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, October 2, 2014

"It is pleasant to walk over the beds of these fresh, crisp, and rustling leaves. How beautifully they go to their graves! . . ."


"It is pleasant to walk over the beds of these fresh, crisp, and rustling leaves.  How beautifully they go to their graves! . . .


"How gently they lay themselves down and turn to mould! . . .


 "Painted of a thousand hues, and fit to make the beds of us living."

Henry David Thoreau,
"Autumnal Tints"






Photos: Aspen forests in the Kebler Pass and Ashcroft areas, CO; September 26 - 28, 2014

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