Dust and Tribe

D&T Grrrl! The Earthblood Gathering
2023-02-17 - 2023-02-20 | Panamint Springs Resort, 8GQJ+VH, Darwin, CA, 93522, United States
Women 16+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
The new moon of Sha’ban approaches, and Dust and Tribe is calling out to women everywhere.
Deep within Death Valley, in the desert once known to the indigenous people as Tümpisa for the rich deposits of red ochre found there, an oasis beckons. This is the land of the Pa Niwintsi, the “water people” and the namesake of the Panamint Springs area where you will set up camp with your sisters for three nights and three days of reverent adventure.
Discover waterfalls and breathtaking vistas that change color with the movement of the sun. Witness dark, bejewelled skies, the like of which you can scarcely imagine. Explore abandoned settlements and the ruined operations of foolish men who once tried to tame the wilderness. Learn from their folly and recognize in the vast and undulating landscape the majesty and rigor of our Creator.
You and your fellow nomads will gather on Friday evening, binding together in clans of four, each woman assuming a critical role on behalf of all. Coyote, Spoon Keeper, Sage Burner, and Tale Weaver- clan work is how you will reveal the hidden treasures each of you bring to the desert. For all the awe the landscape offers, there is nothing so magnificent as the heart of a believer witnessing therein the Hand of God.
The Earthblood Gathering is an homage to the people who saw in the abundant red ochre of Tümpisa the very heart of creation. It is an invitation to find God in the wild and to nurture the relationships that will bring us ever closer to the Divine.
COVID-19: We are committed to keeping all participants healthy through smaller groups and the implementation of rigorous medical pre-screening. Once gathered, social distancing and the wearing of masks will neither be enforced nor discouraged.
Tents, sleep kits (sleeping bag and pad), and halal meals provided.
Transportation is not included. Carpooling is encouraged and Dust and Tribe will assist in coordinating this with registered participants, insha Allah.
Book your spot with a $100 non-refundable deposit.

Questions? Send us a message through our Contact Page

D&T Moon: Ramadan Moonquest 1444
2023-03-22 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Larkstone Park, X4RX+8C, Diamond Bar, CA
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Come join us as we look for the new crescent that marks the beginning of Ramadan, insha Allah!
Receive the month of mercy with your brothers and sisters! Bring your kids, bring your pets, bring your neighbors, but most importantly, bring your enthusiasm!
We will go to the upper level of Larkstone Park in Diamond Bar, a beautiful green park with a playground, clean restrooms, and a picturesque view of the city below. Younger kids can enjoy the playground. Feel free to bring kites, frisbees, soccer nets, or whatever else you need for a good time.
And we’ve got prizes! Show up and you just might get one.
We are only a few minutes away from the Institute of Knowledge, the perfect place to pray the nightfall prayer at the conclusion of our quest, insha Allah.
Feel free to bring snacks. We might have some of our own to share. Bring your own water, prayer rugs, and jackets.
Optional: Binoculars
COVID-19: Social distancing and the wearing of masks will neither be enforced nor discouraged.
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.
(we are well aware that the new moon will have been born the night before, likely visible only to a handful of Australians, but that’s no fun)
This event has been cancelled due to weather.

D&T Grrrl!/D&T Gents: Bioluminescent Kayak-Camping in Tomales Bay
2023-05-19 - 2023-05-21 | Blue Waters Kayaking, 359V+M7, Point Reyes Station, CA, 94956, United States
Men and Women 17+*
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 3
*This is a parallel program with separate and remote camps for men and women.
While within the physical capabilities of most, this expedition is highly technical and may require gear expenditures in addition to your registration fee.
Home of the Coast Miwok people, Tomales Bay embodies the rugged and chaotic beauty of existence itself.
The wind and tides sculpt the surrounding bluffs even as they challenge the adventurer with heave and spray. Twenty feet below, tectonic plates along either side of the San Andreas Fault slip ever so slowly past one another on their way to eventual cataclysm.
Paddling along the western shore will put us within view of native eel grass, otters, jellyfish, leopard sharks, and all manner of sea birds riding the currents of air as they hunt and court. The surrounding grasslands are considered among the most biologically diverse regions on earth. Therein can be found tule elk, black bear, weasels, raccoons, bats, and beavers.
And you will sleep among them, if you choose to sleep.
Because on moonless nights, there is magic in the water.
We have timed this adventure to coincide with the new moon of Dhu al-Qa’dah when the sky is darkest. The brave among us are invited back into the inky water to experience the miracle of bioluminescence, the flashing of organic light from the tiniest of animals as they shimmer in response to our movement.
Stars above and stars below, you will be as you once were: suspended, floating in a black womb of wonder and majesty.
These marvels are guarded by rigors that must be overcome, and few will make the effort. Read on to determine if you will be among them.
Included:

Pre-trip lodging, meals, and transport to/from D&T Camp One (if flying into Sacramento airport 5/18- limited to 4 persons)
Three days and two nights of camping in Tomales Bay
Paddles and flotation vests
Tandem kayak and one dry bag for every two participants
Portable toilet and privacy tent for men (vault toilets will be available for women)
Itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Carpool coordination (on-site parking limited)
One male and one female wilderness first-aid certified guide
Commemorative D&T keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, water (one gallon/day), clothing (including swimwear), tent, sleep kit, and cooking/mess supplies.
Due to the space and weight restrictions of your tandem kayak, you must be able to fit all of your clothing, food, and mess kits into a daypack.
Wetsuits are highly recommended, though not absolutely necessary. A limited number of wetsuits may be available for rent on the day of departure.
Tents, sleeping bags, and sleeping pads should be sized for backpacking. Rental options may be available at your local REI. You can also explore home-delivered rentals through Moosejaw and Outdoors Geek.
Limited rentals are also available through Dust and Tribe.
Extra dry bags are available for rent at Blue Waters Kayaking.
Some items like tents and stoves can be shared. As part of our commitment to coordinating a smooth trip, minimizing unnecessary expenses, and building group camaraderie, Dust and Tribe will work to assess group needs and advise accordingly.
Participants should feel confident in their ability to paddle for up to two hours. There will be opportunities for rests and breaks. Although flotation vests will be provided, participants would ideally be able to swim. At a minimum, participants must not be prone to panicking in the water.
As mentioned above, women will have access to vault toilets. Men will have a more rigorous experience with a longer paddle and no bathroom facilities (portable toilet and privacy tent will be provided). Campfires on the beach are permitted, provided we are all committed to maximum efficiency in order to allow room on our kayaks for firewood.
COVID-19: We are committed to keeping all participants healthy through smaller groups and the implementation of rigorous medical pre-screening. Once gathered, social distancing and the wearing of masks will neither be enforced nor discouraged.
Book your spot with a $100 deposit that is fully refundable 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Wednesday 4/19/2023). Refunds will not be offered after the aforementioned date except in cases of a documented or suspected COVID infection within 14 days of our event.
Full-refunds will also be offered in the event of inclement weather severe enough to pose a risk to participants.
We’ve got room for 12 men and 14 women. Please book using the appropriate button:

Don’t want to hassle with food? We’re happy to put together a 2000 calorie/day vegetarian meal bundle to get you through the weekend. The bundle includes pasta and quinoa-based entrees, oatmeal, granola, and lots of chocolate, nut-butters, and fat-rich coconut strips to fuel your adventure.

