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, June 29, 2015

At best our so-called sacred sites are like side chapels that need to open onto the living sanctuary of the universe.


"In New Harmony, Indiana, there is a modern place of prayer that is called the Roofless Church. It has four defining walls, but there is no roof, and it sits open to the elements . . . Wherever our sacred sites are, we must ensure that the language we use, the rituals we celebrate, and the symbols we employ keep pointing to the great living cathedral of earth, sea, and sky. At best our so-called sacred sites are like side chapels that need to open onto the living sanctuary of the universe."

John Philip Newell




Photos: Globeflowers and Static Peak; Alpine Sunflowers and the Nokhu Crags; a Bull Moose; American Lakes Trail, Never Summer Mountains, CO, June 27, 2015


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