Welcome! I am a contemplative thinker and photographer from Colorado. In this blog, you'll discover photographs that I've taken on my hiking and backpacking trips, mostly in the American West. I've paired these with my favorite inspirational and philosophical quotes - literary passages that emphasize the innate spirituality of the natural world. I hope you enjoy them!

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In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

The spacious vistas of the mountains offer us a sense of boundless hope.


The spacious vistas of the mountains offer us a sense of boundless hope, a necessary antidote to the claustaphobic confines of our life in society, where we are so often tempted to lose ourselves in busyness and worry.

Photo: Alpine Sunflowers, American Bistort and Subalpine Sweetpea bloom on Hurricane Pass, with Battleship Mountain looming in the background.  Grand Teton National Park, WY; July 6, 2012

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