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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Thursday, January 23, 2014

The old naturalists could be surprised by the ordinary events of life.

 
"The old naturalists were so sensitive and sympathetic to nature that they could be surprised by the ordinary events of life.  It was an incessant miracle to them, and therefore gorgons and flying dragons were not incredible to them."

Henry David Thoreau

Photo: A weathered tree stump and snow patterns on a mountain lake at sunset; Zimmerman Lake, near Cameron Pass, CO; January 18, 2014

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