Questions? Leave a comment below or send us a message through our Contact Page.
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D&T Moon: Moonquest Dhu al-Hijjah 1444
2023-06-18 20:00 - 22:00 | Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve, M437+RF, Newport Beach, CA, 92660, United States
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Come join us as we look for the last crescent moon of Dhu al-Hijjah, marking the final month of the Islamic lunar calendar, insha Allah!
Receive the pilgrim moon with your brothers and sisters! Bring your kids, bring your pets, bring your neighbors, but most importantly, bring your enthusiasm!
We will meet at the Upper Newport Bay Nature Preserve in Newport Beach, among the most pristine remaining estuaries in Southern California. Come early and enjoy this coastal wetland, renowned as one of the finest bird watching sites in North America. You’ll find us on the balcony overlooking the education center, insha Allah.
Feel free to bring snacks. We might have some of our own to share. Bring your own water, prayer rugs, and jackets.
Optional: Binoculars
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

D&T Kin: Wheels of Fire!
2023-07-08 - 2023-07-14 | North Cascades National Park West Entrance, HJRF+VQ Marblemount, Washington
Open to men, women, and children (all ages)
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
The word “volcano” derives from the Ancient Roman worship of Vulcan, with whom they associated both the destructive and regenerative powers of fire.
We know better.
God is One, and His attributes encompass the mighty and the merciful. It is He who created the volcanoes, portals of infernal brimstone from which the Earth belches and exhales both beauty and devastation. And this summer, we are taking our families over 1200 miles north along a Trail of Fire, tracking the volcanic history of the Great Pacific Northwest.
We’ve got room for 50 people, and you’re invited.
Registration deadline 6/8/2023!
We start our trip the morning of Saturday, July 8th at D&T Camp One in Placerville, CA. Feel free to swing by the day before. Just let us know you’re coming and we’ll make sure you’ve got a place to stay and a hot meal to tuck you in.
Our first stop is Lassen Volcanic National Park where we will spend a day and a night exploring the geothermal activity of the dynamic and shifting landscape.
The morning of July 9th will see us in the city of Redding for coffee and breakfast before heading to the lovely town of Dunsmuir, where the water is reputed to be the cleanest on earth.
From there we head out for a day hiking the mystical slopes of Mount Shasta, an active volcano believed by the early Klamath people to be inhabited by the spirit chief Skell. The area continues to entice spiritual seekers of every disposition and we will camp among them.
We’ll need our rest, because on July 10th we continue north to Crater Lake where we will spend the day along the rim of the deepest freshwater lake in America. The brave among us may decide to slip into the water for a quick swim. Anglers- feel free to wet your lines. No license required!
We’ll spend the night along Diamond Lake in Oregon’s Umpqua National Forest before heading over to Silver Falls State Park on July 11th for a day spent hiking the Trail of Ten Falls before setting up camp.
July 12th is our city day (and perhaps our most ambitious) with a few hours earmarked for trips into Portland and Seattle to stock up on supplies and sample their legendary coffees before squeezing in a side trip to Mount Saint Helens, perhaps the most active and destructive of all the volcanoes on our trip.
It will be late by the time we make it to our group campsite along the banks of Goodell Creek in Washington’s North Cascades National Park. The volcanoes here are dormant, but we will be a witness to their geological legacy as we take in the scope and the magnitude of what has been described as the American Alps.
The morning of July 13th will see us, God willing, exploring the North Cascades for a full day before settling in for our last night together where we hope to honor the adventure through one last shared meal and a closing reflection before parting ways the morning of July 14th.
Included:

Overnight accommodations and meal at Dust and Tribe Camp One (optional)
Overnight camping in Lassen, Shasta, Umpqua National Forest, Silver Falls State Park, and the North Cascades
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Commemorative D&T Kin keepsake to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your family’s food, transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available).
Please note:
This is a one-way itinerary from Placerville to the North Cascades National Park.
Please plan your trip home accordingly.
The adventure fee is $120/per participant over two years of age.
Your 50% deposit is refundable up until 11:59 pm on Friday April 28th, 2023.
Registration for this event is closed
Questions? Send us a message through our Contact Page
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D&T Treks: Velma Lakes
2023-08-05 - 2023-08-07 | Eagle Falls Trailhead, XV2Q+P5 South Lake Tahoe, CA, United States
Men and women 13+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
Lake Tahoe’s Desolation Wilderness is an alpine wonderland. Massive conifers stab out from great walls of granite. Stony basins hold pristine lakes, refreshing pools of azure wherein dart brook and rainbow trout. This is world-class backpacking.
We’re not going far, but we are going hard. It’s only 5 miles to the Upper Velma Lake, but make no mistake: you’ll work for it.
This is an out-and-back trail with lots of climbing and some brutal switchbacks, but that’s just one day and we’ll need an early start to beat the summer heat. We know that with hardship there is ease, and in this case the payoff is glorious.
At the end of all that work are some of the prettiest little lakes you ever will see and that’s where we’ll spend the next two nights, God willing. We’ll explore, swim, fish (don’t forget your license!), and just take in the refreshment of radiant sunshine, clean air, and cool water.
We’re opening this adventure up to some of our younger participants with the understanding that they have the maturity to take direction and behave responsibly. And to make the trip easier for those coming from a distance, we are including an overnight stay Friday August 4th at D&T Camp One in Placerville, about 1.5 hours from the trailhead.
Included:

Overnight accommodations and meal at Dust and Tribe Camp One (optional)
Two nights of camping alongside the Velma Lakes
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Commemorative D&T keepsake to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your family’s food, transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available).
COVID-19: We are committed to keeping all participants healthy through smaller groups and the implementation of rigorous medical pre-screening. Once gathered, social distancing and the wearing of masks will neither be enforced nor discouraged.
Book your spot with a $100 deposit that is fully refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Monday 7/6/2023). Refunds will not be offered after the aforementioned date except in cases of a documented or suspected COVID infection within 14 days of our event.

Don’t want to hassle with food? We’re happy to put together a 2000 calorie/day vegetarian meal bundle to get you through the weekend. The bundle includes pasta and quinoa-based entrees, oatmeal, granola, and lots of chocolate, nut-butters, and fat-rich coconut strips to fuel your adventure.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact Page

D&T Grom: Surf Camp w/Kooks and Kahunas
2023-09-15 - 2023-09-17 | San Onofre, CC48+25 San Clemente, CA, United States
Men 16+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 1
Dust and Tribe started in California. Many of us have lived our whole lives with the Pacific Ocean as our playground. But we’ve spent a lifetime on the sand.
We’re going to change that with the help of Kooks and Kahunas, our local Muslim surf club. These aren’t just guys chasing waves. They are a committed group of spiritual seekers who understand that, for all of the ocean’s power and immensity, each wave that rolls in might hold the ride of a lifetime for exactly one person.
The universe is a big place. But you’re in it and there’s a reason. And sometimes you just need to suit up and float in the darkness for awhile before any of it makes sense.
There’s a whole lot more to surfing than surfing, bro.
Friday is our gathering day. We’ll get our beach camp sorted and learn about one another over dinner. After a night’s rest, we’ll have breakfast, handle our predawn prayers, and hit the beach for some safety instruction and basic preliminaries including board selection, waxing, and where to attach that pesky leg leash (hint: your leg). Then it’s into the water where we learn to find the “sweet spot” for our paddle-out and some practice belly-boarding in. You’ll be paired with a mentor who, although not a formal instructor, is passionate about surfing and invested in sharing that love with you.
From there it’s back to the sand where we’ll practice our pop-ups until we’re feeling confident enough to try standing in the water.
We’ll have two nights and two days on the beach. After the first morning, the rest of our time together is about practice and the camaraderie that comes out of learning together.
Best case scenario, we show up kooks and come home kahunas.
But don’t count on it. Better to focus on the good times we’ll have. With God’s help and permission, we can pretty well guarantee that.
Included:

