What Every Boy is Asking

A boy doesn’t usually say it out loud. But he’s always asking:

Who’s in charge?Who’s with me?What’s...

Boys Were Made to Move

What if the thing that drives you crazy about your son… is actually one of his greatest God-given...

Raising Sons Who Won’t Be Swept Away: Forming Character in a Changing World

Op-ed by Trail Life CEO, Mark Hancock, published by TownHall.com on May 18, 2025

On April 29, Meta ...

Davy Crockett: A Trailman’s Kind of Hero

There’s something about the frontier spirit that stirs a man’s soul. The call of the wild, the test...

Raising the Next Great Generation: Why Remembering the Past Is the First Step Toward Building Strong Men

“They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them, nor the years...

God Sent Men: A Story of Single Motherhood, Mentorship, and the Power of a Troop Family

“When my husband left our family, my prayer for my sons was simple: ‘God, please send godly men...

Delaying Manhood, Developing Manliness

Let Boys Be Boys

There was a time when boyhood was an untamed, unhurried thing. When creek beds...

Trailmen Don't Hibernate!

There's No Offseason for AdventureWhen the world falls asleep beneath a blanket of snow, when bears...

Yukon Adventure: Mud, Mayhem, and the Measure of a Trailman

The rain started the night before, a steady drumbeat on the tents that turned the ground into a...