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When is it OK to stack rocks on the trail?
By Phil Brown
Once used to mark the way, cairns nowadays often are seen as monuments to the ego and a blight on the wild landscape.
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By Phil Brown
Once used to mark the way, cairns nowadays often are seen as monuments to the ego and a blight on the wild landscape.