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!

If you'd like to purchase photo-quote greeting cards, please go to www.NaturePhoto-QuoteCards.com .


In the Spirit of Wildness,

Stephen Hatch
Fort Collins, Colorado

P.S. There's a label index at the bottom of the blog.

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

The trail is one of our best friends!



"If it be true that one's best friend is that individual who can make us do our best, then the trail is the most powerful of all silent friends. It kindly compels us to do our best without one word of advice. It teaches us as though it taught us not."

Enos Mills,
founder, Rocky Mountain National Park





Photos: (Top) Rosy and Western Yellow Paintbrush, St. Louis Lake, near Fraser, CO, August 8, 2015; (Middle) Cairn, St. Louis Divide Trail, CO, August 8, 2015; (Bottom) Colorado Columbine, with the Sharksteeth in the background, Rocky Mountain National Park CO, August 15, 2015


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