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This is somewhat of a problem on mountain routes, where stack stones are sometimes used as navigational markers (cairns). The ethics of Leave No Trace say not t
by justinator 8y ago
This is somewhat of a problem on mountain routes, where stack stones are sometimes used as navigational markers (cairns). The ethics of Leave No Trace say not to leave these cairns. Many times, people will put these up to aid others, but their route deviates from what could be a better/safe alternative. Or at least a different opinion on what one is. Then, you have two sets of cairns, each going off in its own way.
Until you get three sets.
This goes on, until no one can realistically understand what the cairns are trying to communicate.
- frabbit 8y agoIt gets even better in Canada: not content with merely leaving unsightly traces of their presence for other hikers, the stone stackers go the added mile and make bastardized Inukshuks, thus combining their graffiti with cultural appropriation. https://capstoneseminarseries.wordpress.com/spring-2015-volume-5/observing-the-inukshuk-at-the-vancouver-olympic-games-cultural-appropriation-of-an-orientalized-inuit-culture-within-the-canadian-north/ https://capstoneseminarseries.wordpress.com/spring-2015-volu...
- pseudolus 8y agoThis is an excellent point that a lot of people overlook. In some parks the cairns are so far apart that creating a new "pseudo cairn" can cause some serious navigational inconvenience. There's nothing more annoying than having to constantly double back and recheck against a trail map because some individual has decided to exercise a best neglected artistic flair. They should save it for their own garden.