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.

Monday, August 20, 2012

The final mystery is oneself.


"The final mystery is oneself."

Oscar Wilde

Photo: A brief ray of sunshine subtly illuminates a Pasqueflower.  A few minutes after I took this shot, the entire setting was engulfed in fog.  Mt. Rainier National Park, WA; July 22, 2012.

If we lived more consistently the wisdom expressed in this quote, we would stop taking our own desires and impulses for granted.  We would instead view them as rooted in something much vaster and more mysterious.

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