Rock cairns

The Art of Balancing Stones. Zen. Balance.

Cairns are the official name for those cool piles of balanced rocks. Do you know why there are cairns along trails in the Rocky Mountains?

Makes me want to go pile some rocks on top of each other. They're called cairns.

The history of stone cairns is murky; no one knows the exact significance of a pile of stones placed individually. They have been found in Ireland, Scotland and all over the northern part of the United States. Whether they have spiritual significance or were simply a method of marking a place of meaning, they can give an otherwise basic scene a...

Creating rock cairns in the garden is a great way to add something different, yet appealing, to the landscape. Using cairns in gardens can ...

watercolor by Kory Fluckiger

Have you ever built a stone cairns? Combining natural materials, loose parts, construction play and just a little added dash of wow-factor!

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Rocks found when digging a new garden bed can be stacked into a pile to make a stone...