Saturday, June 14, 2003

Similar Navigational Aid Something that uses a pointing style of navigation are stacks of rocks, cairns, or ducks that show the way cross country. This pointing style of navigation is similar to the one I use in my vessel sculpture. A stack of rocks that people have created is sometimes called a cairn. A group of these cairns may be used to guide one across country, when no trail is visible. One goes from cairn to cairn. The use of a stack of rocks where the top part points the way is called a duck. Blazes are similar, except they are markers cut into trees, or painted on. hmm... The Stinkhoutkloof Trail uses yellow foot prints that have been painted on the trees and rocks. 10:54:17 PM