Originally Posted: March 2021
Updated: December 2023
A photographic collection of various route cairns and ducks that I’ve encountered in my mountain travels.
Photo Gallery
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Cairn Sketch From Routes & Rocks Book
Duck Sketch From Routes & Rocks Book
Small Summit Cairn On Colchuck Peak, Icicle Mountains, WA
Fancy Route Cairn On Red Mtn, Cathedral Prov Park, BC
Tall Summit Cairn On Alta Mtn, Snoqualmie Mountains, WA
Gravelly Route Cairn On Pipe Creek Trail, Grand Canyon Nat Park, AZ
Whimsical Route Cairn On Early Winters Creek Path, Washington Pass Area, WA
Arched Route Cairn At Solar Pass, Picket Range, WA
Grassy Route Cairn On Skyline Trail, Olympic Mountains, WA
Dioritic Route Cairn In Lower Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
Granitic Route Cairn In Lower Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
Gneissic Route Cairn On Franz Josef Trail, Westland Tai Poutini Nat Park, New Zealand
Precarious Summit Cairn On Montgomery Knob, Akaroa Hills, New Zealand
Large Summit Cairn On Graham Mtn, Chelan Mountains, WA
Stacked Route Cairn Near Half Dome Summit, Yosemite Nat Park, CA
Snowy Route Cairn On Lakeview Mtn, Cathedral Prov Park, BC
Jumbo Duck On Dailey Prairie Road, Twin Sisters Range, WA
Silhouetted Duck In Lower Enchantments, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
Humanesque Route Cairn On Huayhuash Circuit, Peru (photo by Eileen)
Giant Stacked Boulders On Mastodon Trail, Joshua Tree Nat Park, CA
Balanced Route Cairn On Pyramid Trail, South Mountains, AZ
Giant Route Cairn On PCT, Goat Rocks Wilderness, WA
Elegant Route Cairn In Chesler Park Cavern, Canyonlands Nat Park, UT
Rock Cairn & Arrow On Avalanche Peak, Arthur’s Pass Nat Park, New Zealand
Duck Over Boulder On McGregor Mtn, North Cascades Nat Park, WA
Ugly Route Cairn On Olympus Trail, Newcastle, WA
Blocky Route Cairn On Grand View Point Trail, Canyonlands Nat Park, UT
Eileen, Beth, John & Giant Cairn On Tower Mountain, WA
Gabion Cairn Marker On Soldier Pass Trail, AZ
Interlocking Route Cairn On Tank Lakes Trail, WA
Large Cairn At Needle/Flatiron Junction, Coquihalla Mountains, BC
Lizard On A Duck, White Rock Peak, Red Rock NCA, NV
Trail Sign & Cairn Near Mirror Lake, Wallowa Mountains, OR
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