In the wake of the deaths of several cherished celebrities, a photograph of a crouched sculpture shared widely on social media has become symbolic of grieving fans’ heavy hearts. “Rising Cairn” a ...

Cairns. Those piles of balanced rocks on a trail or in a field. Sometimes they serve a purpose. Most times they're just there. Now some say it's time to kick cairns. Literally.

Scramble around Maine’s Acadia National Park long enough, and you’ll spot the distinctively stacked rocks amid the bigger granite boulders. Known as the Bates Cairns, they’re like miniature ...

The Fall beckons hikers. The Lakes Region has long offered hiking trails which lead to summits where spectacular views can be appreciated around Lake Winnipesaukee and other waters.

DENVER — Nobody will steal Greg Boom’s lawn ornament — unless the thieves have a big truck and a lot of time on their hands.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Pioneer Group sculpture was commissioned for $12,000 by Forest View Memorial Park at Mt Sheridan in ...

Stone piles also mark trails in the Tibetan Plateau, the Mongolian steppe and in the Andes. Many still standing today are ancient. It may be unfair to call the non-trail marking cairns pointless.