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

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Tuesday, October 16, 2012

The story of bird migration is the story of promise - a promise to return.


"The story of bird migration is the story of promise - a promise to return."

Narrator, the movie "Winged Migration"

Photo: Migrating Sandhill Cranes, Lory State Park, CO; October 15, 2012.  I love this quote, because it shows that the act of leaving is part of a cycle, one that leads to return.  This is especially important to remember in the realm of spirituality when it seems that the "Muse" of inspiration has left us.

These cranes were part of a flock of several hundred that momentarily circled around and around just above me, before continuing on their flight southward.

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