Matt Hikes

Thank you for this comment! We all need a little more community and nature right now.

A women sits on a rocky foreground writing in her journal as the sun comes up.

Morning meditations.

That communal experience of unzipping your tent to see your friends start their mornings is one of my favorite things. Sharing these rituals with each other is such a gift.

#camping #sunrise #wilderness #mornings #texas #naturephotography

I absolutely adore this.

It really was, made even better because we earned that view with a grueling ride up.

Thank you!

A group of men stand with their backs facing the camera looking off at the Tetons, with mountain bikes scattered in the foreground.

A hard climb up, navigating switchbacks and aspens to stand in awe of the Tetons.

#mountainbiking #tetons #outdoors #mountains #photography

It was my first time out there, I need to get back out there!

Mind if I reintroduce myself?

I’m Matt, currently calling Central Texas my home. When I'm not in the office (brand strategy) 😑 i’m in the woods guiding, hiking, biking, canoeing, and trail running.

Follow me for photos of my adventures and lets talk about yours!

#nature #outdoors #photography

I need to be here right now! Great shot.

A group of people look at a map to decide the beat route for a mountain biking day trip.

A single mountain bike on a dirt trail heads into a dense forest.

Decisions and destinations.

Surrounding myself with people dedicated to sharing their love of the outdoors with the next generation of adventurers was the best decision I've ever made.

#mountainbiking #wilderness #outdoors #photograohy #westvirgina

This is so dreamy!

Stunning!

I love the colors on this!

This little pitstop at Wippoorwill in Mount Lookout, West Virginia on Summersville Lake was the perfect spot to squeeze in some deep water soloing. Solid grippy rock, tons of routes and space.

#westvirgina #deepwatersoloing #rockclimbing #outdoorphotography #camping #wilderness

Thank you! It’s easy when everything is so beautiful.

A man walks through a wet and rainy forest to his bright orange tent.

A week exploring New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. Five days of mountain biking with plenty of down time waiting for the rain to stop.

I’m stoked for the chance to get out from under the Texas sun and pack under an East Coast forest.

#nationalparks #camping #mountainbiking #photography

Thank you! I’ll take a look at it.

Consumer Culture or Culture Consumer?

#marfa #pradamarfa #publicart #photography

When I was a kid attending a very conservative Roman Catholic grammar school I actively sought out all the banned books I could find.

Scared conservative adults will not prevent a new generation of curious, independent thinkers. They are only creating the kindling for the bonfire.

#bannedbooks

A desert plant in the foreground of a golden sunset with a West Texas mountain in the background.

Middle of Nowhere, Marfa, Texas

#westtexas #marfa #desert #sunset #naturephotography #hiking #wilderness

So true. Spacious bathroom.

One bedroom, no bathroom with the best views.

#camping #naturephotography #birds #wilderness #photography #hiking

The bridge between former Pokemon kid to adult birdwatcher is very short.

#birdwatching

Celebrating spring with blooming cherry blossoms at the Buffalo History Museum.

The building is the sole surviving permanent structure from the 1901 Pan-American Exposition.

#cherryblossoms #photography #flowers #trees #spring #sonyalpha

I love the YouTube suggestion! Thank you.

I want to be the type of person that knows a lot about trees and how to identify them.

#goals

I am fading
in a way
away

#poetry #canoeing #camping #nature

Yellow flowers grow along side an old wooden fence post.

It’s the start of wildflower season in Central Texas. A short season that I look forward to each year.

This is where I ignore a few responsibilities to take my camera and journal into the woods.

#naturephotography #wildflowers #flowers #hiking

Morning fog heavy on the grass

bending each blade to greet us
with a heavy hearted ‘mornin’

The sun has turned my brown hair blond,
and my grey hair grayer.

#buffaloriver #poetry #camping #nature #film #outdoors

Three hikers hike in a dried creek bed in Austin Texas.

A man swings on a rope swing over a dried creek bed in Austin, Texas.

I am actively surrounding myself with people who want to spend all their free time in the woods and it is creating a wonderful little circle of dirtbags.

#hiking #naturephotography #wilderness #Texas #nature #photography