Two nights of camping at San Mateo Campground
Surfboard and wetsuit
Surf mentoring by the Kooks and Kahunas Muslim Surf Club
Breakfast, dinner, and light refreshments (you’re on your own for lunch)
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Commemorative D&T keepsake to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available).
Those with their own board and wetsuit will receive an $80 discount upon balance fulfillment.
COVID-19: We are committed to keeping all participants healthy through smaller groups and the implementation of rigorous medical pre-screening. Once gathered, social distancing and the wearing of masks will neither be enforced nor discouraged.
Book your spot with a 50% deposit ($180) that is fully refundable up to 60 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Monday 7/17/2023). Refunds will not be offered after the aforementioned date except in cases of a documented or suspected COVID infection within 14 days of our event.

Questions? Post them in the comments below or reach out through our Contact Page

D&T Tours: #VanLife Immersion Experience Fall 2023
2023-10-06 - 2023-10-11 | D&T Camp One, 5501 Clear Creek Rd., Placerville, CA, 95667, United States
Men and women 18+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
Calling all aspiring digital nomads!
What if life was a working vacation? Is vanlife really just one instagrammable moment after another, or is there more to it? Is it really possible to combine your love for the outdoors with your need to earn a living?
Dust and Tribe invites you to a fall reprieve ideal for the remote worker to get their dose of adventure in the outdoors while still being able to log work hours each weekday. After this adventure you will almost certainly find out if vanlife is for you.
Join us as we soak up the Eastern Sierra in all of its splendor, exploring an amazing array of lakes, alpine meadows, glacial valleys, hot springs, and other unique geological features in a meandering trip from Northern to Southern California over the course of six days and five nights.
We’ve got two fully loaded vans ready to roll, one for men and one for women. Each vehicle is outfitted with a full kitchen, two double beds, toilet, and shower. We’ve put together an itinerary that allows for predictable reception the duration of the work week, God willing, while also allowing those with more flexibility plenty of adventure time.
Day 1 (Friday, October 6: Placerville)
This is our arrival day. Make your way to either the Sacramento or San Francisco airports and we’ll pick you up for our evening rendezvous at D&T Camp One in Placerville. We’ll get you settled before sitting down to a hosted communal meal.
Day 2 (Saturday, October 7: Hope Valley)
We’ll enjoy breakfast at Camp One before heading into beautiful Hope Valley just south of Lake Tahoe. We’ll spend some time hiking and exploring before hopping back into the vans for a short drive to some nearby (and geologically stunning) hot springs before boondocking for the night.
Day 3 (Sunday, October 8: Yosemite)
What vanlife experience would be complete without a trip through Yosemite National Park? The ambitious among us will set their sights on reaching what might possibly be the best view in the park from one of the most unique trails in Yosemite, bagging Cloud’s Rest for 360 degree panoramic views of Half Dome, Yosemite Valley, and Little Yosemite. Be warned: this is a 12-mile roundtrip hike packing all the adrenaline of Half Dome without the danger of the cables and crowds.
Not ready for all that?
Those down for more casual adventure can enjoy a leisurely stroll through Tuolumne Meadows, taking in views of Half Dome and Cloud’s Rest just steps away from our vans where we can spend the rest of the afternoon relaxing on the beach at Tenaya Lake. We’ll all meet back at the vans before dark, perhaps camping in Lee Vining or boondocking near Mono Lake.
Day 4 (Monday, October 9: Mammoth)
Working? No problem. We’ll get you into Mammoth nice and early to set up in one of their cafes. Those with the day off will make the hike to Devils Postpile and Rainbow Falls. God willing, we’ll all circle up after the work day to unwind in the wilderness before boondocking adjacent to some local hot springs, insha Allah.
Day 5 (Tuesday, October 10: Bishop)
We’ll set the working folks up in one of Bishop’s cafes as those of us with the day off explore the marvelous environs of Lake Sabrina followed by an afternoon trip to Manzanar, the infamous Japanese internment camp. Once all back together, well enjoy the sun setting behind Mount Whitney, boondocked in the rock-climbing Mecca of the Alabama Hills.
Day 6 (Wednesday, October 11: Lone Pine/Los Angeles)
Our final day together!
We’ll leave the working folks to their breakfast in Lone Pine while the rest of us head to the famous Whitney Portal Store for a little fortification before our six-mile roundtrip hike to Lone Pine Lake. After that, we’ll continue to our final destination, the bustling metropolis of Los Angeles where we’ll share one final meal together before you catch your flights or otherwise make your way home.
Included:

One night of accommodations, a hosted dinner, and breakfast at D&T Camp One in Placerville, CA
Six days and five nights of cruising, camping, and working (optional!) along Highway 395
Observance of all Islamic prayers and daily guided reflections
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Wilderness first-aid certified adventure guide
Commemorative D&T keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food while on the road and transportation to and from Sacramento/San Francisco/Los Angeles. Groceries and meal prep will be done in collaboration with other participants. Please limit personal items to a single backpack.
Be advised: We are opening up more spots than are actually available to allow for screening and preliminary discussion before committing participants to nearly a week in a van with others. We are invested in a high-quality experience for all and recognize that the potential stressors of close quarters and possible work obligations will require extra consideration on our part. At a bare minimum, we need to ensure that the gender of drivers and participants are matched.
In order to be considered, secure your spot with a $290 deposit that will be immediately refunded if logistics do not allow for your participation. Once your spot has been confirmed, there will be no refunds.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Moon: Ramadan Moonquest 1445
2024-03-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Top of the World, 3300 Alta Laguna Blvd., Laguna Beach, CA, 92651, United States
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Come join us as we look for the new moon of Ramadan, marking the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, insha Allah!
Receive the fasting crescent with your brothers and sisters! Bring your kids, bring your pets, bring your neighbors, but most importantly, bring your enthusiasm!
We will meet at Top of the World in Laguna Beach, adjacent to Alta Laguna Park.
Feel free to bring snacks. We might have some of our own to share. Bring your own water, prayer rugs, and jackets.
Optional: Binoculars
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

Post your questions and comments here, or send them privately via our Contact page.

