On a mild Saturday morning in March, I wound my way west from Austin through the Hill Country along Texas Highway 29, took a left through downtown Llano, the barbecue haven and “Deer Capital of Texas, ...

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 ...

Officials from Great Smoky Mountains National Park proclaimed in September that a vulnerable species of wild salamander had been found crushed to death. They blamed the activity known as ...

I've seen them, and I'm sure you have, too. Rocks are stacked and balanced in various formations on hiking trails, beaches, and in deserts. There's actually something artful about it and very Zen.

Building a cairn, AKA: rock stacking, sounds like a beautiful way to commune with nature and unwind. The process doesn't involve anything more than collecting rocks of various sizes and then stacking ...

I've seen them, and I'm sure you have, too. Rocks are stacked and balanced in various formations on hiking trails, beaches, and in deserts. There's actually something artful about it. Unfortunately, ...