Stone cairns

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?

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...

Uplifting : Have you ever stumbled upon a carefully balanced stack of rocks during a hike or at a serene beach? These seemingly simple structures, known as cairns...

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

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Lessons from a Cairn: Spotted all over the world, cairns are more than mere rock piles. They’re a lesson in how to live. Read on to see what these formations can teach us.

Take a look at these amazing stone garden decorations and get some creative ideas for your next DIY garden project.

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.

Rock Cairn