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 HatchFort Collins, ColoradoP.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.
In the desert, we come directly upon a world that is not a projection of human consciousness.
"The significance of the desert: In the
desert, a man comes directly upon a world that is NOT a projection of
human consciousness, . . . that has no apparent connection to the
indoor human world. In the desert one comes in direct confrontation
with the bones of existence, the bare incomprehensible absolute IS-NESS
of being. Like a temporary rebirth of childhood, when all was new and
wonderful."
Edward Abbey
Photos: (Top) Sunrise at the
North Window; (Bottom) A Tufted Evening-Primrose and a fin in Devil's Garden.
Both photos are taken in Arches National Park, UT; May 31 and June 1,
2014.
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