I love to read books that teach me about the world. Such was the case with a book that I recently read – and interviewed the author for. Take a look – I think you’ll be reading this book, soon!

 

You know those books – those that, once you’ve read them, you can’t imagine not KNOWING all the good stuff inside? Such is the case with an excellent new book, Cairns: Messengers in Stone. Written by Geologist David B. Williams, this is one of the best books I’ve read all year.

 

 

It focuses on cairns in all their glory – geology, ecology, on the trail, burial cairns, the role of cairns in expeditions, how to build cairns, and a global tour of cairns. Along the way, you’ll discover wonderful tidbits about cairns that you will want to share with anyone nearby (on the train, in the store, or your family, who if they are anything like mine, are all grabbing book time while I’m cooking or working). Here’s a delightful one – worms build cairns – and Darwin wrote about them! And, cairns such as Clava Cairns (which we explored in Scotland) are ancient burial grounds, with meanings historians are still uncovering.

 

Clava Cairns, Scotland

 

 

Please click through the link above to read the rest of the book review, and interview.