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.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

In the wilds, we are made captive to the fresh wildness and beauty.


"[In the wilds,] all hard, money-gaining, material thoughts loosen and sink off and out of sight, and one is free from oneself and made captive to the fresh wildness and beauty, obeying it as necessarily as unconscious sun-bathed plants."

The Contemplative John Muir, p. 228

Photo: Desert Paintbrush and the Courthouse Towers; Arches National Park, UT; April 21, 2013







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