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, July 15, 2015

Beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror . . .


"For beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we still are just able to endure. And we are so awed because it serenely disdains to annihilate us."

Rainer Maria Rilke 




Photos: (Top) Yellow Pond Lily in a pond near Ouzel Lake,; (Middle) Rosy Paintbrush and Bluebird Lake; (Bottom) Wild Rose and cascades on the North St. Vrain River; All three photos were taken in Wild Basin, Rocky Mountain National Park, CO, July 13, 2015


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