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, October 9, 2012

When people become bored, it is because they have lost touch with an infinite world of beauty and mystery available through the senses within the natural world.


"One of the saddest remarks anyone can make is that he is bored, just killing time, with nothing to get excited about, nothing to warrant enthusiasm.  When I sense such reactions, I wonder what has happened to sights and sounds, to the senses of smell and touch, to the realization of an infinite world of beauty and mystery.  Part of the answer is humanity has removed itself so completely from the natural scene, which used to give comfort and pleasure, our reactions have atrophied through lack of use."

Sigurd F. Olson

Photo: Aspen leaf lodged in a Lady Fern on a misty day; Gem Lake Trail, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; October 5, 2012

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