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Sandstone arch at southern Nevada park collapses
hosted ^ | May 29

Posted on 05/29/2010 5:55:00 PM PDT by JoeProBono

Park rangers said it appears Natural Arch was claimed by forces that will eventually destroy about 300 others in the park: gravity and erosion.

They said horseback riders notified them about the damage Wednesday, and no one has reported seeing it fall. While it's unclear exactly why and when the arch collapsed, there's no evidence of vandalism, rangers added.

"Maybe someone tried to take a picture on the rock, which we don't recommend.....

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: arch; jpb; nevada; photography
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To: JoeProBono
...the arch was nearly 6 feet tall and 5 feet across.

Doesn't that sound sort of ho-hum?

41 posted on 05/29/2010 10:22:40 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: mass55th
Damn that's the widest stance I've ever seen on any woman!

If she bends over and touches the ground, it would be the perfect three point stance.

Is she hiding something under the dress? Where's Obama gone to, anyway?

42 posted on 05/29/2010 11:20:48 PM PDT by TheThinker (Communists: taking over the world one kooky doomsday scenerio at a time.)
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To: Erasmus

As Indiana Jones said, “It ain’t the years, it’s the mileage!” (and the potholes in the road :-) )


43 posted on 05/30/2010 3:13:05 AM PDT by BwanaNdege
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