cairn - “a conical pile of stones used to mark boundaries; turning points along routes of travel; caches of food, water, and equipment; areas of danger; sacred sites; and places of private or personal importance… one stone atop one another says a human being was here, feeling, thinking.”

-from Home Ground - Linda Hogan, Chickasaw, author / Barry Lopez, editor

Photo Credit: Tibetan Cairn, Ladahk, Himalayas (Dreamtime)