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 5, 2015

This I may say is the first time I have been to church in California.


"This I may say is the first time I have been at church in California, led here at last, every door graciously opened for the poor lonely worshiper. In our best times, everything turns into religion, all the world seems a church, and the mountains altars."

John Muir




Photos: (Top) Stephen at Upper Cathedral Lake, with Cathedral Peak in the background; (Middle) The sign at the Cathedral Lakes Trailhead; (Bottom) Portrait of Muir.  The first two photos were taken at Yosemite National Park, CA on July 23, 2015

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