Moab, Spring 2026.

Got a new Ricoh GR III... let's see how long I stick with it.

X-T1 w/ XF 27 2.8

October, Portland Maine.

X-T1 + 27 XF 2.8

MASS MoCA 12.8.19

RX100M3 @ Equinox Pond, VT

It didn’t disappoint. 

I wake up at 6:00 am in the back of my car: AT treailhead in Franconia Notch State Park. By 6:30 I’m on the Falling Water’s Trail, and walking the ridge, totally alone, as the sun rises over the White Mountains. By 11 am I’m in my car, driving with the windows down and sunroof open on undulating, uninterrupted New Hampshire and Maine roads. At 7pm, I’m watching whales dance and spout off the Bristol coast. A magical day.

45 Miles, 2 days, 94.2 Billion Jagged Rocks.

https://www.instagram.com/mattmychack/

Beach sleep - Cannon Beach, Oregon

I can’t wait to go back for a backpacking trip, and to see what the mountains look like in the autumn, with scorched grass and crisper air.

I set off on the PCT hoping to hike 2650 miles, but decided I’d had enough after 109 (plus a lot of road walking). 5 hiking days felt like a month, and two of those days I hiked 26 and 35 miles. I was nearly bitten by a rattlesnake, I survived 110*+ heat in the desert, and walked along edges of mountains that made my palms sweat and my knees weak. All along the way are trail angels and people going out of their way to help and welcome PCT hikers, and the community, to me, is almost as impressive as the hiking itself. A big thank you to anyone that offered a ride, or a place to stay, or ignored how bad we all smelled to make life a little bit easier. Thru-hiking really comes down to this: adjusting your perspective to be reminded that it’s the little things that make a difference.

Golden Mount, Bangkok, Whereupon a Famous Indian Actor Was Mobbed By Thais - Fuji X-E1

Fuji X-E1 27mm 2.8 - Bangkok, TH

USA Roadtrip 2016 - Olympus XA2/Portra 160