Hah! I saw that one... from the other side....lol...adamschneider wrote:Here's one I saw last October at Ramona Falls:
(For the record, I don't understand the hate. They're not hurting anything.)
Interesting Cairn!
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If you really want to see fireworks post something about cairns on the Portland Hikers Facebook Page :
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Portlan ... ery=carins
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Portlan ... ery=carins
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This particular one lasted only until the next rainstorm. The first surge of water and it'd be done and it was gone next time I went. And again, this particular one was well off the trail and almost kinda hard to even see.
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Yeah, that'd be a problem, but the vast majority of these things that I've seen were on top of summits or in places where navigation was not an issue. If it's a place where cairns are necessary to find your way, then by all means flatten the decorative ones!drm wrote:If you ever followed cairns that led you the wrong way, you might understand.
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I meant the artistic/impressive rock balancing. The first time I came across really good examples of those I was stunned. Finding a good one feels like coming across a little piece of Machu Picchu or something.drm wrote:If you ever followed cairns that led you the wrong way, you might understand. Or had cairns going in every which direction. And some people just want to have a place where they have to find their own way. I don't really hate them, but I can understand people who want a place without them.
Of course it is possible to turn anything into some bad, and if people are ripping up mossy rocks that is wrong.
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We all have our reasons for enjoying the outdoors. Some people like to stack the rocks to pass time, as a form of meditation, or to get connected to their environment. I get it.
As a photographer, I like to photograph places in their natural state without signs of humans if at all possible. Thus, these things kind of ruin my experience and the way I enjoy the outdoors. Who are people to decide that they can impact my experience in that way? Thusly.. I knock them over.
I'm fine with people building them. Just knock them over before you leave. Leave no trace, know what I mean?
As a photographer, I like to photograph places in their natural state without signs of humans if at all possible. Thus, these things kind of ruin my experience and the way I enjoy the outdoors. Who are people to decide that they can impact my experience in that way? Thusly.. I knock them over.
I'm fine with people building them. Just knock them over before you leave. Leave no trace, know what I mean?
I take pictures sometimes. And sometimes I post them here:
http://www.tjthornephotography.com
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http://500px.com/TjThorne
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https://www.facebook.com/tjthornephotography
http://www.tjthornephotography.com
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http://500px.com/TjThorne
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https://www.facebook.com/tjthornephotography
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I like seeing cairns (especially "new agey" ones ), but never build them. There were some big and impressive "arch" stacks on scree field just below Angels Rest, several years ago.
If there's just one or two they may add to experience, but I can understand when it's just too many.
If there's just one or two they may add to experience, but I can understand when it's just too many.
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TJ_T wrote:We all have our reasons for enjoying the outdoors. Some people like to stack the rocks to pass time, as a form of meditation, or to get connected to their environment. I get it.
As a photographer, I like to photograph places in their natural state without signs of humans if at all possible. Thus, these things kind of ruin my experience and the way I enjoy the outdoors. Who are people to decide that they can impact my experience in that way? Thusly.. I knock them over.
I'm fine with people building them. Just knock them over before you leave. Leave no trace, know what I mean?
+1
Except for the "As a photographer" part. I consider myself more of a picture taker.
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What, you mean like this?romann wrote:If there's just one or two they may add to experience, but I can understand when it's just too many.
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Photography is writing with light.Peabody wrote: +1
Except for the "As a photographer" part. I consider myself more of a picture taker.
You write with light. You're a photographer.
I take pictures sometimes. And sometimes I post them here:
http://www.tjthornephotography.com
and
http://500px.com/TjThorne
and
https://www.facebook.com/tjthornephotography
http://www.tjthornephotography.com
and
http://500px.com/TjThorne
and
https://www.facebook.com/tjthornephotography