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, August 15, 2013

Places of exquisite natural beauty open up the heart to perceive beauty in ordinary life as well.


Places of exquisite natural beauty stun us out of the ho-hum attitude into which we so easily fall during our daily life in society. They open up the perceptive faculty of the heart, allowing us to feel the joyful leap of the Divine within our body and mind. We can then bring that same awakened heart to our daily life, allowing it, too, to stun us with its beauty and to leap with joy within our body and mind.

Photo: Fireweed and Lower Blue Lake, San Juan Range, CO; August 10, 2013







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