קלײַב אַלץ אױס

[whisper] I want to start by saying I know what cairns are. I’ve been hiking the Appalachian Trail and its connecting routes for eleven years. I know the difference between a navigation marker and a decorative stack. I know that unauthorized cairns are a Leave No Trace violation because they can mislead hikers. I know all of that. So when I say what I found on Franconia Ridge was different—I need you to understand, I don’t spook easily at a pile of rocks. What I found on Franconia Ridge was diff