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.

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Everything in the mountains is dancing with a wild summer joy!


"Warm, sunny days thrill plants and animals and rocks alike, making sap and blood flow fast, and making every particle of the crystal mountains throb and swirl and dance in glad accord like star-dust . . . Everything kept in joyful rhythmic motion in the pulses of Nature's big heart."

The Contemplative John Muir

It's amazing how much snow is yet to melt up in the high country this season. It seems the spring storms were especially heavy. Up above the trees, the snow buttercups are coming up by the thousands right now, and they make for a magnificent display!

Photo: Snow Buttercups near Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; June 15, 2014
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