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, September 11, 2012

In the mountains, all of life and society get illuminated and transparent.


"Mountains are great poets, and one glance at this fine cliff . . . reinstates us wronged humans in our rights.  All life, all society begins to get illuminated and transparent . . . Space is felt as a great thing."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Photo: Bog Birch leaves are illuminated by evening sunlight at Emmaline Lake, Comanche Peak Wilderness, CO; September 10, 2012
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