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, August 21, 2012

All life is an experiment.


"Life is trying things to see if they work."

Ray Bradbury

"Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions.  All life is an experiment.  The more experiments you make, the better.  What if they are a little coarse, and you may get your coat soiled or torn?  What if you do fail, and get fairly rolled in the dirt once or twice?  Up again, you shall never be so afraid again of a tumble."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"You'll always miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

Wayne Gretzky



Of course, all of us have times when our experiments are a little unconventional:



Photos: A deer jumps from a snowbank into a lake, Mt. Rainier National Park, WA; July 25, 2012

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