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Beautiful Nice rock, lighthouse & sky.
Malcolm
Malcolm
Nice image.
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Upon closer inspection, really like the "patina" on the roof ridge as well.
Malcolm
Malcolm
Bill Schone
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Hey Biff, great shot!
kimball
Brian Kimball
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I dig the vibe of the photo. Nice colors and composition.
Not sure if it matters, but in the wilderness, rock stacks such as those are seen as a temporary form of graffiti. It's one human marking their presence to others. Highly discouraged.
Of course, rock stacks are not to be confused with navigational cairns or ducks. Those have a purpose. But instagram-inspired "hey look at what I did" rock stacks are a big no-no and should be kicked down and spread out whenever seen.
obvious navigational cairns:
subtle navigational ducks:
instagram-inspired "hey look at what I did" rock stacks:
I don't say all this to give you a moral lecture on the content of your photo. It's just something I find interesting & relevant to my personal experience because I've been in the California Sierra Nevada wilderness for 40+ nights this summer and have kicked down countless unnecessary instagram-inspired rock stacks. They're really getting annoying.
Not sure if it matters, but in the wilderness, rock stacks such as those are seen as a temporary form of graffiti. It's one human marking their presence to others. Highly discouraged.
Of course, rock stacks are not to be confused with navigational cairns or ducks. Those have a purpose. But instagram-inspired "hey look at what I did" rock stacks are a big no-no and should be kicked down and spread out whenever seen.
obvious navigational cairns:
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subtle navigational ducks:
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instagram-inspired "hey look at what I did" rock stacks:
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I don't say all this to give you a moral lecture on the content of your photo. It's just something I find interesting & relevant to my personal experience because I've been in the California Sierra Nevada wilderness for 40+ nights this summer and have kicked down countless unnecessary instagram-inspired rock stacks. They're really getting annoying.
Biff
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I dig the vibe of the photo. Nice colors and composition.
Not sure if it matters, but in the wilderness, rock stacks such as those are seen as a temporary form of graffiti. It's one human marking their presence to others. Highly discouraged.
Of course, rock stacks are not to be confused with navigational cairns or ducks. Those have a purpose. But instagram-inspired "hey look at what I did" rock stacks are a big no-no and should be kicked down and spread out whenever seen.
obvious navigational cairns:
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subtle navigational ducks:
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instagram-inspired "hey look at what I did" rock stacks:
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I don't say all this to give you a moral lecture on the content of your photo. It's just something I find interesting & relevant to my personal experience because I've been in the California Sierra Nevada wilderness for 40+ nights this summer and have kicked down countless unnecessary instagram-inspired rock stacks. They're really getting annoying.
I find unnecessary virtue-signaling annoying.
Bill Schone
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Not sure what that means, but I think I agree!
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If you leave them there long enough, they become historical artifacts, like cave paintings. 
I tend to try to leave everything as it is, and if it needs to be removed (knocked down), I'll let the professionals do so. (An exception is litter.) While many that should come down are very obvious, if the public started doing so, invariably, some that should be left standing would be destroyed.
I tend to try to leave everything as it is, and if it needs to be removed (knocked down), I'll let the professionals do so. (An exception is litter.) While many that should come down are very obvious, if the public started doing so, invariably, some that should be left standing would be destroyed.
kimball
Brian Kimball
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It depends on the area. Here in the Sierra it's gotten so bad lately that when you pick up a wilderness permit, rangers are now including "don't build rock stacks, and kick down any you find" in their LNT (Leave No Trace) talks. They are deeply frustrated by the rise in rock stacking.If you leave them there long enough, they become historical artifacts, like cave paintings.
I tend to try to leave everything as it is, and if it needs to be removed (knocked down), I'll let the professionals do so. (An exception is litter.) While many that should come down are very obvious, if the public started doing so, invariably, some that should be left standing would be destroyed.
Anyway, sorry for what I wrote earlier. Clearly my tone was off and it backfired. It's just a bummer to see these silly things on nearly every hike I go on. Why some people want to leave their mark in the wilderness or other beautiful area is beyond me. At least they're not scratching their names on trees I guess (or maybe they're doing that too!).