Cairns At The Seashore by photosynthesis
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I'd like to take credit for these, but the truth is that I discovered dozens of these carefully constructed cairns strewn about this beach on a walk in Yachats on the Oregon coast a few years ago. There may have been over a hundred of them & they all looked very similar, so I'm assuming they were done by one person or a small team. Someone with a lot of patience & a lot of time on their hands...
Comments (23)
Celart
Very funny objects. Excellent shot
whaleman
It will probably die out before too long, much like the inukshuks are dying out. Nice shot though. It could be a little risky walking below all these, LOL!
SunriseGirl
Yachats is such a beautiful place. I never saw anything like this when I was there about 12 - 15 years ago. However the beaches of the Oregon coast are some of the most interesting I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing.
Mondwin
Fabulous done my friend!!!Bravissimo!*!!DDD.Hugsxx Whylma
prutzworks
looks like Mojoworld spires, also remebring rockformations in Capadocia Turkye
jayfar
Patience is a virtue!
angora
love this!!!
GARAGELAND
Excellent Brown tones a nd shot.
blinkings
I'm sorry to ask a dumb question, but what actually 'is' a cairn. I mean, what are they meant for? Why would someone have done this. Is it art? It's just something that we never see over here. I remember seeing a few in Britain marking old graves. It makes for a great photo.
photosynthesis
No such thing as a dumb question, Andrew. Building cairns can be a fun thing to do, a form of temporary art like sand castles or can actually serve as navigational aids. When I hiked in Canyonlands, cairns were used to mark trails in the desert. In areas with broad expanses of land & no obvious paths, they're less obtrusive than signposts. Check out the article on Wikipedia for a lot more info on cairns.
Juliette.Gribnau
so cool !!
pauldeleu
Wonderful view & landscape!
MrsRatbag
Maybe someone built one a day to count trips to the beach? Just a thought. WOnderful find and it makes a superb shot!
UVDan
Somebody with OCD frequents this place.
Faemike55
They're just beach stoners waiting for the next big wave Great capture
sandra46
FANTASTIC WORK
sharky_
These stone stacking are everywhere.... The landscape section right and middle looks like a dog face.... Nice capture. Aloha
auntietk
I was just talking to a friend today about stacking cairns. We've seen them in a lot of places, and always enjoy the experience. There's something Zen about doing it, about contemplating the stacks. Of course we take pictures ... :P How fun to see so many in one place!
Rob2753
Someone with some strength too looking at the size of some of those rocks !! a great shot !
JuliSonne
My first thought was .... a photomontage. But here someone boredom seems to have had or have a sense of esotericism. Wonderfully discovered and shot!
phfrancke
at first illusion, the cairns look large, but I suspect they aren't too big.
durleybeachbum
What a marvellous find! I love the look of each of them.
anahata.c
Love the art; more in the theme of the tree-art, a few uploads back. Something very primal about these, sitting along the mounds and slopes; they feel ancient, like icons from a lost civilization. And the picture's art too: You have a genuine dramatic eye, as this is another of your sweeping shots of nature, with the sweep moving down and into the right, opening not only to more light, but to variety in hue and marvelous shapes and textures. The ocean intrudes beautifully, and the sky opens up for us as we move back, out of the scene. I love this photo and its sweep and music. And, in the lower half (left), the cairns pick up the light very nicely, making them seem alive. Wonderful shot. Love how you captured this.
danapommet
I have seen them marking hiking trails before but I have to say that you captured a beautiful costal scene!