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, August 26, 2015

A hazy mind contains a kind of beauty . . .



The huge forest fires currently burning in Washington State (the largest is over 258,000 acres) have given us here in the Rockies a thick orange haze. This has made for some striking photos. Metaphorically speaking, this situation teaches us that even when our minds feel hazy and the truth appears unclear, there is a sort of beauty in this state of affairs. A truth merely hinted at can be just as striking as insights clearly seen!




Photos: Snowy Range, WY, August 21, 2015

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