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.

Sunday, September 22, 2013

Rocks and waters are words of God, and so are people.



"Rocks and waters, etc., are words of God and so are people."

The Contemplative John Muir

I wonder why human beings have a habit of looking for spiritual revelation solely in other, far distant eras, and in books that were written during those eras?  What kind of Creator would suddenly stop up the wells of inspiration, and refer everyone back to an earlier time?

Photo: Table Mountain and ice on an unnamed lake; Mount Baker Wilderness, WA; July 22, 2013.  Shortly after I shot this photo, the ice I was standing on gave way.  I almost fell into the lake!






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