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.

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Compared to hard-hearted people, rocks are comparatively soft.



"A hard, insensible man whom we liken to a rock is indeed much harder than a rock.  From hard, coarse, insensible men with whom I have no sympathy, I go to commune with the rocks, whose hearts are comparatively soft."

Henry David Thoreau

Photo: Multi-colored quartzite, with Brown's Peak in the background; Snowy Range, WY; September 16, 2013






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