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.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Our assertions are suggestions for Nature herself to act upon.


"The older naturalists are better qualified to appreciate than to discriminate facts. Their assertions are not without value when disproved. If they are not facts, they are suggestions for Nature herself to act upon."

Henry David Thoreau



Photos: (Top) Narrowleaf Cottonwood trunks stand out against a backdrop of ruddy rock, near Loveland, CO, November 10, 2014; (Middle) Willows shining through the falling snow, Big Thompson Canyon, CO, November 9, 2014 (Bottom) Poplars flaming, near Lyons, CO, November 10, 2014


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