@stephenhatch.bsky.social
I am a hiker, camper and Interspiritual Contemplative Christian from Taos New Mexico.
Today, at Williams Lake above Taos Ski Valley, NM
(September 10, 2025)
"I care to live only to entice people to look at Nature's loveliness. My own special self is nothing."
John Muir
I feel similarly . . .
"Look at the glory! Look at the glory!
John Muir
(Ice Lake, CO, August 4, 2025)
My wildflower experience on the hike the next day (the 4th) was completely different. I hiked to Ice Lake, at 12,400 feet. Because of the high elevation, the wildflowers were profusely abundant. It was an amazing day, filled with exquisite beauty!
(Near Silverton, CO, August 4, 2025)
Good morning from Taos!
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"From my Listening Point I have seen the immensity of space and glimpsed the grandeur of creation. There I have sensed the span of uncounted centuries . . . Everyone has a listening-point somewhere, some place of quiet where the universe can be contemplated with awe."
Sigurd F. Olson
(AK, 8/25)
Good morning from Taos!
(8/1/25)
Here are some more photos from our Twenty Mile River trip with Bryan and Brittany Gallagher !
(Near Girdwood, AK, July 27, 2025)
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"Ice is only another form of terrestrial love."
John Muir
The icebergs on yesterday's glacial lake boat adventure with our nephew and niece were true works of art!
(Near Girdwood, AK, July 27, 2025)
Yesterday's glacier boat adventure with Bryan and Brittany Gallagher. They were so generous to give up their afternoon to take us on an adventure!
(Near Girdwood, AK, July 27, 2025)
Yesterday, our nephew Bryan Gallagher and his wife Brittany took us on an adventure in their motor boat five miles up a river to two glacial lakes, one with an active glacier to which we came really close. It was a lot of fun, and the perfect finale to our awesome
(July 27, 2025)
"Nature's real value lies in the realm of the intangibles, vistas, solitude and quiet . . . There is great need for people to come in touch with silence, cyclic rhythms, and natural beauty if they are to retain their perspective.
Sigurd F. Olson
(Denali National Park and Parks Hwy, AK, 7/25/25)
The Spruce-laced meadows on the Parks Highway and at Denali, always with a backdrop of mountains, bring me a sense of Spaciousness, wildness, and a feeling of the Primordial. It seems like I'm inhabiting an ancient world that sends echoes down to the Present . . .
(Alaska, July 25, 2025)
We just spent three days at Denali National Park, which is an amazing wilderness landscape filled with grand vistas and abundant wildlife. We received just a glimpse of Denali, but were able to watch a blonde-hued Grizzly Bear and a Caribou!
(Denali National Park, AK, July 24, 2025)
The Alpine Savage Trail out of Savage Creek Campground is wonderful, for it takes the hiker high up into the alpine tundra. I thoroughly enjoyed the wide vistas, the wildflowers, and the sense of Spaciousness!
(Denali National Park, AK, July 25, 2025)
The alpine wildflowers at Denali are beautiful! Here are Fireweed, an alpine version of Monkshood, Arctic Gentian, and Alaska Blueberry.
(Alpine Savage Trail, Denali National Park, AK, July 25, 2025)
"I am struck richer by pure solitude that allows me to feel the world around me and to lean into my place in it. I am not the rush of words in my life's narrative. I am its punctuation, its pauses and stops.”
Richard Wagamese
Ojibway writer
(Gerwingk Glacier & Lake near Homer, AK, July 22, 2025)
"Ice is only another form of terrestrial love."
John Muir
Today's hike to Grewingk Glacier brought a sense of spaciousness and primeval beauty. The multitude of icebergs floating on the lake reminded me that each of us is a unique form of solidified spirit-water.
(Near Homer, AK, July 22, 2025)
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"Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.
Rachel Carson
(Kenai Fjords National Park, AK, July 17-18, 2025)
We spent a wonderful afternoon at the Alaskan Native Heritage Center in Anchorage. Our guide was an amazing woman from the Inupiat Nation in the Arctic. Just 18 years old, she is passionate about her culture, kind and warm-hearted. The dances were wonderful too!
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Check out our new John Muir episode! Available from YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts
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Available on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts
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"In our society we don't share visions, or further our understanding of God. We don't listen. We are a society constantly seeking to distract ourselves. But technology is temporary. God is eternal. Technology does not compare to the wisdom journey we take inside ourselves.
Basil Brave Heart
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Scaled Quail with El Conejo at the seedblock this morning, with St. Francis offering his blessing.
(Our backyard, Llano Quemado, NM, July 8, 2025)
