Tremor Boots. How strictly would you interpret the "standing on solid ground" clause.
A druid wildshaped into an earth elemental can earthglide, but is effectively blind. Would you allow tremor boots to work while earthgliding within solid ground?
I think this would be a Rules Question. But as a GM I would rule it works. Not by rules as written because the rules clearly say "standing on" but since you're asking this in advice, I will tell you how i would houserule it.
I thought about putting it in rules, but the rules are pretty clear. I am conflicted on whether to allow it or not, so thought about getting more opinions, maybe someone who has allowed it and whether it was problematic or not.
Probably not going to fly.
You could grab the cave domain (the terrain one- not the earth subdomain). It gives tremor sense at level 6. Also, it can give darkvision at level 1 (1 min for others, 1 hour for yourself; 3+wis uses per day). And there is echolocation as a domain spell, which is useful (because blindsight).
So overall, it is a domain well suited for going into caves and dungeons. Surprising! Anyway, it is what I would typically advise people to use if they want to heavily focus on earth elements.
Which feats?
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I think this should work.
At no point does burrowing/earthglide alter how gravity affects you so you would always be on the earth/solid ground, even if you were technically also in the earth/solid ground.
Burrowing does not change your facing or give you the prone condition so you are always standing up while burrowing/earth glide.
As long as you are on solid earth, whether or not you are standing on it or standing on it while surrounced by it, you still get the benefits of the boots.
I'd say it would be allowed also, but it ultimately depends on what you constitute "solid ground," and if the stuff beneath that solid ground is more of the same.
If you think it does (I mean, dirt is dirt is dirt, which is why I would allow it), then it should be allowed. If not (because you think that there are the remains of old contraptions or dinosaurs or whatever), then it shouldn't, but keep in mind that this may have other implications besides this interaction (i.e. creatures that are within the earth would have to make Fly checks because they aren't actually standing on solid ground, or creatures using the effects of Spider Climb to be on in-door ceilings and roofs could not actually do so, as these aren't solid ground. Surfaces, yes, but not ground).