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.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

When we dwell with mountains every day, they become friends with changing moods.


"When we dwell with mountains, see them face to face, every day, they seem as creatures with a sort of life - friends subject to moods, now talking, now taciturn, with whom we converse as person to person."

The Contemplative John Muir 

I love returning to Watson Lake and Bellvue Dome again and again - generally, once every two or three days. This beautiful natural area is located just three miles from my doorstep.  Every time I visit, the mood is completely different. Just three days ago, for example, the lake was totally ice-free. A month ago, I could walk across on its frozen surface. Yesterday, it was again iced up, with a few pools of water covering the surface. How amazing is this Earth - our home!

Photo: Watson Lake and Bellvue Dome, Bellvue, CO, February 23, 2015

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