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

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Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Landscape beauty plays an important part in human progress.


"The better part of the world is beginning to know that beauty plays an important part in human progress, and that - regarded even from the lowest financial standpoint - it is one of the most precious and productive assets any country can possess . . . Witness the magnificent wild parks of the West, set apart and guarded for the highest good of all, and the thousands of city parks to satisfy the natural taste and hunger for landscape beauty that God in some measure has put into every human being."

The Contemplative John Muir

Photo: Avalanche Lilies; Spray Park, Mount Rainier National Park, WA; July 28, 2013


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