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.

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Our bodies glow in beauty like trees in fire.


"Pure pleasures of the flesh, our bodies glowing in beauty like trees in fire, like Moses' burning bush, without being consumed."

The Contemplative John Muir, p. 161

Photo: Backlit Ball Cactus flowers, with Horsetooth Rock in the background; Horsetooth Mountain Park, CO; May 21, 2013.  Muir was very unusual for a person - especially a male - living in late-nineteenth century America because of his keen capacity to experience spiritual realities in his body.






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