D&T Build: Memorial Day Homesteading Experience
2024-05-25 - 2024-05-27 | D&T Camp One, 5501 Clear Creek Rd., Placerville, CA, 95667, United States
Men and women 16+
All creeds welcome
Our homestead at Camp One is a communal enterprise, one we’d like to share with you. Please join us on Memorial Day weekend for the first of many team builds as we co-create our basecamp for Northern California wilderness adventure.
You’ll have a chance to meet our goats, collect eggs from the henhouse, and take a nap by the creek if that’s what suits you. And all of this in a safe, beautiful, and culturally-sensitive environment that will foster three days of teamwork, camaraderie, and construction where we build bonds right along with our composting outhouse, insha Allah.
We’ll go over the plans, lay out our materials, and build the outhouse together, a boon to future campers and our garden, insha Allah. We’ll be teaching basic carpentry and the use of common power tools along the way. We’ll also talk about why we chose a composting toilet and the general considerations of homesteading that inform such decisions.
Included in your experience:

Two nights in our home at Camp One
On-site parking
A tour of the Camp One homestead where you can help us draft future projects
100% halal meals provided for the duration of your stay
Facilitation of build, including basic carpentry and the use of power tools
Safety glasses
Commemorative D&T keepsakes to honor our time together
Friends and memories to last a lifetime!

No previous construction experience required. All we ask is that you show up receptive to instruction and ready to work alongside your brothers and sisters. And please bring your own work gloves!
We’re building a team and only the most committed will qualify. For that reason, your non-refundable investment of $350 is due in full at the time of registration. Monies will be used to purchase supplies necessary for the build. We ask that you consider this before registering.
If forced to cancel due to inclement weather or other unforeseeable event, Dust and Tribe will extend an invitation to reschedule. If this is not possible, your payment will be returned.

Post your questions and comments here, or send them privately via our Contact page.

D&T Moon: Muharram Moonquest 1446
2024-07-06 20:00 - 22:00 | Larkstone Park, X4RX+8C, Diamond Bar, CA
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Come join us as we look for the new moon of Muharram, marking the first month of the Islamic new year, insha Allah!
Receive the coy and delightful crescent with your brothers and sisters! Bring your kids, bring your pets, bring your neighbors, but most importantly, bring your enthusiasm!
We will meet at Larkstone Park in Diamond Bar.
Feel free to bring snacks. We might have some of our own to share. Bring your own water, prayer rugs, and jackets.
Optional: Binoculars
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

D&T Grom: Surf Camp w/Kooks and Kahunas
2024-09-14 - 2024-09-16 | San Onofre, CC48+25 San Clemente, CA, United States
Men 16+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
Join us for our annual surf camp!
Dust and Tribe started in California. Many of us have lived our whole lives with the Pacific Ocean as our playground. But we’ve spent a lifetime on the sand.
We’re going to change that with the help of Kooks and Kahunas, our local Muslim surf club. These aren’t just guys chasing waves. They are a committed group of spiritual seekers who understand that, for all of the ocean’s power and immensity, each wave that rolls in might hold the ride of a lifetime for exactly one person.
The universe is a big place. But you’re in it and there’s a reason. And sometimes you just need to suit up and float in the darkness for awhile before any of it makes sense.
There’s a whole lot more to surfing than surfing, bro.
Saturday is our first day at surf camp. We’ll get ourselves sorted and learn about one another over dinner. After a night’s rest, we’ll have breakfast, handle our predawn prayers, and hit the beach for some safety instruction and basic preliminaries including board selection, waxing, and where to attach that pesky leg leash (hint: your leg). Then it’s into the water where we learn to find the “sweet spot” for our paddle-out and some practice belly-boarding in. You’ll be paired with a mentor who, although not a formal instructor, is passionate about surfing and invested in sharing that love with you.
From there it’s back to the sand where we’ll practice our pop-ups until we’re feeling confident enough to try standing in the water.
We’ll have two nights and two days on the beach. After the first morning, the rest of our time together is about practice and the camaraderie that comes out of learning together.
Best case scenario, we show up kooks and come home kahunas. Our surf camp is very beginner friendly!
But don’t count on it. Better to focus on the good times we’ll have. With God’s help and permission, we can pretty well guarantee that.
Included:

Two nights of camping at San Mateo Campground
Surfboard and wetsuit
Surf mentoring by the Kooks and Kahunas Muslim Surf Club
Breakfast, dinner, and light refreshments (you’re on your own for lunch)
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Commemorative D&T keepsake to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available).
Those with their own board and wetsuit will receive an $80 discount upon balance fulfillment.
Book your spot with a 50% deposit ($190) that is fully refundable up to 60 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Monday 7/16/2024). Refunds will not be offered after the aforementioned date except in cases of a documented or suspected COVID infection within 14 days of our event.
SOLD OUT.
Please reach out through our Contact Page to be added to our waitlist.

Questions? Post them in the comments below or reach out through our Contact Page

D&T Goat: Beginner's Backpacking Adventure with Baby Goats!
2024-10-05 - 2024-10-07 | Twin Lakes Trailhead, Desolation Wilderness, VQ2F+4F, Kyburz, CA, United States
Men and women 16+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
Lake Tahoe’s Desolation Wilderness is an alpine wonderland. Massive conifers stab out from great walls of granite and stony basins hold refreshing pools of azure filled with brook and rainbow trout.
This is world-class backpacking, an out-and-back trail with a gentle climb on the way in and virtually all downhill on the way out. This makes it perfect for the beginning packer, and that’s why we’re taking four of our baby Alpine goats, our packgoats-in-training!
This will be one of their first conditioning hikes of the season and we’ll need your help leading, feeding, and just generally loving on these adorable and hardworking critters. Each participant will be assigned one baby goat for at least one day, allowing for a bonding and wilderness husbandry experience like no other.
These are our most affectionate and personable little goats, handpicked from the D&T Camp One herd, and they will leave quite the impression, God willing. But this will also be one of their longest outings to date and they will absolutely need your guidance and support.
We’re not going far and we’re taking our time.
Saturday morning starts early with the predawn prayer and our caravan to the trailhead where we’ll complete our gear check and begin our three-mile trek to Twin Lakes.
With our loaded packs and the modest elevation gain, we’ll get our hearts pumping, but not to worry. Our little goats will want to take their time nibbling the forage along the away, allowing for plenty of rest and a meandering pace.
At the end of our hike are some of the prettiest little lakes you ever will see and that’s where we’ll spend the next two nights, God willing. We’ll explore, swim, scramble, and just take in the refreshment of radiant sunshine, clean air, and cool water, insha Allah.
And to make the trip easier for those coming from a distance, we are including an optional overnight stay and home-cooked meal Friday October 4th at D&T Camp One in Placerville, about 1.5 hours from the trailhead.
Included:

Overnight accommodations and meal at Dust and Tribe Camp One on Friday 10/4 (optional)
Two nights of camping in or around Twin Lakes
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Commemorative D&T keepsake to honor our time together
BABY GOATS!!!
Professional portrait capturing you and your goat companions
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available).
Your trip facilitators are Luke Frobase and wilderness docent Andrea Guaschino.
Book your spot with a 50% deposit that is fully refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Thursday 9/5/2024).
SOLD OUT.
Please reach out through our Contact Page to be added to our waitlist.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact Page

