HOMEMeandering Explorers2019-04-20T18:21:25+00:00

MEANDERING EXPLORERS

WILD SPACES | LIVING SIMPLY | EXPLORING

Your Place to Learn
HOW TO – BUILD GEAR and ADVENTURE

BUILD

Custom Convertible Sofa Bed Configurations for Camper Van FI

Custom Convertible Sofa Bed in a Camper Van

Camper Van Build List (materials, parts and tools)

Camper Van Build List: Materials, Parts, & Tools

Mobile Office Van Layout: Swivel Seat

Van Layout: Designing a Mobile Office

jigsaw-cutting-plywood-tools-FI

Van Build Questions Answered

ADVENTURE

Stay Warm While Camping

Stay Warm While Camping in the Winter

lost-coast-south-view-FI

Southern Lost Coast Bikepacker Loop

snow-chains-on-tires-FI

Tools for Driving a Van in Poor Road Conditions

toilet-bowl-at-fossil-creek-FI

Hiking Fossil Creek Loop in Arizona

Home Page Map

RECENT VIDEOS

@MEANDERING_EXPLORERS on Instagram

Water - it has quite a calming affect by making yo

Water - it has quite a calming affect by making you forget everything else in the world except that moment and forcing you to go with the flow.
———
Growing up, I remember swimming in Michigan’s ice-cold lakes well past the point that my lips had turned blue, only to come in for dinner. The water has always been a place I’ve loved and still continue to. I think I enjoy it so much because it is this foreign place that you can’t spend an indefinite amount of time in, similar to caves, so you savor the time you are there. . .quenching your thirst for curiosity.
———
Photo 1: swimming into dusk.
———
#snorkeling #calming #ocean #Hawaii #gowiththeflow #childhood #swimming #underwater #tropicalfish #bigisland #captaincook

First time I’ve ever driven from sea level to 10

First time I’ve ever driven from sea level to 10,000 ft for a cave trip, let alone driven that high in elevation at all. It’s crazy how many climate zones this island has. . .Hawaii has 10 of the world’s 14 climate zones! Some areas feel like you’re on the moon and others are so full of vegetation that you can barely walk through them.
———
#Hawaii #bigisland #climatezone #roadtrip #driving #travel #climateszones #volcanic #tropical #ocean #feelingthealtitude #mountainlife

🌴Holiday Palm Tree🌴 A tropical paradise for

🌴Holiday Palm Tree🌴
A tropical paradise for some. . .
———
#palmtrees #Hawaii #holidays #winter #bigisland #newyears #tropicalparadise

Kazumura 🌋 40.7 mi (65.5 km) long and 3,614 ft

Kazumura 🌋 40.7 mi (65.5 km) long and 3,614 ft (1,102 m) deep, making it the worlds longest and deepest lava tube.
———
My first-time caving in a lava tube. They’re so different from caves formed in limestone. For one, they are rarely very far below the surface. This combined with very porous rock enables roots to come in through the ceiling, forming chandeliers (or root stalactites?) throughout the cave. You are never far from an entrance. In fact, if you come across an obstacle, you can usually find another entrance on the other side, rather than trying to rig anything. The walls have a metallic sheen to them. If you thought limestone was sharp, volcanic rock is a whole nother level. The joke when crawling across the floor was, “the floor is lava,” so don’t touch it or else you will cheese grade your skin.
———
Photo 1: Steve took the time to show us one of his favorite spots, where the roots come in from an entrance.
Photo 2: Many passages are coated in magnesio-ferrite because of prolonged exposure of the high-oxygen atmosphere with remelted wall rock, giving them a metallic appearance.
———
#lavatubes #caving #Hawaii #geology #Kazumura #MaunaLoa #volcano #island

The Sieben Hengste as the fog rolls in and just be

The Sieben Hengste as the fog rolls in and just before a rain/hail storm. The limestone pavement here is spectacular!

🐙 ¡Open water certified! 🌊 Psyched to start

🐙 ¡Open water certified! 🌊
Psyched to start exploring a whole new world.