Stone cairns

Rocks found when digging a new garden bed can be stacked into a pile to make a stone cairn, a simple type of monument or marker. Cairns have been constructed for thousands of years and are widely seen in highland regions and coastal areas throughout the world. Cairns often are used to mark trails in parks as an ...

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What are those rock structures on the trail? Understand the importance of rock cairns, who builds them, and what they are & aren't for.

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You know those books – those that, once you’ve read them, you can’t imagine not KNOWING all the good stuff inside? Such is the case with an excellent new book, Cairns: Messengers in Stone. Written by Geologist David B. Williams, this is one of the best books I’ve read all year. It focuses on cairns in all their glory – geology, ecology, on the trail, burial cairns, the role of cairns in expeditions, how to build cairns, and a global tour of cairns.

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I see these cairns all the time when hiking. This brings up some good points on the pros and cons of making cairns for fun. #hikingtips #cairns #hiking #backpacking

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"ANNOUNCEMENT: Large size is finally here! check this listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/853943838/large-12-13h-inukshuk-inuksuk-stone Our Inukshuk are hand carved out from real Natural stones in beautiful Java Island, Indonesia. Cairns are a form of indicators to mark a path or mark a memorial place. In countries and cultures around the world, stone cairns have served as directional markers. Because these stacked up stones called Cairns often point the way home, they represent safety…