D&T Meet: Old Books and Bean Pies
2024-12-20 10:00 - 14:00 | Owl Creek Books, 2MWJ+W8, Los Angeles, CA, United States
Men and women 16+
All creeds welcome
Let’s make new friends and explore Mid City Los Angeles through Dust and Tribe’s first ever urban meetup!
We will start our adventure at Owl Creek Books, a haven for rare and first edition book lovers. There’s no better way to whet our appetites for local history than with the smell of these musty tomes!
From there, we make our way to 27th Street Bakery to try some of their bean pies. If there is an original Muslim American food, it has to be the bean pie, created by African-American Muslims in the 1930s! The bakery itself has been around since 1956.
Finally, we will gather for the Friday congregational prayers at Masjid Bilal Islamic Center, the first identifiable large mainstream Islamic community in Los Angeles. Before they branched off, the founders were part of a Nation of Islam temple established by Malcolm X, may God’s mercy be upon him. If we are lucky, we might even run into some elders who can tell us a bit of firsthand history.
Carpooling highly recommended! Parking in Los Angeles can be a problem.
Old books, bean pie, and a farewell prayer at an historic Islamic landmark. Kind of the best Friday ever!
Your host for this adventure is Makeda
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Moon: Rajab Moonquest 1446
2024-12-31 15:00 - 21:00 | San Luis Obispo Moon Tree, 78HP+W5, San Luis Obispo, CA, United States
All ages welcome
All creeds welcome
Come join us as we look for the new moon of Rajab, marking the seventh month of the Islamic lunar year, insha Allah!
Receive the coy and delightful crescent with your brothers and sisters!
We will meet at the Moon Tree in San Luis Obispo for what will be our most ambitious sighting event ever. You’ll need your headlamps and warm, wind-resistant jackets because we’ll be hiking nearby Cerro San Luis, a local peak that promises an unobstructed view of beautiful Morro Bay. It’s all uphill, and if that isn’t challenging enough, we’ll be descending after dark.
Feel free to bring snacks. We might have some of our own to share. Bring your own water, prayer rugs, and jackets.
Optional: Binoculars
Your guide for this adventure is Anas.
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Grind: Primal California Backpacking 2025
2025-01-25 - 2025-01-27 | Henry W. Coe State Park, 5HR7+HJ, Morgan Hill, CA
Men and women 16+
All creeds welcome.
Adventure Score: 3
Three days and thirty miles, backpacking with your brothers and sisters in faith will make the going easier, but it will still be a grind.
There is no more iconic landscape than the rolling, verdant grasslands of California. Long before gold was discovered, the honeyed hues of an oak-studded hillside were enough to cement California’s aurulent reputation; for it is the Golden State.
Except in the winter. In this time, much of California is a misty emerald.
And we invite you to savor this damp and cold jewel for three days and two nights in California’s Henry W. Coe State Park.
D&T Grind is our winter coed backpacking adventure where we ask men and women to face adversity together. Cold temperatures, wet weather, swollen creeks, impassable routes, long miles, and steep climbs are only a few of the challenges we will embrace as we rediscover what it means to be sisters and brothers in faith.
This is a far cry from the lecture halls and temple sermons.
This is lived experience where all that you are will become apparent to yourself and others, coaxed into the dim winter light by the rigors of novelty and fatigue.
Grind will humiliate the arrogant and reward the selfless. Against the backdrop of wet earth and grey sky, our insignificance is an undeniable mandate for the humble to assist one another and press on. Even so, the haughtiness within us may rue the day, grumbling for a return to the small, safe spaces that affirm our sense of grandeur and control.
Grind is a lesson. Grind is a teacher. Grind is a gift.
Included:

Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
All necessary permits
Two nights of backcountry camping
Wilderness first-aid certified adventure guide
Daily check-in message to loved ones via satellite transmitter
Nightly circle reflections
Commemorative D&T keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, transportation, clothing, park entry fees, and gear (limited rentals are available). Interested participants should feel confident in their ability to carry 30 pounds of gear a distance of at least 10 miles. Backpacking experience will be helpful, but is not required. We’ll coach you through anything you need to know, insha Allah.
Your trip facilitators are Luke Frobase and Andrea Guaschino.
Trip will cancel if fewer than 4 registered participants by January 11, 2025.
Inclement weather anticipated and will not be grounds for either cancellation or refund except in cases of extreme severity.
Book your spot with a $190 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Thursday 12/26/2024).

Don’t want to hassle with food? We’re happy to put together a 2000 calorie/day vegetarian meal bundle to get you through the weekend. The bundle includes pasta and quinoa-based entrees, oatmeal, granola, and lots of chocolate, nut-butters, and fat-rich coconut strips to fuel your adventure.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Moonquest: Sha'ban 1446
2025-01-29 16:00 - 18:00 | Guadalupe Dunes, X88X+3R2, Guadalupe, CA, United States
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Come join us as we look for the new moon of Sha’aban, marking the eight month of the Islamic year, insha Allah!
Receive the coy and delightful crescent with your brothers and sisters! Bring your kids, bring your pets, bring your neighbors, but most importantly, bring your enthusiasm!
We will meet among the dunes of Guadalupe! Adjacent to the Pacific ocean, this fascinating landscape begs to be explored! Come early and we’ll do just that before looking for the moon of Sha’ban, inshallah!
Feel free to bring snacks. We might have some of our own to share. Bring your own water, prayer rugs, and jackets.
Optional: Binoculars
Your facilitator for this adventure is Anas.
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Gents: Ice Fishing at Caples Lake
2025-02-08 - 2025-02-09 | Caples Lake, Kirkwood, CA, 95646, United States
Men 16+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2

Do the thing that nobody else will: join us as we freeze for the glory of fish!
Yes, it will be cold. Perhaps even perilous. A lot of things have to go right and that’s in God’s Hands, so we’re definitely not making any promises. But there are some monsters in Caples Lake: rainbow and cutthroat trout and even some massive Mackinaws.
You’ll have to decide whether or not you’re ready to hunt them.
If you are, you’ll be with us drilling into the ice, rigging our poles, and finding ways to keep warm as we tempt the leviathans plying the depths below.
They call it fishing and not “catching” for a reason. Sometimes you go home with nothing but memories, but we’ve got some consolation prizes just in case.
After your day on the lake, you can look forward to a return to Camp One where we will have a warm fire and a home-cooked meal waiting for you. If you want to test your winter camping skills, you’re welcome to pitch a tent outside near our fire pit. If you’d prefer something a bit more cozy with flushing toilets, well then you’re welcome to stay inside the main house with us.
What man doesn’t like options?
To make the trip easier for those coming from a distance, we are including an optional overnight stay and home-cooked meal Friday February 7th at Camp One in Placerville, about 1.5 hours from Caples Lake.
Included:

Two nights of camping with dinner and light breakfast at D&T Camp One
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
All of the equipment necessary for a full day of ice-fishing
Professional portraits for anyone that lands a fish
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your packed lunch while on the lake, transportation, and appropriate clothing/footwear.
Your trip facilitators are Luke Frobase and Ahmed Pierstorff.
Trip will cancel if fewer than 6 registered participants by January 25th, 2025.
Book your spot with a $100 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Thursday 1/9/2025).

