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Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt

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“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace…..Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. The Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it…….Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade….where I choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to think and talk and act for myself, and I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.”

Hin-mah-too-yah-lat-kekt, “Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain” (more commonly known as Chief Joseph of the Nez Percé)

– Bull Elk in Rut

From Doug: If I had to choose one quote to put with all of my photos, it would be this one. I love everything about it! Words to live by. Words to govern by.

Path Crossings

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There are those you meet in life who instantly connect deep in your soul. You know that if situations, or geography, were different you would be the very best of friends. It’s then that you just stop and soak it all in. You bask in the incredible privilege of the moment, knowing that even if you never cross paths again, you are brothers, sisters, for life.

Big.Bull.Moose.

Wyoming, near the Tetons

The Strongest

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“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” ~Kahlil Gibran

WILD Feature –
Mule Deer Buck

Heart Light

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“Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart” ~Kahlil Gibran

WILD Feature
Rocky Mountain Goat

DID YOU KNOW the mountain goat is really not a goat, but is a member of the antelope family!

Fan Your Flames

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“Trust yourself. Create the kind of self that you will be happy to live with all your life. Make the most of yourself by fanning the tiny, inner sparks of possibility into flames of achievement.” ~Golda Meir

WILD Feature –
Buck Mule Deer

Music of My Soul

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The mountains are my bones
the rivers my veins
The forests are my thoughts
and the stars are my dreams
The ocean is my heart
its pounding is my pulse
The songs of the earth write
the music of my soul
~unknown

Moose in Colorado

In the Company of Friends

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“The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best.” ~Epictetus

WILD Feature –
Bull Moose (competing for one cow!)

Hear the Solemn Call

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“Those who hear the solemn call of life and respond with the corresponding supply receive progress in life.” ~Sunday Adelaja

WILD Feature –
Bull Moose

The Edge of Beginning

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“Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that’s why we decide we’re done. It’s getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out.” ~Natalie Goldberg

WILD Feature –
Rocky Mountain Big Horn Sheep