Who knew it was such a controversial, hot-button issue? On Facebook, the controversy is on the scale of strong political views, in terms of import. Rock stacking happens all over, but it’s slowly ...

Just like carving initials into a tree, leaving behind trash in a campground, or spray-painting your name on a rock face, do not stack the rocks. Sometimes called cairns, these rock stacks are often ...

Hikers and environmentalists are at each other’s throats on TikTok over rock stacking and whether it’s harmful to local ecosystems. Videos went from poses next to rock cairns to dramatically knocking ...

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 ...

IT WAS DAYLIGHT on the river with a heavy fog hugging close to the water. As the sky grew lighter the outline of the distant hills revealed the glaciered peaks of a mountain the Native Americans ...

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, ...

All along the Llano River, rock towers rise like tiny skyscrapers engineered by Mother Nature. Knobby rocks the size of hiking boots balance like ballerinas on smooth, egg-size stones. Some bend into ...

The Department of Natural Resources is urging state park visitors to avoid taking rocks from trails and bodies of water and then stacking them to make a tower. Whether it be for decorative purposes or ...

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.

This is the latest in our “Discover the Boise Foothills” series of blog posts exploring different trails. Previously: Introduction, Hillside to Hollow (and rare plants), Corrals (and dog issues), ...

Stack Rock is one of the most attractive hiking destinations in the Boise Foothills — and with the re-opening of the Trail to Stack Rock, it’s accessible to hikers again (without trespassing). We have ...