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, February 13, 2014

The Thunder Nation spirits mean yes when they say no, and no when they say yes!


"In Lakota culture, the Heyoka spirit comes from the Wakiyan oyote, the Thunder nation . . . When that spirit says yes, it means no.  When it says no, it means yes.  Whatever it says, it means the opposite.  We call that spirit a Heyoka."

Albert White Hat, Sr.,
Lakota chief

Photo: Thunderclouds, Badlands National Park, SD; May 17, 2013.  Several hours after I took this shot, I was reading in my tent.  Suddenly, the fiercest storm I've ever experienced let loose from these clouds.  The lightning and thunder came CONTINUOUSLY for three or four hours.  It was absolutely amazing!

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