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, February 20, 2013

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.


"A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in."

King Frederick the Great,
18th century Prussia

The quality of "kingliness" does not make us some kind of bigshot.  Rather, it means we have no private self; everyone and everything gets a piece of us!

Photo: Long's Peak with a "crown" of windblown snow; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; February 16, 2013







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