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, August 17, 2014

Celebration, awe and wonder are the purpose of the cosmos.


The festive spirit at Glacier National Park helps reveal a similar quality of festivity lying at the root of our existence here on Earth. The purpose of creation is celebration, awe and wonder at the magnificence of Divine beauty and goodness. We are here precisely to give both God and Mother Earth a self-awareness of their own amazing glory.

Photo: Indian Paintbrush, Iceberg Lake, and the peaks of the Garden Wall; Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, MT; July 21, 2014

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