Matthew Grahovac
@mlghikes.bsky.social
Backpacker | Photographer
🥾 Long Trail 21'-22' •
🚂 Purdue '13
You can find me in the mountains. I write trail guides and detail all of my outdoor adventures at www.mlghikes.com
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🥾 Long Trail 21'-22' •
🚂 Purdue '13
You can find me in the mountains. I write trail guides and detail all of my outdoor adventures at www.mlghikes.com
Avid Matt Painter truster.
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Matthew Grahovac
@mlghikes.bsky.social
· Jan 12
From the Grand Canyon to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, here are my favorite photos from the 2024 hiking season. If you are interested in reading about my adventures, or checking out more of my photography. Check out my site www.mlghikes.com.
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#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
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#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
Due to all the storms in VA, I had go to the Keystone State to get a hike in.
The 30 mile West Rim Trail traverses the the Pine Creek Gorge, aka PA Grand Canyon.
I was able to get some really epic shots of the hike. Here are just a few.
Full WRT Trail guide here: mlghikes.com/west-rim-tra...
The 30 mile West Rim Trail traverses the the Pine Creek Gorge, aka PA Grand Canyon.
I was able to get some really epic shots of the hike. Here are just a few.
Full WRT Trail guide here: mlghikes.com/west-rim-tra...
June 17, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Due to all the storms in VA, I had go to the Keystone State to get a hike in.
The 30 mile West Rim Trail traverses the the Pine Creek Gorge, aka PA Grand Canyon.
I was able to get some really epic shots of the hike. Here are just a few.
Full WRT Trail guide here: mlghikes.com/west-rim-tra...
The 30 mile West Rim Trail traverses the the Pine Creek Gorge, aka PA Grand Canyon.
I was able to get some really epic shots of the hike. Here are just a few.
Full WRT Trail guide here: mlghikes.com/west-rim-tra...
Finally was able to get out of hibernation and go on my first backpacking trip of the year. The Three Ridges Loop was spectacular.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the trek.
Check out my trail Guide here: mlghikes.com/three-ridges...
#hiking #photography #ThreeRidges #sonyalpha
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the trek.
Check out my trail Guide here: mlghikes.com/three-ridges...
#hiking #photography #ThreeRidges #sonyalpha
May 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Finally was able to get out of hibernation and go on my first backpacking trip of the year. The Three Ridges Loop was spectacular.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the trek.
Check out my trail Guide here: mlghikes.com/three-ridges...
#hiking #photography #ThreeRidges #sonyalpha
Here are a few of my favorite shots from the trek.
Check out my trail Guide here: mlghikes.com/three-ridges...
#hiking #photography #ThreeRidges #sonyalpha
Playing Michigan State's offense after this is going to be like fighting cavemen with rocks and sticks after you just fought robots with laser guns and rockets #purdue
February 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Playing Michigan State's offense after this is going to be like fighting cavemen with rocks and sticks after you just fought robots with laser guns and rockets #purdue
Big news! My photo, 'Aurora's Dance over West Virginia' was chosen to be the cover shot of F-Stop Magazine's 2025 Landscape Issue.
It is an incredible honor to be included with so many talented artists. Go check out the issue here:
www.fstopmagazine.com
#landscapephotography #landscape2024fstop
It is an incredible honor to be included with so many talented artists. Go check out the issue here:
www.fstopmagazine.com
#landscapephotography #landscape2024fstop
February 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Big news! My photo, 'Aurora's Dance over West Virginia' was chosen to be the cover shot of F-Stop Magazine's 2025 Landscape Issue.
It is an incredible honor to be included with so many talented artists. Go check out the issue here:
www.fstopmagazine.com
#landscapephotography #landscape2024fstop
It is an incredible honor to be included with so many talented artists. Go check out the issue here:
www.fstopmagazine.com
#landscapephotography #landscape2024fstop
From the Grand Canyon to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, here are my favorite photos from the 2024 hiking season. If you are interested in reading about my adventures, or checking out more of my photography. Check out my site www.mlghikes.com.
1/6
#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
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#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
January 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
From the Grand Canyon to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, here are my favorite photos from the 2024 hiking season. If you are interested in reading about my adventures, or checking out more of my photography. Check out my site www.mlghikes.com.
1/6
#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
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#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
Anyone else see this last night? Apparently this is called a moon halo. It happens when the moon's light is refracted by ice crystals in cirrus clouds.
Luckily I was able to grab my camera and get a good shot before it disappeared.
#astrophotography #moon #moonhalo
Luckily I was able to grab my camera and get a good shot before it disappeared.
#astrophotography #moon #moonhalo
December 14, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Anyone else see this last night? Apparently this is called a moon halo. It happens when the moon's light is refracted by ice crystals in cirrus clouds.
Luckily I was able to grab my camera and get a good shot before it disappeared.
#astrophotography #moon #moonhalo
Luckily I was able to grab my camera and get a good shot before it disappeared.
#astrophotography #moon #moonhalo
December 12, 2024 at 4:52 PM
On my last night at Pictured Rocks, I was hoping for the northern lights, I settled for a fiery sunset. Not a bad consolation prize.
