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How Long Before Gravity Takes Over?

photo of the week for Saturday, 2009, February 14
Photographer: Kurt Repanshek

The hallmark of Arches National Park is Delicate Arch, but that's not the only reason to visit the park. Landscape Arch is just about as famous, the Fiery Furnace is a great stone maze to tour with a ranger, and Balanced Rock continues to bedevil gravity...at least for now. How long might it be before gravity wins the battle, as it did last summer with Wall Arch?

For those who dread hiking in Arches' high summer heat, Balanced Rock is right along the main road through the park. In fact, there's a parking lot right across from it.

On the Web: www.nps.gov/arch

Comments

Submitted by Frank_C on February 16, 2009 - 1:53pm.

In fact, there's a parking lot right across from it.

And the last time I was there, there was a dump right across from the parking lot.

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 16, 2009 - 3:15pm.

Jesus, Frank, give it a rest. Do you just enjoy cutting NPT down at every turn?

Submitted by Frank_C on February 17, 2009 - 8:13am.

I'm surprised how my one sentence of fact can lead to swearing and a censorial imperative. My statement of fact is not intended to disparage NPT, as it is simply a statement of fact about Arches National Park.