Trail Signs and Tokens – Practical and Sentimental Journeys

Most recently updated January 18th, 2022

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Whether you’re exploring in the wilderness or taking a fitness jog in a county park, it’s not unusual to find evidence of other people who’ve visited before you.

Trail sign in Palo Duro Canyon NP in Texas

Most often it’s in the form of trail signs giving practical information.

Sometimes personal tokens are left in an attempt to send a wish or a prayer to a loved one, or even to make contact with some greater universal entity.

You might also see official tributes to people who have contributed in some way to that green space

Sculpture in the Jean Miro park in Barcelona, Spain
Sculpture in the Jean Miro park in Barcelona, Spain

Or more simply, art.

Whatever it is and whoever it’s for,  signs and tokens left along the trail are an attempt to communicate with others.

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