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Gents: Intro to Outdoor Climbing
2025-02-15 - 2025-02-17 | Black Rock Campground, Joshua Tree National Park, 3JF6+83, Yucca Valley, CA, United States
Men 16+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
Join us in Joshua Tree National Park on Valentine’s weekend for some good times as we learn the fundamentals of top-roping, enjoy a full-moon hike, and endure the pre-dawn chill to catch a desert sunrise.
Sound bromantic?
That’s the plan.
Life is hard and these rocks teach us that even the most insurmountable obstacles are manageable with some planning, good friends, and solid communication. Climbing is about working through fear, building trust, and understanding that pain is part of the process.
With all of that to deal with, we’re fine with anybody that wants to hug it out.
We’re bringing chocolate. We might even pick you a flower.
More than anything though, we want to make sure that by the time you go home you’ll know how to set bomb-proof anchors, self-rappel, and belay your partner safely.
Included:

Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Two nights of camping
Instruction in anchor-building, partner-belay, and climbing safety
Full-moon hike
Wilderness first-aid certified adventure guides
Campfire reflections
Commemorative D&T keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, transportation, clothing, park entry fees, and gear: climbing shoes, helmet, and harness
Limited rentals are available.
Your trip facilitators are Todd Gallinger and Ahmed Pierstorff.
Trip will cancel if fewer than 4 registered participants by February 1, 2025.
Book your spot with a $180 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Thursday 1/16/2025).

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Moonquest: Ramadan 1446
2025-02-28 17:00 - 19:00 | Larkstone Park, X4RX+8C, Diamond Bar, CA
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Come join us as we look for the new moon of Ramandan, marking the ninth month of the Islamic year, insha Allah!
Receive the coy and delightful crescent with your brothers and sisters! Bring your kids, bring your pets, bring your neighbors, but most importantly, bring your enthusiasm!
We will meet at the upper level of Larkstone Park in Diamond Bar. At only six minutes from the Institute of Knowledge, it’s the perfect location to sight the moon before gathering for the nightfall prayer.
Feel free to bring snacks. We might have some of our own to share. Bring your own water, prayer rugs, and jackets.
Optional: Binoculars
Your facilitator for this adventure is Makeda.
SECOND LOCATION ADDED FOR CENTRAL CALIFORNIA!
Address: 3300 Skyway Dr, Santa Maria, CA 93455
Start Time: 4:30 pm
Your facilitator for this adventure is Anas.
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Moonquest: Shawwal 1446
2025-03-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Dinosaur Caves Park, 583M+MM, Pismo Beach, CA, United States
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Come join us as we look for the new moon of Shawwal, marking the Festival of Fast-Breaking and the tenth month of the Islamic lunar year, insha Allah!
Receive the coy and delightful crescent with your brothers and sisters! Bring your kids, bring your pets, bring your neighbors, but most importantly, bring your enthusiasm!
We will meet at Dinosaur Caves Park in Pismo Beach. Arrive on time and we’ll have a chance to explore this beautiful bluff-top overlook before offering our sunset prayer, insha Allah. We’re planning a potluck iftar, so bring something to share. We don’t like to generate a lot of waste, and it would help greatly if you bring your own containers, utensils, and cup. And don’t forget your blanket, water, prayer rugs, beanies, and jackets!
Optional: Binoculars (really helpful as this one might be a tough sighting)
Your facilitator for this adventure is Anas.
There is no fee for this event, but clicking the registration button will allow us to optimize our hospitality, insha Allah.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Build: Farm Skills Workshop
2025-04-12 - 2025-04-20 | D&T Camp One, 5501 Clear Creek Rd., Placerville, CA, 95667, United States
Men and women 13+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
It’s been a long winter.
Chores get put off on account of the snow and wind and rain. But the sunshine and longer days are starting to dry us out and it’s finally time to put our backs into some long-overdue farm work, insha Allah.
Nestled in the forested foothills of the eastern sierra, the Dust and Tribe Camp One homestead always has work for us to do and we would love some help!
Having you here will make the work more enjoyable. We’ll get through it quicker, we’ll get to meet wonderful people, and we will all learn something new.
But maybe you don’t have a lot of experience with farm work? Fret not! If you’re willing to learn, we’re willing to teach.
Here’s some of what’s on the agenda:

Prepping garden beds
Constructing compost bins
Cleaning livestock shelters
Trenching for drainage
Clearing brush
Installing paddock gates

We’ll instruct you on how to use the necessary tools (pickaxes, shovels, digging bars, chainsaws, hand drills, levels, etc.) and we will have safety gear on-hand (goggles and first-aid).
We also have all of the equipment required to get the jobs done, but if we are blessed with a large turnout, we would appreciate you bringing the relevant tools for the work you would like to do, insha Allah.
Please bring your own gloves, water bottle, snacks, and closed-toed shoes that you don’t mind getting dirty.
Work-days are scheduled 10 am – 2 pm, after which we will host a lovely farm-style lunch featuring the eggs and meat that we are blessed to harvest on-site. People wanting to come early, stay late, or sleep over may do so once we’ve had a discussion to learn more about how best to accommodate you, insha Allah.
Due to the inherent risks of farm work and the sloping, forested layout of the Camp One homestead which does not allow for supervision, children under 13 are not welcome.
Included:

Farm work instruction, mentorship, and supervision
Halal, farm-style lunch using locally sourced meat and eggs
Safety equipment and registered nurse on-site
Networking opportunities with other like-minded people
Mountain air and plenty of exercise
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

Registration is free for this event. Unfavorable weather will cancel.
Please select the date that you would like to help from the drop-down menu below so that we know who is coming and when, God willing.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Grrrl! Lighthouse Catch-and-Cook Fishing Adventure
2025-04-25 - 2025-04-27 | Point Montara Lighthouse, GFPJ+H7, Montara, CA, United States
Women 18+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 1
Feeling nautical?
We hope so!
We’ve lined up a stay at the Point Montara Lighthouse, an historic landmark mere minutes from gorgeous Half Moon Bay. An absolutely inspiring location from which to explore nearby towns, be prepared for some of the best sunsets you’ve ever seen. And the best part is we’ve got the whole place to ourselves!
Okay. Maybe that’s not the best part.
Maybe the best part is falling asleep to the sound of crashing waves just outside? Or maybe it will be the camaraderie of other incredible women?
Or maybe the best part is grabbing your poke pole and heading out to Half Moon Bay in search of monkeyface eels. That’s exactly what we’re going to do on our first afternoon together. We’ll have everything you need and we’ll walk you through just exactly where and how to nab your first fish. After that, it’s up to you!
Back at our lighthouse, we’ll clean and cook our catch, God Willing, swapping stories about all the lunkers that got away.
We’ll have plenty of time for both urban and coastal exploration and we plan on doing lots of both, insha Allah.
Book your spot with a $215 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our adventure (refund deadline Wednesday 3/26/2025).
Included:

Two nights of accommodations at the Point Montara Lighthouse
Four hosted halal meals (dinner and breakfast x2)
Mentored poke poling at Half Moon Bay
Hands-on instruction on cleaning and cooking your catch
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Camp: Sea Kayaking and Coastal Foraging in Morro Bay
2025-05-09 - 2025-05-11 | Morro Strand State Beach, C42M+86, Morro Bay, CA, United States
Men and women 16+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
Some say the ocean is the origin of life, but since our initial nine months in the comparable salinity of the amniotic sac, have we taken the time to really immerse ourselves in her?
We should!
Join us as we head back into the primordial soup of California’s Central Coast for a weekend of camping, kayaking, and coastal foraging!
We’ve been blessed with a fabulous spot along Morro Strand State Beach to stage this adventure, giving us access to both open water and tidal estuaries for our paddling as well as abundant hiking and exploration opportunities through shifting sand dunes and teeming tidepools.
Friday is our arrival day with a plan to make camp in the afternoon before setting out for our first coastal hike.
Saturday morning has us on the water, paddling our kayaks through the light swells of protected waterways. After a picnic lunch on the beach, we’ll hike the local environs and begin our search for wild edibles before returning to camp where we’ll start a fire, share a meal, and reflect on the day.
Sunday morning we’ve got one final sunrise hike planned before breaking camp, saying our goodbyes, and heading home.
Spring along California’s coast is a magical time we do not want you to miss!
Although this paddling experience is suitable for beginners, participants should feel comfortable in the water.
Included:

Two nights of beach camping
Five hosted halal meals (dinner and breakfast x2, lunch x1)
Kayaks, flotation vests, and local guide
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your clothing, camping gear, snacks, and transportation (including any related parking fees).
Your trip facilitators are Jibreel and Fredi.
Trip will cancel if fewer than 5 registered participants by Friday 4/25/2025.
Inclement weather will not be grounds for either cancellation or refund except in cases of extreme severity.
Book your spot with a $180 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our adventure (refund deadline Wednesday 4/9/2025).

