Old man in the mountain caption

Crews work on the symbolic Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia, N.H., in this 1990s file photo. New Hampshire awoke Saturday, May 3, 2003, to find its stern granite symbol of independence and stubbornness, the Old Man of the Mountain, had collapsed into indistinguishable rubble. The fall ended nearly a century of efforts to protect the 40-foot-tall landmark from the same natural forces that created it. Only stabilizing cables and epoxy remained Saturday where the famous ledges had clung. (APPhoto/Jim Cole, File)