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, February 19, 2015

In society you will not find health, but in Nature.


"In society you will not find health, but in nature . . . Nature, the earth herself, is the only panacea."

Henry David Thoreau

I don't take this passage literally. Obviously, there are benefits to society. But I love the way Thoreau STUNS us out of our temptation to believe that human creations are of ultimate value.

Photo: Ice artistry on Dream Lake, with Hallett Peak in the background; Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, February 18, 2015
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