Exploring Overland—

For adventure travel enthusiasts

If you love exploring the world

Join us

Jonathan and Roseann Hanson are Arizona- & UK-based authors, naturalists, visual storytellers, and explorers.

Welcome! We founded Exploring Overland to showcase our trips and overland training opportunities, creative workshops, and publications—print, digital, and video—for overland adventure travel and field arts.

If you love self-sufficient travel . . . if you love exploring the world . . . if you want to share your discoveries in words and images and art, join us as we help outfit, train, and inspire you to realize your dreams. 

We invite you to sign up for periodic (one to two times per month, usually Sunday morning) email updates:

Subscriptions now available!

Come explore with us . . .


What’s new:

Overland Tech & Travel Blog

Field Arts Blog

Field Arts Bootcamps Coming Up

Live-in-person retreats for field artists and nature journalers: four to seven full days of pure nature exploration and journaling in an immersive backcountry experience.

Imagine the luxury of spending multiple days doing nothing but nature observation, learning, sketching, and writing with a cohort of like-minded fellow journalers . . . and with customized one-on-one feedback and specific skills-tutoring throughout the whole experience. Read more —>

Workshops & Events



Just wanted to send a quick congratulations on the debut of Exploration Quarterly. I have enjoyed every article so far. Loved Jonathan’s article on the World’s Deadliest Animal. So interesting and he has such a great sense of humor! Your Field Arts section is filled with so much “eye candy”, it’s wonderful! I’m looking forward to Volume 2, to read how to make my own Journal! You both are so inspiring!
— Jeanne W.
I found your website earlier this year and have really enjoyed the info, reviews, and various other articles that you publish . . . I just wanted to say thank you for this great website! Also, your tastes in the finer things overland are nice as they have allowed me to find some great pieces of gear for myself and my rig—top notch.
— Shawn R.
Just received the premier issue of Exploration Quarterly - well done! It’s like getting National Geographic in a larger format. Collector’s item for sure.
— Dexter O.