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.

Wednesday, February 25, 2015

The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we truly live.



"The hours when the mind is absorbed by beauty are the only hours when we truly live."

Richard Jefferies

Jefferies, a 19th century English nature writer, wrote this while suffering from tuberculosis, from which he eventually died.




Photos: Watson Lake, Bellvue Dome, and a Cottonwood leaf, February 21, and 23, 2015


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