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.

Friday, January 24, 2014

John Muir understood that all creatures have feelings and troubles and joys just like people.


"Papa taught us from the time we were small children that all creatures have feelings and troubles and joys just like people, and that we must always remember that fact and be considerate of them."

Helen Muir, on her father

The Contemplative John Muir

Photo: Two bull elk; Lumpy Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; January 7, 2014


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