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.

Thursday, December 4, 2014

Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit.


"Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit, and as vital to our lives as water and good bread.




"The civilization which destroys what little remains of the wild, the spare, the original, is cutting itself off from its origins . . ."

Edward Abbey,
"Desert Solitaire"





Photos: (Top) Sunset over the Needles; (Middle) Red-osier Dogwood leaves; (Bottom) A light show in the canyons. All three photos were taken in Canyonlands National Park, UT, November 28-December 1, 2014

No comments:

Post a Comment