Sneak Preview Vol. 2, No. 2 – Exploration Quarterly
Image by Jason Spafford, from Grace Under Gravel by Lisa Morris.
Amongst the upheaval and excitement of our move 65 miles southeast of Tucson to our new Ravenskeld, we are hard at work on Vol. 2, No. 2 of Exploration Quarterly—and it’s shaping up beautifully with a diverse mix of subjects for your reading pleasure. This all-digital issue will include:
An overlanding feature by Lisa Morris and Jason Spafford — a hybrid philosophical look at 25 years of travel on two wheels and four, complemented by a survey of their vehicle choices and how they learned to love the road (and stay a couple).
A biogeographer delves into the early searches for the source of the Mississippi River — literally, by reenacting one explorer’s early-1800s canoe journey for a documentary film series. Janet Rith-Nyjarian shares her immersive experiences.
Graham Jackson reports on his 18 months owning an ENEOS Grenadier — a rough start (it tried to kill his wife) does not get any better, and he comes to some rather stark conclusions.
We share a beautiful artifact that recently came into our possession (after coveting it for 30 years) — a hundred-year-old roll-top camp table from a company that won a gold medal at the 1893 Columbian Exposition.
Jonathan will share the results of his field test of six multi-tools — will he choose One Tool to Rule Them All?
Roseann dove into the charming world of handmade pochade boxes — perfect portable field arts studios (and amazingly she only bought two of them).
Overlanding and art come together in our interview with artist Lisa Spangler, who with her husband, Jason, took to the road full time last year in their Sprinter van. We’ll talk with Lisa about how she creates on the road, her artist-in-residencies, and about her choice of field kit.
In Cartographia, we take a deep dive into the origin of scientific journals (and science as we know it today) and the birth of realistic rendering of visual data for public consumption.
Classic Kit features an iconic work: the pioneering Baedeker travel guidebooks.
