Dawn came quietly to the Boundary Waters. Fog hovered low over the lake as Trailmen eased out of their tents and toward the shoreline. Tin mugs steamed in the cool air. Headlamps flicked on as damp maps were unfolded and routes were traced with cold fingers. Boots were wet. The gear was heavy. The…
Much of what follows is told in the Troop’s own words, drawn directly from the daily adventure log they kept along the trail. These entries appear in italics below. Ever crossed an entire state outside of a car or plane? That’s exactly what the Trailmen from Troop OK-0103 decided to do this summer.…
“When I first met Titus, I think he probably would have rather poked himself in the eye with an ice pick than stand up and talk to people,” Darren, a Trail Life leader in Denton, Texas, recalls.
Details of this story and quotes are drawn directly from an account written by Richard Hembree, Troop Ministry Liaison for Troop GA-0456 The Call of Adventure In Trail Life, we’re all about adventure—not for the sake of thrill-seeking, but because adventure calls to something deep in the heart of…
There are different kinds of strength. We tend to associate the word with big muscles and athletic prowess. Or maybe we think of inner strength, a kind of unshakable resilience that allows a man to weather life’s storms and accomplish something noteworthy. But whatever form it takes, masculine…
Some men walk well-worn paths. Others have to blaze the trail themselves. When Christopher first walked into his Trail Life Troop in upstate New York, there was no blueprint waiting for him. The Troop was new—still small, uncertain, and figuring things out. There were no older boys to follow, no…
At 15 years old, most boys today are hardly expected to get themselves up for school on time. But that’s not because boys are incapable of taking responsibility and being dependable. It’s because we don’t expect them to. We hesitate to trust them with real responsibility.
There are moments in a boy’s life that look small from the outside. A ceremony. A decision about where to spend Thursday nights. A choice of which friends to run with. But heaven and history both know better. Because a life is often steered—not by one critical moment—but through a series of…
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