#Introduction
Kia ora! I’m Matt - husband, dad to two (mostly) grown-up humans, and based in a small island nation tucked away in the South Pacific. #Aotearoa

I’m in the Fediverse because I believe in an open Internet that connects and grows communities of people, free from the commercial imperatives and perverse incentives of BigTech.

I’ve been a techno-geek for as long as I can remember, and blog about my journeys with tech at https://mattjhayes.com. I also gravitate to maker projects that give me an excuse to buy more #RaspberryPi

I mostly post about tech stuff, but content may also include photos of my dog being a doof, or some nice scenery that has caught my eye.

Other interests include hiking 🥾 (in my country we call this #tramping), travel, skiing, photography and mountain biking.

The view from Field Peak by Ruahine Tramper

https://tmblr.co/Z7VXvxjMip05Ca00

#newzealand #tramping #trekking #tararua #doc #departmentofconservation #cloud #alpine #flickr #thingsdavidlikes

RE: https://digipres.club/@CentralAndWesternArchiveGLAM/116564295546905339

One of the wholesome things about the tramping fb groups was how a question like this would get a lot of answers. If you click through to the archive listing there's a lot of narrative about the area, and already some solid suggestions about which hut this is.

#Trampstodon #Tramping #TeRuaOTeMoko #Fiordland #History

I spent my copious free time in March writing a trip report for our Cascade Saddle tramp in February. It sure is scenic. #NZ #tramping #SouthernAlps

https://patricklam.ca/post/20260331-trip-report-cascade-saddle/

https://www.paddypallin.com.au/paddy-pallin-helium-hiker.html

Lightens your pack load by 5kg!

#bushwalking #tramping #hiking #outdoors #helium #aprilfools