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.

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Like the sunflowers, keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows.


“Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. It's what the sunflowers do.”

Helen Keller




How abundant the wild sunflowers have been this summer!




Photos: (Top) Sunflowers in the campground at Zion National Park, UT, August 30, 2014; (Second) Sunflowers growing on a sand dune near the San Rafael Reef, UT; September 1, 2014; (Third) Alpine Sunflowers in the Snowy Range, WY; July 14, 2014; (Bottom) Alpine Sunflowers backlit by evening sun, Trail Ridge Road, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO; June 30, 2014


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