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, December 9, 2014

The beauty of the desert mirrors the hidden beauty of our own INNER deserts.


The beauty of the desert serves as a mirror in which we can discover that our own inner deserts - including those of unfulfilled longing, suffering, or the feeling that we have a lack of societal opportunities to express our gifts - ALSO contain a hidden beauty. This loveliness is unveiled when we learn to sit with these experiences of interior aridity and allow them to reveal their innate wisdom.




Photos: Various scenes from the Needles District of Canyonlands National Park, UT, November 28-29, 2014


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