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.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Nature and Mind mirror one another.


"Every natural fact is a symbol of some spiritual fact . . .



"Every appearance in nature corresponds to some state of mind, . . .



"and that state of mind can only be described by presenting that natural appearance as its picture."

Ralph Waldo Emerson 




Photos: (Top) Wild Geranium leaf and cascades on Cow Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, October 17, 2014; (Second) Cottonwood tree and Eagle Rock, near Estes Park, CO, October 17, 2014; (Third) Narrowleaf Cottonwood leaves and cascades on Cow Creek, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, October 17, 2014; (Bottom) Narrowleaf Cottonwood leaf resting on a lichen-covered rock, Red Mountain Open Space, Larimer County, CO, October 18, 2014

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