So much awesome went down in 2014, but it can be summed up in two words; build & drive! We sold the Sportsmobile, designed & built the EEXP overland adventuremobile and hit the road for a circumnavigation of North America. With about 24,000 miles in the EEXP, and over 3,000 miles of that off-pavement, the adventures were plentiful! While not every adventure has been written about yet, here or in other publications, you can keep up with all the awesome through Instagram, Facebook & Twitter. Here’s a look back at a truly action packed year:
EEXP:
ADVENTURE STORIES:
Jackson Kayak: Southern Hospitality
Red Creek: Passing on the Stoke
SNAPSHOT: Grand Escalante & Zion
Familiar Territory, New Adventure
EVENTS:
Santa Cruz Paddle Surf Festival 2014
American Adventurist/Trasharoo Toys for Tots 2014
GEAR REVIEWS:
Loki Gear- Explore Your Inner Transformer
Goal Zero- Solar Powering Your Adventures
Camp Chef Rainer Campers Combo
Salsa Cycles Bucksaw Full Suspension Fatbike
GSI Infinity 4 Person Compact Tableset
Front Runner Flatpack Kitchenware Set
Camp Chef One Burner Butane Stove
Trigger Point Performance GRID Foam Roller
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS:
A Sign of Whitewater Industry Health?
A huge thanks has to be extended to all the amazing companies and people who have helped to keep the Exploring Elements adventures rolling in 2014. We look forward to working with all these great companies in 2015 and hope that they can earn your patronage as well. Check out the PARTNERS page for an up to date list of the companies that we work closely with.
A huge thanks also needs to be extended to the amazing CONTRIBUTORS who have submitted great content this year to Exploring Elements. Sarah Blessington has added a flavor to Exploring Elements’ gear reviews that is second to none. Bobby “The Dogg” Miller continues to write stories that entertain, inspire and pull at the heart strings. This year we also got great content from industry experts Andy Lilenthal and Christophe Noel. If you have great content that you want featured on Exploring Elements be sure to drop me a line through the CONTACT page.
There are now over 200 posts on Exploring Elements that I hope will inform and/or inspire. Thanks so much for following and/or contributing to the adventures and we hope to cross paths with new and old friends alike in 2015. Sarah & I are raising a glass of fine Ninkasi Brewing craft beer to everyone out there who chooses the path less traveled and finds adventure in their everyday lives. Cheers 🙂
Be sure to check out our SCHEDULE page to see where our paths might cross in 2015.
You can help keep the Exploring Elements content & adventures rolling by buying merchandise and/or handmade earrings through our STORE.
