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.

Friday, June 12, 2015

Solitude brings perspective and a sense of timelessness . . .


"I have had my share of solitude. It is beautiful to me, for it brings back perspective and the sense of timelessness. I come back to the friends I have left, stronger, better, and happier than when I went away. My perceptions and understanding of life's problems are more uncluttered after the cleansing powers of solitude."

Sigurd F. Olson

Photo: A solitary Cottonwood, The Great Sand Dunes, and the peaks of the Sangre de Cristo Range, San Luis Valley, CO, June 7, 2015

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