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, September 5, 2012

People don't want to hear any more words. Silence, on the other hand, really does speak to them.


"People don't want to hear any more words.  In our mechanical age, all words have become alike, they've all been reduced to the level of the commercial.  To say 'God is love' is like saying 'Eat Wheaties.'  Things come through on the same wavelength . . . Silence, on the other hand, really does speak to people."

Thomas Merton
Trappist monk

Photo: Sunrise on a Ponderosa Pine and on the "Silent City" section of Bryce Canyon; Bryce Canyon National Park, UT; September 1, 2012

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