Hawaiian lei are culturally significant. Be respectful of how you wear one.
It can be fun to balance rocks, but be sure you leave Hawaiian beaches as you found them.
Cairns that serve a purpose in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park.
A heiau on the Puna Coast Trail in Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park. When you come across ancient structures, do not enter them.
A large mani stone in Nepal. Be sure to always walk clockwise around the stones.
It's wonderful to spin prayer wheels, just be sure you do it the correct direction: clockwise.
Patrick Nichols
Photo Date: 
01/01/2018
Stupas and chortens line the trail to the Mount Everest Base Camp in Nepal.
Patrick Nichols
Passing enormous prayer stones and chortens en route to the Everest Base Camp.
Patrick Nichols
The trail to Everest Base Camp is not just for trekkers! Make sure to move aside for donkeys and yaks!
Kelsie DiPerna
Photo Date: 
11/14/2017
The ever-present eyes of Buddha on stupas overhead along the Manaslu Circuit.
Kelsie DiPerna
Photo Date: 
11/13/2017
Star trails above a Buddhist stupa on a chilly night in Prok.
Kelsie DiPerna
Photo Date: 
11/06/2017
Taking in the view atop Piren Phu.
Kelsie DiPerna
Photo Date: 
11/06/2017
A Tibetan Buddhist stupa set in the middle of a vast valley.
Kelsie DiPerna
Photo Date: 
11/05/2017
Local children passing by on the trail to Chumling.
Yelena Sukhanov
Photo Date: 
04/15/2018
These stones at the summit of Viejas Mountain near San Diego once stood as a winter solstice marker constructed by Native Americans who lived in the area. In the 1970s, campers destroyed the site to construct windbreaks.