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.

Monday, September 9, 2013

What is to give light must endure burning.


"What is to give light must endure burning."

Viktor Frankl,
Austrian psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor

Forest fire smoke made for some spectacular sunrises and sunsets at Yellowstone on Labor Day weekend.  The park rangers I talked to said that most of the smoke was actually drifting from the Rim Fire at Yosemite in California, at least 800 miles away!  As I travel across the West taking pictures each summer, I'm always amazed to see how much fire activity there is.  It seems to be a major component of Western living these days.

Photo: Dying tree silhouetted on Yellowstone Lake at sunset; Yellowstone National Park, WY; September 1, 2013









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