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, January 1, 2015

Life is a series of open horizons . . .


"Life is a series of open horizons, with one no sooner completed than another looms ahead . . . More than physical features, they are horizons of mind and spirit, and when one looks backward, we find they have blended into the whole panorama of our lives . . . What a person finally becomes . . . is a composite of all the horizons she has explored, for they have marked her and left indelible imprints on her attitude and convictions and given her life direction and meaning . . . When there are no longer any beckoning mirages ahead, a person dies. With an open horizon constantly before him, life can be an eternal challenge."

Sigurd F. Olson,
"Open Horizons"


Photo: View to the west from the rim of Crater Lake, Crater Lake National Park, OR; July 27, 2014

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