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, January 16, 2014

The primeval outdoor scene - its solitude and sense of removal - become a part of our consciousness.

"In looking back [on times spent outdoors], there was a growing appreciation of deeper meanings; . . . the primeval scene, its solitude and sense of removal was becoming part of my consciousness . . . Subtle influences were seeping into me as surely as water seeps into thirsty ground, penetrating every fiber of my being, coloring my every reaction."
Sigurd F. Olson

Photo: Evening light on Lumpy Ridge; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; January 7, 2014
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