yaknar Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I guess by now everyone has seen this article in the Spfd News Leader, but for those who haven't here's a link ........ http://www.news-leader.com/story/sports/outdoors/2015/07/15/river-art-graffiti/30209231/ Cairns ? Do these really bother anyone? Daryk Campbell Sr 1
MOPanfisher Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 I can't say that I like them, but never lost sleep over them either. Would prefer a clean river bank.
Chief Grey Bear Posted July 16, 2015 Posted July 16, 2015 How ridiculous. None of the arguments made against this have any true validity. I will remind those that are hiking and mountain biking that don't want to see any signs of human presence, are on a MAN MADE TRAIL! MOstreamer, Daryk Campbell Sr, XP 590 and 3 others 6 Chief Grey Bear Living is dangerous to your health Owner Ozark Fishing Expeditions Co-Owner, Chief Executive Product Development Team Jerm Werm Executive Pro Staff Team Agnew Executive Pro Staff Paul Dallas Productions Executive Pro Staff Team Heddon, River Division Chief Primary Consultant Missouri Smallmouth Alliance Executive Vice President Ronnie Moore Outdoors
tho1mas Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Do not walk close to them - they are poop markers. Otis Roostertail 1
GloryDaze Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Honestly have never bothered me. I look at them somewhat similar to a sand castle. They're made from natural materials. Don't like them, push them over. Would much rather see these than bluffs spray painted. Follow me on Twitter @DazeGlory
jdmidwest Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 Evil Spirits abound near them, beware. Wooooooo "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
Gavin Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 No big deal, but put me in the one swift kick camp unless my daughters do it. Then it's wonderful;)!
Al Agnew Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 On the scale of things that I see on the rivers that bother me, cairns are pretty far down on the list, on a par with the fire rings that people (maybe they're former boy scouts or something) think are necessary to build a fire on a gravel bar, and considerably more benign than the half burnt litter and beer cans that you can often find inside the fire rings. Not nearly as bad as a gravel bar torn up by ATV tracks. Far easier to take than a recently cleared riverbank that used to be shaded and stabilized by big trees. On the other hand...I'd much rather see NO obvious signs of humans along the river once I get away from the access points. I'd far rather people followed the "leave nothing but footprints--or plastic scrapes on the rocks in shallow riffles" rule. And this rule becomes more and more necessary as more and more people use the resource. One rock cairn on a gravel bar close to an access is easy to take, but cairns on every gravel bar and a forest of them on the gravel bars close to the access becomes a problem. It's like that bridge in Paris where people put "love locks" on the railing. The first one was a wonderful sentiment. The first 100 were cute. But when there got to be so many of them the bridge was in danger of collapsing they had to remove them all at some serious expense.
jdmidwest Posted July 17, 2015 Posted July 17, 2015 They won't last long around a river. "Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously." — Hunter S. Thompson
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