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!

If you'd like to purchase photo-quote greeting cards, please go to www.NaturePhoto-QuoteCards.com .


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 16, 2014

Thoughts should pass through our mind like wind.



“The wind blows through the sky and flies over continents without settling anywhere. It traverses space and leaves no trace. Thus should thoughts pass through our minds, leaving no karmic residues and not altering our realization of fundamental simplicity.”

H.H. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche,
Tibetan Buddhist teacher





Photos: (Top) A blustery day on Emerald Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, December 15, 2014; (Middle) Snow patterns on Dream Lake, with Hallett Peak in the background, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, December 15, 2014; (Bottom) Wind patterns in the snow, with Nokhu Crags in the background, December 12, 2014


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