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Oh hey that’s pretty neat
This was a native American trick, picked up by the boy scouts, on trail marking this tree doesn't seem old enough to be a native trail marker. Odds are it was done by a scout for a merit badge in trail marking.
It's less invasive to stack a few rocks.
Except people get pissed if you build cairns.