rock cairn Archives - ScenicNH Photography LLC https://www.scenicnh.com/blog/tag/rock-cairn/ White Mountains, New Hampshire Photography Sat, 08 Apr 2023 14:58:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 20378928 Rock Cairns, Trail Stewardship https://www.scenicnh.com/blog/2015/09/rock-cairns-white-mountains/ https://www.scenicnh.com/blog/2015/09/rock-cairns-white-mountains/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2015 13:35:34 +0000 http://www.scenicnh.com/?p=37597 The post Rock Cairns, Trail Stewardship appeared first on ScenicNH Photography LLC

Rock Cairns, Trail Stewardship: A rock cairn is a man-made pile of rocks that marks a landmark or the route of a hiking trail above tree line. They have been used for many centuries and vary in size from one foot to massive piles of rocks. The word “cairn” is Scottish and means a “heap of stones”. Cairns are found throughout the New Hampshire White Mountains and....[Continue reading]

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