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, September 23, 2015

An intimate relationship with the landscape is a fundamental defense against loneliness . . .



"An intimate relationship with the landscape is a fundamental defense against loneliness. If you're intimate with a place and you establish an ethical conversation with it, the implication that follows is this: the place knows you're there. It feels you. You will not be forgotten, cut off, abandoned. Out of such intimacy may come a sense of belonging, a sense of not being isolated in the universe."

Barry Lopez




Photos: (Top) A pool in the Porcelain Basin section of Norris Geyser Basin; (Middle) Elk at West Thumb Geyser Basin; (Bottom) The Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin. All three photos were taken in Yellowstone National Park, WY, on September 5-7, 2015





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I am available for spiritual direction / mentoring sessions via cell phone or Skype. The fee for each hour-long session is $65. If you are interested in inquiring about this, or would like to host a talk or workshop in your area, please contact me at canyonechoes@gmail.com .

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