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, August 28, 2014

In the mountains, each year's bloom season is different!


It's amazing to see Columbines still blooming en masse this late in the summer.  Because of our late Spring snows, the melt-out was also late, which delayed the bloom season as a result.  What a contrast this year is to our drought-and-fire season two summers ago, when the alpine wildflowers peaked in late June!

Photo: Columbines, Snowy Range, WY; August 23, 2014

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