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, June 5, 2013

The Orientals have the spirit merge with the world, not buzz over it forever like a bored and boring fly.


"The traditional Western bawling after immortality - what is the meaning of it?  Why the insane desire to perpetuate through and beyond all time the identity of the person and the personal consciousness?  The Orientals know better - they have the spirit MERGE WITH the world, not buzz over it forever like a bored and boring fly."

Edward Abbey

Photo:  Desert Paintbrush and desert-varnished canyon wall; Coyote Gulch, UT; May 26, 2013









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