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.

Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Cascadia's religion is a "geography of wonder."


"[The Cascadian mindset] is intimately connected to nature, leery of tradition-bound institutions and open to experimenting with novel expressions of freedom. Cascadia may be a so-called secular place where fewer people than anywhere else in North America consider themselves institutionally 'religious,' but they certainly think of themselves as 'spiritual,' often experiencing sacredness in the imposing landscape . . . , [practicing] a spirituality of place, which some have called Cascadia's 'geography of wonder.' "

Douglas Todd

Photo: Blue Lake, North Cascade Range, near Mazama, WA; July 21, 2013






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