kbhunter Posted April 18, 2022 Posted April 18, 2022 It has been a while since I have been on here. Lots of life and health changes have slowed me down. But. I will start trying to catch all up in this thread over the next few weeks. I can start with a few photos of my finds. I have many new visuals and happenings I hope you will like. I will try to pick up where my book Forest Friends of the Night, left off.
Madison5716 Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 Great photos, @kbhunter. I look forward to more of your adventuring! Those asterisks are beautiful and the prints spectacular.
SumEd Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 Hi all, I’m a newbie in this world so please don’t read this as anything but an honest question. The rock cairns, could they just be from hikers? 2
9-dot Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 In my Colorado 14er hiking days (now behind me) I was always disgusted at the numerous rock columns well above treeline obviously built by hikers. I thought they detracted from the natural beauty of the landscape. If I found one among the many tree sculptures in some areas I frequent, I would suspect our forest friends, and I would cut them slack. 32 minutes ago, SumEd said: Hi all, I’m a newbie in this world so please don’t read this as anything but an honest question. The rock cairns, could they just be from hikers?
wiiawiwb Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 I've been a hiker and backpacker all of my adult life. I was never enamoured by cairns built on mountains above treeline. Never until one day I was atop one of those mountains when an unexpected storm swept in with all its fury. The fog was so thick, the wind was whipping, and it rained so hard, that it was impossible to see more than a few feet in front of you. The only way off the rock face to a trail was to follow cairns as it was not possible to distinguish direction of travel. Similar to being on a plane when it goes through the clouds. You have no idea of direction. On that day, for that stretch of mountain top, they were the most beautiful things I ever saw in my life. Not sure how I would have safely traversed the summit without them. 2
NorthWind Posted April 22, 2022 Posted April 22, 2022 5 hours ago, wiiawiwb said: I've been a hiker and backpacker all of my adult life. I was never enamoured by cairns built on mountains above treeline. Never until one day I was atop one of those mountains when an unexpected storm swept in with all its fury. The fog was so thick, the wind was whipping, and it rained so hard, that it was impossible to see more than a few feet in front of you. The only way off the rock face to a trail was to follow cairns as it was not possible to distinguish direction of travel. Similar to being on a plane when it goes through the clouds. You have no idea of direction. On that day, for that stretch of mountain top, they were the most beautiful things I ever saw in my life. Not sure how I would have safely traversed the summit without them. There's always one way down. We find them in rivers sometimes. I think it's just a hippie thing. Maybe I should check to see if there is an oil slick. @kbhunter Nice photos! I am intrigued! What (rough) areas are you working in?
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