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Treks: Lost Coast Backpacking
2025-05-22 - 2025-05-26 | Needle Rock Visitors Center, W2VP+35, Whitethorn, CA, United States
Men and women 16+
All creeds welcome.
Adventure Score: 3
Spend Memorial Day weekend where the forest meets the sea!
God willing, we’ll share five days and four nights together in the blush of spring along one of the most remote areas of Northern California, the legendary Lost Coast.
Getting there is a journey all its own. Considered too costly for state highway or county road builders to establish routes through the area, this is the most undeveloped and remote portion of California’s coast.
But don’t let that intimidate you. Five hours from San Francisco and nearly 12 hours from Los Angeles, you can just think of it as a fabulous roadtrip with a backpacking adventure thrown in for good measure.
And if the promise of sleeping in redwood groves, breezy ocean overlooks, and combing black sand beaches gets your heart pounding like the waves of the Great Pacific, you don’t want to miss this.
We’ll spend our first day (Thursday) staging our arrival camp and getting our parking and transportation arrangements squared away. We’ll hit the trail early Friday morning, God willing, averaging between 4-8 miles daily as we make our way north along the southern portion of the Lost Coast trail. With God’s help and permission, we plan to exit the trail well before noon on Monday morning in time to get back on the road for the long trip home.
It should be noted that the views won’t be the only thing taking your breath away. It gets easier, but the first day is a doozy with some impressive elevation gain. We know that with hardship there is ease and between climbs we’ll have plenty of opportunities to relax in secluded coves, dip our toes in the ocean, and marvel at the ancient redwoods that have stood here for centuries.
We think you can do it. You’ll really have no choice once you’re on the trail, and if you are questioning your abilities, book early and start conditioning. It’s not hard to improve our strength and endurance. Much more important is our sense of determination and commitment.
That’s the magic of an adventure like this. Cut off from all of our creature comforts and in the middle of California’s most remote stretch of coastline, we’ll only have what we’ve brought and one another. We’re forced into growth, community, and a revitalized perspective.
We start helping each other now.
Included:

Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
All necessary permits and parking fees
Four nights of backcountry camping
Wilderness first-aid certified adventure guide
Daily check-in message to loved ones via satellite transmitter
Nightly circle reflections
Commemorative D&T keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available). Interested participants should feel confident in their ability to carry 30 pounds of gear a distance of at least 10 miles. Backpacking experience will be helpful, but is not required. We’ll coach you through anything you need to know, insha Allah.
Your trip facilitators are Amin, Neda, and Luke.
Trip will cancel if fewer than 5 registered participants by Thursday 5/8/2025.
Inclement weather will not be grounds for either cancellation or refund except in cases of extreme severity.
Book your spot with a $210 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Tuesday 4/22/2025).

Don’t want to hassle with food? We’re happy to put together a 2000 calorie/day vegetarian meal bundle to get you through the weekend. The bundle includes pasta and quinoa-based entrees, oatmeal, granola, and lots of chocolate, nut-butters, and fat-rich coconut strips to fuel your adventure.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Goat: Backpacking Velma Lakes with Goats
2025-06-28 - 2025-06-30 | Eagle Falls Trailhead, XV2Q+P5 South Lake Tahoe, CA, United States
Men and women 13+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
Lake Tahoe’s Desolation Wilderness is an alpine wonderland of massive conifers and gorgeous, stony pools of stunning blue refreshment.
This is world-class backpacking and we’re taking you along with six of our growing Alpine goats!
They’re getting stronger, but they’re still young and we’ll need your help leading, feeding, and just generally loving on these adorable and hardworking critters. Each participant will be assigned one goat for at least one day, allowing for a bonding and wilderness husbandry experience like no other.
These are our most affectionate and personable little goats, handpicked from the D&T Camp One herd. They will leave quite the impression, God willing, but this will also be one of their longest outings to date and they will absolutely need your guidance and support.
We’re not going too far, but we are going hard. It’s only 5 miles to the Upper Velma Lake, but make no mistake: we’ll work for it.
This is an out-and-back trail with lots of climbing and some brutal switchbacks on the first day. We’ll need an early start to beat the summer heat. We know that with hardship there is ease, and in this case the payoff is glorious.
At the end of all that work are some of the prettiest little lakes you ever will see and that’s where we’ll spend the next two nights, God willing. We’ll explore, swim, fish (don’t forget your license!), and just take in the refreshment of radiant sunshine, clean air, and cool water. With goats!
We’re opening this adventure up to some of our younger participants with the understanding that they have the maturity to take direction and behave responsibly. And to make the trip easier for those coming from a distance, we are including a free airport shuttle and overnight stay Friday June 27th at D&T Camp One in Placerville, about 1.5 hours from the trailhead.
Included:

Overnight accommodations and meal at Dust and Tribe Camp One (optional)
Free airport shuttle
Two nights of camping alongside the Velma Lakes
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Commemorative D&T keepsake to honor our time together
BABY GOATS!!!
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available).
Book your spot with a $190 deposit that is fully refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Thursday 5/29/2025).

Don’t want to hassle with food? We’re happy to put together a 2000 calorie/day vegetarian meal bundle to get you through the weekend. The bundle includes pasta and quinoa-based entrees, oatmeal, granola, and lots of chocolate, nut-butters, and fat-rich coconut strips to fuel your adventure.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact Page

