Rock Cairns (U.S. National Park Service)
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Conservationists Want You to Stop Building Rock Piles, Smart News
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I Didn't Know That!: Rock Cairns (U.S. National Park Service)
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Don't Move Rocks! Friends of the Smokies
Rock cairns should not be messed with on trails: National Park Service
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See a Rock Cairn? Push It Over, Yosemite National Park Says
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See a rock cairn? Push it over, Yosemite National Park says - The Manual
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What to Know About Hiking Cairns - The Thousand Miler
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Cairn - Wikipedia
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Push these over, say rangers at Yosemite National Park
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Rock Cairns (U.S. National Park Service)
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Rock cairns discouraged by Yosemite National Park officials - NZ Herald
Rangers, walking groups, urge public to stop making rock towers on hiking trails - ABC News
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What can cairns teach us about the spiritual journey?
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Yosemite says rock cairns are bad — and you should knock them down - Los Angeles Times