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.

Friday, July 18, 2014

See you in a few weeks!

 "To an observer in the midst of such scenery, getting glimpses of the thoughts of God, the day seems endless, the sun stands still. Much faithless fuss is made over the passage in the Bible telling of the standing still of the sun for Joshua. Here you may learn that the miracle occurs for every devout mountaineer. One day is a thousand years, a thousand years is a day, and while yet in the flesh you enjoy immortality . . . Talk of immortality! After a whole day in the woods we are already immortal. Where is the end of such a day? Every squirrel puts us to shame."

The Contemplative John Muir

 


"See" you in a few weeks!


Photos: (Top) Glacier Lilies, Snowy Range, WY; July 14, 2014; (Middle) Marsh-Marigolds, Snowy Range, WY; July 14, 2014; (Bottom) Cascade, Lion Lakes, Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; July 11, 2014

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