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 … [Read more...] about Exploring Elements 2014: Adventures Abound!
Bryon Dorr
SNAPSHOT: Grand Escalante & Zion
In June, we made the pilgrimage from the CKS Paddlefest in Buena Vista, CO to Las Vegas. Along the way we figured we would check out two areas that we'd both driven around many times, but never had the chance to stop and check out. A lot of highway, dirt roads and spectacular natural and man-made wonders where found along the way. Enjoy this little photo essay of the trip … [Read more...] about SNAPSHOT: Grand Escalante & Zion
EVENT: 2014 Santa Cruz Paddle Surf Festival
The Santa Cruz Paddle Surf Festival is truly a highlight of my travel schedule every year! I love getting together with the kayak surf tribe and surfing the spectacular waves at Steamer’s Lane with a few good friends. This year I hadn’t been in my surf kayak for something like 10 months before the comp, so with only about an hr of practice the day before the comp I managed to … [Read more...] about EVENT: 2014 Santa Cruz Paddle Surf Festival
EEXP: An Introduction
The EEXP Project: Exploring Elements has commenced construction of its new overland adventure vehicle in partnership with XPCamper. The EEXP is being built on a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 ext cab short bed Cummins diesel 4x4 chassis. This chassis was selected because of its diesel power plant, which has international serviceability, load carrying capacity, aftermarket support and … [Read more...] about EEXP: An Introduction
Van Life Holiday Greetings: A Look Back at 2013
2013 has been a crazy year here at Exploring Elements. It started off by getting back to the states after an amazing month driving around Mexico for the Maya Rally. The crazy adventures continued all year, highlighted by; Jan. skiing in Tahoe, Feb's Gems & Brews Tour, a March filled with Desert Rendezvous/Santa Cruz Paddle Fest/Easter Jeep Safari, April in Baja, May at … [Read more...] about Van Life Holiday Greetings: A Look Back at 2013