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

The tides teach us that emotional lows will not last forever.


Isn't it amazing to think that oceans cover 71% of the Earth's surface?


Perhaps if we contemplated more often the spiritual qualities of the seacoast, we would put more trust in the natural tidal cycles of our lives rather than falling so easily into the temptation of thinking that emotional lows will last forever.





Photos: (Top) Starfish, Patrick's Point State Park, CA; (Middle) Waves breaking below Palmer Point, Patrick's Point State Park, CA; (Bottom) Trinidad lighthouse, Trinidad, CA; July 30-31, 2014

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