D&T Guild: Dungeons and Dragons Campout
2025-08-01 - 2025-08-03 | D&T Camp One, 5501 Clear Creek Rd., Placerville, CA, 95667, United States
Men and women 13+
All creeds welcome
Adventure Score: 2
We love Dungeons and Dragons and we love getting outside. So why not do both?
(we also like bargains, so read until the end to learn about how you can save $100 on this adventure)
Have you ever wanted to be an elven sorcerer? A thieving rogue lurking in the shadows? A valiant ranger fighting for justice in the damp and gloomy hinterlands?
This is the joy and promise of role-playing games, where we get to be all of these things and more as we collectively build a high-fantasy story together in the forested environs of Dust and Tribe’s Camp One, insha Allah.
Hear ye! Hear ye!
You are presently summoned to the woodlands of Placerville, California where we will gather beneath the light of lanterns and torches to weave tales of adventure, magic, mischief, and great peril! Treasure beyond your imagining and honor throughout the realm awaits the brave, but always remember:
There is a fine line between the bold and the brash.
Knowing when to avoid a fight in favor of cunning diplomacy or silent stealth is the difference between glory and the grave!
New to role-playing games? We’ve got you covered.
Every player will be assigned a “guardian,” a mentor who will help you with both character creation and gameplay.
Here’s how the weekend will go:
Friday night we gather for a halal tavern-themed dinner before walking you through the whole process of character creation. You’re going to have a ton of fun building out a personality and backstory for your alter-ego.
After a night’s rest, we wake up Saturday morning, have breakfast together and get into a swashbuckling mood with a real life treasure hunt searching for geocaches stashed along local trails. You’ll be packing your own lunch for this, but don’t get too full.
Because once back at Camp One, we’ll prepare another hosted dinner over an open fire as we settle in for our role-playing adventure outside! The forest will darken all around us as we launch into our thrilling campaign fueled by your imagination and sense of fantasy play. Your guardian mentors will stay close to you, ready to guide you through each of your turns as you acclimate to the wonder of role-play gaming.
Sunday morning, we’ll rise early for a hosted farewell breakfast before taking the Camp One goats out for a local hike.
Included:

Two nights of accommodations at D&T Camp One
Four hosted halal meals (dinner and breakfast x2)
1:1 mentoring on character creation and gameplay
One geocaching day hike, and one day hike with goats
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

We will have snacks available, but you are responsible for your lunch on Saturday and your transportation to and from Camp One (airport pickup from Sacramento is available).
Your dungeon master is Ahmed Pierstorff.
Special Note: minors must be accompanied by a parent who is also registered to play
Book your spot with a $215 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our adventure (refund deadline Wednesday 7/2/2025).

Wanna save $100?
All you gotta do is cosplay as your character. Let us know if you plan to show up in costume on game night and we will deduct $100 from your remaining balance AND think you’re the coolest person ever.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Lite: Day Hiking with Goats!
2025-09-01 07:30 - 12:30 | Magnolia Ranch Trailhead, R2GV+JQ, Pilot Hill, California
All ages welcome.
All creeds welcome.
Join us for a fantastic morning of free recreation, exercise, camaraderie, and goats! Bring your friends and family. We’d love to meet them.
Starting from the Magnolia Ranch Trailhead just outside Coloma, CA, we’ll be taking our packgoats-in-training on a conditioning hike of at least 2.5 miles, and maybe more. It really depends on how they’re doing. You’re free to leave at any time, but we’re starting at 7:30 am. If you want to hang out with us, please be on time.
We’ll be hiking this beautiful riparian prairie, much of it along the south fork of the American River. The hike is mostly flat, with plenty of opportunity to see wildlife include raptors and river otters. We’ll be picking up trash along the way with a plan to leave the place better than we found it.
Bring your own snacks or pack a lunch and make a picnic of it. Bring plenty of water. There are bathrooms at the trailhead.
This is a free event, but clicking the button let’s us know to expect you, insha Allah.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Treks: Men's Bay-Area Backpacking
2025-09-06 - 2025-09-07 | Henry W. Coe State Park, 5HR7+HJ, Morgan Hill, CA
Men 16+
All creeds welcome.
Adventure Score: 2
If you’re a man new to backpacking or just looking for a relaxing, outdoor hang with the boys, this overnight adventure is for you!
God willing, we’ll spend a couple of days trekking through the iconic rolling grasslands of Henry Coe State Park. This is hilly country that will get your heart pumping and your quads burning, for sure. But don’t worry. We’re keeping the mileage short on this very beginner-friendly adventure to maximize the immaculate vibes and good times.
Summer at Henry Coe is a symphony of golden grasses, silver ponds, and clear skies, a glorious wilderness just outside the Bay Area metropolis.
Although shot in the winter, the footage below is from Henry Coe.
Have a look and see for yourself:

Included:

Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
All necessary permits
One night of backcountry camping
Wilderness first-aid certified adventure guide
Daily check-in message to loved ones via satellite transmitter
Circle reflections
Commemorative D&T keepsakes to honor our time together
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available). Interested participants should feel confident in their ability to carry 30 pounds of gear a distance of at least 5 miles. No backpacking experience required. We’ll coach you through anything you need to know, insha Allah.
Your trip facilitator is Luke Frobase.
Trip will cancel if fewer than 3 registered participants by August 23, 2025.
Inclement weather will not be grounds for either cancellation or refund except in cases of extreme severity.
Book your spot with a $170 deposit that is refundable up to 30 days prior to our trip (refund deadline Thursday 8/7/2025).

Don’t want to hassle with food? We’re happy to put together a 2000 calorie/day vegetarian meal bundle to get you through the weekend. The bundle includes pasta and quinoa-based entrees, oatmeal, granola, and lots of chocolate, nut-butters, and fat-rich coconut strips to fuel your adventure.

Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact page.

D&T Gents: Intro to Backpacking w/Goats
2025-09-20 - 2025-09-21 | PCT- Blue Lakes Trailhead, J3FR+WG, Markleeville, CA
Men 18+
All creeds welcome
Participant Min/Max: 4/7
You see that picture above?
That came off our personal camera roll. And that’s where we’re going because the subalpine environs just outside the Mokelumne Wilderness are the perfect setting for an introduction to backpacking.
If you’ve never been backpacking before, this is the trip for you.
After years of being told that we make things too hard on people new to backpacking, we finally listened. We trekked far and wide to find this incredibly relaxing trail. It’s a super easy hike with very little elevation gain, allowing you to just slip into the beauty of the place without the pain and frustration of your Dust and Tribe predecessors. God bless them.
This trip is for men only. You work hard. You could use a break. And just to make it even more fun, we’re bringing six of our growing Alpine goats!
These are our most affectionate and personable little goats, handpicked from the D&T Camp One herd. They will leave quite the impression, God willing, and they absolutely love this trail!
This is an out-and-back route that will have us at our campsite in under four miles, God willing.
We’ll be camping alongside some of the prettiest little lakes you ever will see. And don’t worry. Even with this being an overnight trip, we’ll have plenty of time to take in the radiant sunshine, clean air, and cool water. With goats!
And to make the trip even easier for those coming from a distance, we are including a free airport shuttle and overnight stay Friday September 19th at D&T Camp One in Placerville, about 1.5 hours from the trailhead.
Included:

Overnight accommodations and meal at Dust and Tribe Camp One (optional)
Free airport shuttle
One night of camping
Point-by-point itinerary, packing list, and personalized assistance with logistics
Commemorative D&T keepsake to honor our time together
BABY GOATS!!!
New friends and a lifetime of memories!

You are responsible for your food, transportation, clothing, and gear (limited rentals are available).
This event will cancel if fewer than four registered participants by 9/16.
Inclement weather will not be grounds for either cancellation or refund except in cases of extreme severity.
Due to the short lead time for this adventure, your $260 booking fee is non-refundable. Please think before you click!

Don’t want to hassle with food? We’re happy to put together a 2000 calorie/day vegetarian meal bundle to get you through the weekend. The bundle includes pasta and quinoa-based entrees, oatmeal, granola, and lots of chocolate, nut-butters, and fat-rich coconut strips to fuel your adventure.

No money, no problem. Learn about no-cost participation through our Standby Program.
Questions? Drop them in the comments below or send us a message through our Contact Page
