Bates Cairns at Acadia

[peakbagger]

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I haven't been to Acadia since the early eighties and was not familiar with this cairn design. I am just used to generic pile of rocks which occasionally have white quartz top stone used in the whites.

 

[JustJoe]

Bates Cairn in the foreground.

 

[egilbe]

There is a real problem with people knocking down Bates cairns in Acadia.

 

[KPMMBM]

with explanation, makes perfect sense

 

[skiguy]

Where in lies the inherent nature for someone to vandalize a pile of rocks? On another note the Bates Cairn is a really kool concept IMO. Also very appropriate for the terrain of Acadia. Gotta get me one of those t-shirts. Kudos to all the folks that perpetually maintain these trails and cairns.