Originally Posted: March 2021
Updated: May 2025
A photographic collection of various stone cairns, stone ducks, directional arrows, trail emblems, mileposts, and other route markers that I’ve encountered in my mountain travels.
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Monument 83 Ski Trail Marker, Manning Prov Park, BC
West Rim Trail Marker, Zion Nat Park, UT
Route Markers On Swauk Meadow Trail, WA
Snowshoe Trail Marker Along Similkameen River, WA
Route Markers At Start Of High Horse Trail, Iron Horse Mountains, WA
Wooden Mile Marker On Necklace Valley Trail, Alpine Lakes Wilderness, WA
Mile Marker On Rattlesnake Road 5500, WA
Metal Mile Marker On Rainbow Pass Trail, North Cascades Nat Park, WA
Kilometer Marker On Mt Catherine Loop Trail, WA
Mile Marker Disk On Dutchman – Three Creek Ski Trail, OR
Old PCT Mile Marker Near Windy Pass, WA
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
Tall Marker Cairn On AV2 Trail, Italy
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
Bled Round Trail Marker, Lake Bled Area, Slovenia
Palouse To Cascades Trail Marker, WA
Marker Post On Turtlehead Peak Trail, NV
Simple PCT Marker Near Tinkham Pass, WA
Old PCT Marker Near Stevens Pass, WA
Old PCT Marker Near Tinkham Pass, WA
Modern PCT Marker Near Tinkham Pass, WA
Modern PCT Marker In Siberian Outpost, Sierra Nevada Range, CA
Modern PCT Marker Near Stevens Pass,, WA
Pacific Crest Trail Marker Near Snoqualmie Pass, WA
Cold Creek Ski Trail Marker, WA
Arch Loop Trail Marker, Alabama Hills, CA
Dale Ball Trail Marker, NM
Pyramid Trail Marker, South Mountains, AZ
Very Old Marker On Tiger Mountain Trail, WA
Old Marker On Tiger Mountain Trail, WA
Newer Marker On Tiger Mountain Trail, WA
Very New Marker On Tiger Mountain Trail, WA
Red & White AV2 Trail Marker On Rock, Italy
Red & White AV2 Trail Marker On Small Boulder, Italy
Red AV2 Trail Marker On Rock, Dolomite Alps, Italy
Red & White AV2 Trail Marker On Wooden Pole, Italy
Red & White AV2 Trail Marker On Tree, Italy
Yellow Diamond Marker On Cerro Grande Trail, Bandelier Nat Monument, NM
O-W Circuit Trail Marker Stake, Patagonia
Bolted Trail Marker On Needle Peak Ridge, BC
Marker Boulders On Merced Canyon Trail, CA
Blue Circle Marker On Williams Lake Trail, NM
Trail Marker Flag On Dutchman – Three Creek Ski Trail, OR
Trail Marker Diamond On Dutchman – Three Creek Ski Trail, OR
Paint Marker On Hiline Trail, AZ
Directional Blue Diamond On Nordic Pass Trail
Hole-Punched Marker Disk On Haney Meadow Trail XC15, WA
Mastodon Loop Trail Marker, Joshua Tree Nat Park, CA
Blue Marker Arrow On Needle Peak, BC
Gabion Cairn On Turtlehead Peak Trail, NV
Switchback Markers High On Haney Meadow Trail, WA
O-W Circuit Trail Marker Arrow, Patagonia, Chile
Buried Trail Marker At Cotton Spring, CA
Rhomboidal Tree Blaze On John Muir Trail, Sierra Nevada Range, CA
Monument 65 Obelisk, Canada/USA Border, BC/WA
Monument 78 Obelisk, Canada/USA Border, BC/WA, 1976
Eileen &Jim At Monument 83, Canada/USA Border
Hexagonal Steel Marker Post On Frog Lake Trail, WA
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