https://briankoberlein.com/2016/01/05/pile-of-stones/ Brian Koberlein Fri, 22 Feb 2019 18:22:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1 https://briankoberlein.com/2016/01/05/pile-of-stones/#comment-3467 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 23:28:43 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5630#comment-3467 I have hiked in several countries where piles of stones or rocks are placed on the trail to indicate the way to go on the trail (if the trail is not a well traversed one or an already well established one). These piles of stones or rocks are called (are known as) cairns. Cairns are definitely known in many of the countries in which I have had the pleasure of hiking. They are the “words” or “signs” of nature that transcend the talking language. Pretty cool!

]]> https://briankoberlein.com/2016/01/05/pile-of-stones/#comment-3466 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 20:48:07 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5630#comment-3466 I’ve hiked many regions in the eastern USA and where one pile is made, others follow. I’ve seen what appear to be gardens of piles! Hiking the same trail over a single season will see the piles grow, shrink, appear and disappear, much like the plants in a “real” garden.

]]> https://briankoberlein.com/2016/01/05/pile-of-stones/#comment-3464 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 15:51:20 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5630#comment-3464 On the Prairie there were no signposts. Trails to the promised land were marked with such piles.

]]> https://briankoberlein.com/2016/01/05/pile-of-stones/#comment-3463 Wed, 06 Jan 2016 01:06:27 +0000 https://briankoberlein.com/?p=5630#comment-3463 Reminds me of Gandalf on Amon Sûl (Weathertop).

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