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, May 10, 2015

The old Lakota knew that man's heart away from Nature becomes hard.



"The old Lakota was wise. He knew that man's heart away from Nature becomes hard; he knew that lack of respect for growing, living things soon led to lack of respect for humans too. So he kept his youth close to its softening influence."

Luther Standing Bear
Oglala Lakota





Photos: (Top) Willow flowers and Vedauwoo Rocks, Vedauwoo Recreation Area, WY, May 4, 2015; (Middle) Rainbow, Lory State Park, CO, April 30, 2015; (Bottom) Cottonwood catkins and the Cache la Poudre River, CO, May 9, 2015


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