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Arches National Park investigates vandalism near Landscape Arch.

A visitor told Outside magazine that she came across graffiti and litter on sandstone formations.

Other vandalism incidents have been reported at national parks since the federal shutdown began on Oct. 1.

MOAB — National Park Service officials say they're investigating a land vandalism case at Arches National Park, after photos of graffiti on some of the park's iconic sandstone formations emerged online last week.

Park Service officials said the vandalism occurred near Landscape Arch in the Devils Garden area of the park. The agency declined to offer any other details about the case, but Allyson Mathis, a former Park Service employee, told Outside magazine that she came a

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