Have you ever heard about the Dusty Camel? Today, I wanted to share this beautiful and amazing story. This non profit organization mission is to inspire people to go outdoors and get a chance to reconnect with nature, and protect it. Sound great? So just grab a minute to better know the Dusty Camel and dive into a wonderful outdoor adventure travel.

Last Friday, Ian and Andy were having the premier of As it Happens, in NYC, presented at the Outdoor Rise Festival. Enjoy this epic trailer:

I love the music, created by Andy himself -

The Dusty Camel is first the deep friendship of 2 American thru-hikers, Ian Mangiardi and Andy Laub, who met along the Appalachian trail. In spring 2011, they decided to go for a new outdoor adventure travel, hiking over the 2,600 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail. Running from the border with Mexico to the Canadian border, the Pacific Crest Trail was used by settlers in the 1800s looking for the good life in California, Oregon and Washington. Ian and Andy made a wonderful movie, As it Happens, from this six-month journey, showing how much this trip was a challenging and in-depth experience. But the aim of this movie goes far beyong showing the beauty of the US backcountry:

The Dusty Camel is committed to protecting America’s wild spaces. Its mission- inspire people to to go outdoors, and give them the tools to have a life changing journey. They use their experience to give the best advice to have a successful expedition or adventure of any kind.

The Dusty Camel will do as their ancestors did thousands of years ago– take advantage of man’s freedom to roam.  We follow one simple concept — more people that enjoy the outdoors, means more people to protect it.

Go and learn more here (source www.thedustycamel.org)

Help the Dusty Camel message to spread out: Follow them on Facebook or become a member here. Note, you also can explore the gear blog and find any help to plan your next outdoor adventure travel.

[Photo courtesy The Dusty Camel]

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