Jargon 14: Cairn

[Aaron Zagrodnick]

All about this stacked pile of stones you may come across during your backcountry adventures in Issue 14:

Jargon: Cairn

Issue 14 Page 1

[HikerJen]

I saw a lot of these at Isle Royale last summer. They are very handy in leading you along the trail in rocky areas...

[Gary M]

I saw a lot of these at Isle Royale last summer. They are very handy in leading you along the trail in rocky areas...

Very popular just about everywhere I've been in the Midwest.

Gary M

Olathe, Kansas

[AdventureMyk]

A lot of people set them up for fun. Some set them up to be markers or lead one's eyes to something more interesting. Some of them are pretty interesting in themselves.

Me? I just like laying on the rocks in the middle of a creek building miniature ones out of the odd rocks. It's kind of like playing Jenga against the currents.

[Bobo Uzala]

When is a cairn not a cairn?