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, August 5, 2014

The mountains help us become translucent to a vaster Reality.


At Glacier, I feel myself permeated by a festive spirit that helps put the trials of life in human society into a larger perspective. So often in our daily lives, we constrict around our problems and challenges, and around our own expectations and desires. In the mountains, these become translucent to a vaster Reality, one that offers us a sense of spaciousness and freedom.

Photo: Indian Paintbrush and Mt. Wilbur; Many Glacier, Glacier National Park, MT; July 21, 2014

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