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, April 30, 2015

Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, the mark of respect.



"For the traditional Lakota, conversation was never begun in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one was pressed for an answer. A pause giving time for thought was the truly courteous way of beginning and conducting a conversation. Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, the mark of respect. More powerful than words was silence."

Luther Standing Bear,
Oglala Lakota





Photos: (Top) Wild Plum, Cottonwoods, and ruddy sandstone cliffs, Lory State Park, CO; (Middle) Wood carving near Loveland, CO; (Right) Pasqueflowers and The Twin Owls, Lumpy Ridge, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO. These photos were taken on April 27-29, 2015


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