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.

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

The mountains call to us: "Come up higher!"


"You climb in a kind of natural ecstasy as if lifted by the very spirit of the mountains, which seems ever to call, 'Come up higher!' . . . This is true transportation."

The Contemplative John Muir, p. 44

Photo: Marsh-Marigold flowers blooming on the bank of Finch Lake, Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; June 1, 2012

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