Should you leave cairns alone or destroy them? Ask that question to a group of backpackers and you're likely to spark the kind of argument that strains tramilies. Some hikers pass rock stacks by ...

The cairn controversy continues, and while Yosemite rangers have given visitors the green light to knock them down, other national parks have not. Cairns are rock formations in which rocks are stacked ...

The National Park Service is asking visitors to leave the stacks of rocks that are found along hiking routes alone, as messing with them can have detrimental effects for other hikers. Officially ...

(NEXSTAR) — You may have been on a hike in, say, one of America’s national parks and seen bountiful nature — tall sequoias, dazzling waterfalls, a breathtaking valley of flowers. And then you come ...

(KUTV) From the mountains in Salt Lake City to the red cliffs in St. George, there’s a lot look at in Utah. But popping up all over the place are structures made not by nature, but by people. They’re ...

HOUSTON – You’ve probably seen them at parks across Texas and the United States, and probably the world: rock cairns. They’re the stacks of stones people place, often in waterways or on trails. In ...

When Texans go on Spring Break next month, Texas Parks and Wildlife officials want visitors to enjoy the state's parks without leaving a trace — literally. After park rangers at Dinosaur Valley State ...

The cairn controversy continues, and while Yosemite rangers have given visitors the green light to knock them down, other national parks have not. Cairns are rock formations in which rocks are stacked ...