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.

Monday, April 27, 2015

Wilderness holds an original presence giving expression to that which we lack.



"The Colorado Plateau is wild. There is still wilderness here, big wilderness. Wilderness holds an original presence giving expression to that which we lack, the losses we long to recover, the absences we seek to fill   . . ."




"Wilderness revives the memory of unity. Through its protection, we can find faith in our humanity."


Terry Tempest Williams 



Photos: (Top) North Window at sunrise; (Second) Desert Paintbrush and Wall Street; (Third) Dwarf Evening-Primrose and The Three Gossips (Three Muses); (Bottom) Claret Cup Cactus. All four photos were taken at Arches National Park, UT, on April 19-20, 2015

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