#hiking #landscapehotography
#hiking #landscapehotography
December 10, 2024 at 2:27 PM
On my last night at Pictured Rocks, I was hoping for the northern lights, I settled for a fiery sunset. Not a bad consolation prize.
#hiking #landscapehotography
#hiking #landscapehotography
So my photo "Golden Hour at Mather Point"was selected as a finalist for the Grand Canyon Conservancy's 2025 Digital Membership Card.
It didn't win, but it was amazing to even be considered.
Check out out the other finalists here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/19Sz...
It didn't win, but it was amazing to even be considered.
Check out out the other finalists here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/19Sz...
December 3, 2024 at 1:00 AM
So my photo "Golden Hour at Mather Point"was selected as a finalist for the Grand Canyon Conservancy's 2025 Digital Membership Card.
It didn't win, but it was amazing to even be considered.
Check out out the other finalists here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/19Sz...
It didn't win, but it was amazing to even be considered.
Check out out the other finalists here:
www.facebook.com/share/p/19Sz...
Reposted by Matthew Grahovac
Best piece I've ever read from Neubert imo. Give it a read #purdue
GoldandBlack.com Analysis: The end for Ryan Walters at #Purdue and what may lie ahead www.on3.com/teams/purdue...
December 2, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Best piece I've ever read from Neubert imo. Give it a read #purdue
"When you go, your footprints will fill with grass. Moss shall cover your tombstone, and as the sun rises, green shall spread over all, in all of shades and hues."
-The Green Knight
#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
-The Green Knight
#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
December 2, 2024 at 4:16 PM
"When you go, your footprints will fill with grass. Moss shall cover your tombstone, and as the sun rises, green shall spread over all, in all of shades and hues."
-The Green Knight
#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
-The Green Knight
#hiking #photography #sonyalpha
No one is going to mourn Ryan Walters nor should they, but he wasn't a coach that was easy to hate. Just seemed like he was in way over his head.
I hope the athletic department understands the gravity of this next hire, with all the changes in college football, you have to get this right. #purdue
I hope the athletic department understands the gravity of this next hire, with all the changes in college football, you have to get this right. #purdue
Tom is on top of all this but multiple reports indicate #Purdue is firing football coach Ryan Walters after two seasons. We’ll have a ton of coverage to come at GoldandBlack.com www.on3.com/teams/purdue...
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December 1, 2024 at 6:02 PM
No one is going to mourn Ryan Walters nor should they, but he wasn't a coach that was easy to hate. Just seemed like he was in way over his head.
I hope the athletic department understands the gravity of this next hire, with all the changes in college football, you have to get this right. #purdue
I hope the athletic department understands the gravity of this next hire, with all the changes in college football, you have to get this right. #purdue
The announcers calling Walters a "defensive minded coach" is only technically true. Looking at Purdue's season, you would never believe that. #purdue
December 1, 2024 at 1:14 AM
The announcers calling Walters a "defensive minded coach" is only technically true. Looking at Purdue's season, you would never believe that. #purdue
The college basketball gods are trying to give us Purdue fans PTSD with this matchup...
November 26, 2024 at 8:10 PM
The college basketball gods are trying to give us Purdue fans PTSD with this matchup...
November 25, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Reposted by Matthew Grahovac
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Thru-hiker: whoa, bro, you're adding 200 grams to your base weight *and* taking up all that cubic space? Righteous, bro - I just drink right out of the pot, but hike your own hike, right?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Thru-hiker: whoa, bro, you're adding 200 grams to your base weight *and* taking up all that cubic space? Righteous, bro - I just drink right out of the pot, but hike your own hike, right?
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Writer: …did I have a plan for this cup? Was it supposed to link to some other part of the plot? Crap. I really don’t want to go through and take every mention of the cup out. Maybe I can kill someone with it.
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Writer: …did I have a plan for this cup? Was it supposed to link to some other part of the plot? Crap. I really don’t want to go through and take every mention of the cup out. Maybe I can kill someone with it.
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Agent: The cup isn’t a good fit for my list
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Agent: The cup isn’t a good fit for my list
November 24, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Optimist: The cup is half full
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Thru-hiker: whoa, bro, you're adding 200 grams to your base weight *and* taking up all that cubic space? Righteous, bro - I just drink right out of the pot, but hike your own hike, right?
Pessimist: The cup is half empty
Thru-hiker: whoa, bro, you're adding 200 grams to your base weight *and* taking up all that cubic space? Righteous, bro - I just drink right out of the pot, but hike your own hike, right?
Hot take: The Great British Baking Show is the best thing on TV, and it's not even close.
November 24, 2024 at 2:42 AM
Hot take: The Great British Baking Show is the best thing on TV, and it's not even close.
Sunset at Mather Point.
There is nothing as spectacular as the Grand Canyon. I've hiked through it three different times, and it never gets old.
#hiking #grandcanyon #nationalparks
There is nothing as spectacular as the Grand Canyon. I've hiked through it three different times, and it never gets old.
#hiking #grandcanyon #nationalparks
November 22, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Sunset at Mather Point.
There is nothing as spectacular as the Grand Canyon. I've hiked through it three different times, and it never gets old.
#hiking #grandcanyon #nationalparks
There is nothing as spectacular as the Grand Canyon. I've hiked through it three different times, and it never gets old.
#hiking #grandcanyon #nationalparks