia Hiking Grounds'.....

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wayn3w said…
... or "Fallen Arches National Park."
August 18, 2008 at 1:27 PM
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