Balancing Act: The History of Rock Cairns and Why Stacking Rocks is Discouraged in Zion

If you’ve spent any time in Zion or just about any other national park, you’ve likely seen a rock cairn or two. These serene, colorful stacks of rocks seemingly defy the laws of gravity. They range from tiny towers of little more than pebbles to small boulders balanced one atop…

What are Rock Cairns & Why You Shouldn't Build Them – Bearfoot Theory

It's Time To Stop Stacking Rocks In Wilderness Areas - Unofficial Networks

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Rock stacking usa hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

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How Stone Stacking Wreaks Havoc on National Parks

Works of art or monuments to ego? Rock-stacking stirs debate

Dillon 🐸 Biologist, Science Communicator on Instagram: What rock stackers look like to everyone else 🙃 Continuing the rock stacking post from earlier. No matter how many environmentalists, park staff, or Indigenous

Should you push over these stacks of rocks? Here's what NPS says you should do

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Rock Cairns (U.S. National Park Service)

Please don't stack rocks on your next hike. Here's why. - Lonely Planet